My daughter is almost 6 months old. She is a great sleeper, sleeping for 5-6 hr stretches at night. She is taking 2-3 naps per day also. She seems to have set her schedule for going to bed at 5:00pm. She has done this for months now, and then wakes up in the morning between 4:30 and 5. I would like for her to go to bed later, to sleep in later. I have tried to push her naps back and her bedtime routine back, but it is as if she knows that it is bedtime, and her tiredness takes over, and the tears just keep coming until she goes to bed for nite nite. I am wondering if I should try to add another nap? Or spread them out different? She is up for 2 -3 hrs, down for 2-3 hrs, which seems to work great. Any thoughts??? Thanks!
2007-02-22 12:56:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
If she's really set on sleeping around 5, what would happen if you made this time a shorter nap time. Keep her same day scedule where she's up and down for 2-3 hrous. When she sleeps at 5 wake wake her up after an hour or an hour and a have and make it like a nap and then put her down for the night around 9. Shortly her naps will get shorter and she will be awake longer between her naps. This should help you put her on a schedule where she'll wake up around 6:30 or 7:00 then has one nap in the morning (around 9) and her second nap in the afternoon (shortly after 1 or 2:00 max) and then down for the night around 7 or 8.
Good luck and enjoy her! They grow up too fast!
2007-02-22 13:12:56 · answer #1 · answered by Allie D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my baby was 6 months old she had 3 naps a day. She would go to bed around 9, get up at 8, take a nap at 10, 2, and a short nap from 5-6. Maybe your baby just needs one more short nap during the day.
2007-02-23 16:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my daughter is on a schedule feed at 5 wake for day at 8 nap at 11:30 nap at 3 sleep for night at 6:30 if you want her to sleep longer just try to add a little time to her naps or add an extra one also try to get her to eat more (dont force or overfeed) solid type foods in her last meal of the day like baby foods or cereals she may just wake up that early cause she is really hungry and her body wont let her stay asleep the heavier food may help
2007-02-22 23:23:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of kids do jsut fall naturally into their own schedual. If you don't have to change it then I wouldn't but if you need that sleep then I would just try to push it back slowly. i
t is a slow proccess but if you just keep her awake for 15 minutes longer it won't hurt her. Keep her distracted and happy doing something for 15 minutes instead of holding her and keeping her awake.
But you can't do this at only one bedtime. Try to shift EVERYTHING by 15 minutes. Wake her up 15 minutes earlier int hemorning, try and put her down for her first nap 15 minutes earlier and wake her up from that nap 15 minutes earlier.
You can't make an infant stay awake longer then they can handle so you need to shift her whole day at a time to adjust.
Also if you are nursing/feeding this usually helps infants fall asleep so try to push her meal 15 minutes later/earlier in unison with her new times.
next week shift everything15 minutes later then that.
2007-02-22 21:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by slawsayssss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try not to give her too many naps during the day, and dont let her sleep as long, so shes really tired by 7 and she will sleep longer also. let her sleep for no longer than an hour and a half. cutting down on nap time and how many she gets will help.
2007-02-22 21:22:23 · answer #5 · answered by carefree_poohbear6969 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son goes to bed at 7pm-used to be 6pm. I moved it by a few minutes....5-10 minutes for a few days and gradually he stayed up later. It took a while though.
Do you have a bedtime routine that you do every night? Sounds like it-just move all the steps back for a bit and see what happens. Good luck!
2007-02-22 21:29:15 · answer #6 · answered by Dana E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there an employment issue or some other reason you really need this change? or is it for your convience? are you napping when she naps?
some kids are easily to manipulate... other are not.
My daughter NEVER slept as much most kids her age...still doesnt.
Best thing I can offer.... if its really really important.... i mean really really important... try to adjust the entire schedule by 15 minutes increments.... like 15 minutes every 1 to 2 weeks. It may not be pleasant. Be prepared. I wish you luck.
2007-02-22 21:13:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
push it back slowly. tommorow don't let her sleep until 515pm and every week add 15 minutes. i don't think one has successfully put a child under 18 mos on a regular sleep schedule.
2007-02-22 21:06:37 · answer #8 · answered by Miki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i just keep my son up until then he might be cranky for a while but he got use to it
2007-02-22 21:19:07 · answer #9 · answered by miraclebaby_2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make them drink some night quill are smoke alot of W**d
2007-02-22 21:05:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋