She will be 3 mos. tomorrow.
She sleeps through the night but won't sleep until midnight or after. My husband and I are really tired at 9:00!
She gets fussy until we walk her around and then falls asleep on one of our shoulders. Then we put her in the crib and sometimes wakes up and we have to do it all over again.
She is fine and relaxed during the day, don't think that she has colik.
We try to do the bathtime/book routine but doesn't work to do it at 7 pm...Any suggestions?
2007-01-28 06:05:29 · 7 answers · asked by Erin C 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Wake her up a little earlier. Also, don't let her take naps after like 4pm. My son did the same thing around that age, he grew out of it.
2007-01-28 06:13:13 · answer #1 · answered by llama_face99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is your first child I know how hard it is for you. I have five children and they were all different. First, is she taking a late nap? If so, she isn't ready for bed by 9:00. Don't let her nap in the evenings. Instead, lay her in the floor on a blanket and talk to her, put her in the bouncy chair, bath her, feed her, then put her to bed. If she is sleeping too long into the evening that is why she isn't ready for bed before midnight. If she was colicky she would be crying all day and all night. She has gotten used to the routine you have given her. You are just going to have to change the routine a little bit. If you know she is tired and ready for bed then lay her down and let her fuss it out a bit. She has to learn that she isn't going to get picked up every time. It's a bad habit to get into at such an early age. Stop it now cause it only gets worse. Don't let her run the house. I know it's hard, but you need sanity and sleep. You have to take care of YOU in order to take care of your baby. Good luck!
2007-01-28 14:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by hotmama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Push your entire schedule up..possibly 15 min or half an hour at a time, and see if she will do better with the time adjustment in smaller bits. It should take about three days to adjust to ea. chunk of time... if you have a set back, stick to it within 10 minutes of the adjusted time.
2007-01-28 14:31:17 · answer #3 · answered by Joy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GRADUALLY move her schedule.
Put her down for her first nap 15-30 minutes early, then two days later move her second nap (unless she seems tired earlier then you can give it a try) then move the next nap/bedtime depending how many naps she takes. Once you have moved bedtime, then in a day or two move the first nap back a little bit more, etc.
2007-01-28 14:18:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My triplets were 4 months yesterday what i do is put them in their crib then turn on their mobiles. The music seems to soothe them. Give it a try. Best of Luck.
2007-01-28 14:41:35 · answer #5 · answered by Tooori. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some baby rice before it's time for bed. Also let the baby stay up more in the day.
2007-01-28 14:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by Zy'anah's Mommy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is what worked for us. we used the johnson and johnson bedtime bath its in a purple bottle,. we did the bath right before he went to bed. feed her right before the bath. a full tummy and a nice bath works like a charm. take her and put her in her room with some soft music playing. they make nighttime music cds for babies check in walmart. this worked great when my son was a baby
2007-01-28 14:19:19 · answer #7 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋