I'm the proud mother of a 6 week old, and I was wondering how I can get his days and nights right again because he has them mixed up. How can I get him to take his longer 4-5 hour nap during the night instead of during the day?
2007-01-18 01:51:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Don't let him sleep more than 3 hours at a time during the daytime naps. Keep feedings and changings very entertaining during the day--by playing, talking, singing, etc. At night, keep things more subdued. Feed and change him by night-light and put him right back down. Once he figures out that daytime is fun time and night time is boring, he should be fine. Also, it helps to develop some sort of bedtime routine--bath, change, bottle, story/song--so your baby gets the clue that it's bedtime. I had the same problem with my first child and this was the advice our doctor gave us. It only took her four days to learn this at 7 weeks old. She was sleeping straight trough the night by 8 weeks.
2007-01-18 03:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by pattypuff76 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At 6 weeks your child still needs to get up often during the night to eat so it will be a while before he sleeps long periods in the night. One thing that does make it easier though is during the night after he is fed put him down to bed right away, and during the day after he is fed keep him up for a little while, that way when he is able to go longer without food it will more then likely be that he does most of his sleeping during the night
Good Luck
2007-01-18 02:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to keep him awake longer during the day or even wake him up if you think he's been sleeping too long. It is also good during the day to keep some lights and the TV or radio on. You don't want it too loud for him to sleep, but there should be a little more background noise during the day. At night make sure it is quiet and dark. That way if he wakes up in the night and doesn't need anything, he can go back to sleep.
2007-01-18 02:11:53 · answer #3 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say to try and keep him longer during the day ... and when he naps during the day don't let him sleep for as long as he usually does... after a few days of this he;ll be tired and more likely to sleep longer at night.
2007-01-18 01:55:53 · answer #4 · answered by laydenirvine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep him in busy noisier area's during the day (not ALL the time, he does need a few quite long naps during the day) keep him in bright light during the day, and at night keep things very quiet, keep all the lights dim.
This is a normal thing for newborns, it'll take him a few weeks to get it right. but eventually he will realize that night time is more conducive to long periods of sleep.
2007-01-18 01:56:01 · answer #5 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just been 6 weeks.. I think, my child started to sleep tight during the nights at around 6 to 8 weeks. So, by the time u see this answer, perhaps, ur child might have learnt to sleep more during nights. Pacifier helps, but am not sure of its recommendation.
2007-01-18 02:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by Satya T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pacifier helps you make the "in between meals" period longer. Anyway, once you have set the proper schedule I suggest you take the pacifier away (once he is 3 months old) cause it will get very hard to take it away later.
good Luck!
2007-01-18 02:00:30 · answer #7 · answered by morganna_f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he will develope his own routine, and eventually he will get back on track, in the mean time, try to play wit him more in the day and keep him more busy and active.
2007-01-18 02:27:05 · answer #8 · answered by meg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋