I have one month old twins who take turns waking me up all night long. I have not slept for more than two hours since they were born. They sleep longer during the day and I have tried keeping them up so they will sleep longer at night with no luck. I just want to get them on a better schedule. They have their days and nights mixed up. They would jump around at night while they were in my stomach too.
2007-03-01 16:42:10 · 7 answers · asked by Dee Dee 24 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
No medicine. I am sure it's very hard for you x2, but this is part of having newborns! It will get better in time. They are only one month out of the womb! They still have to adjust and figure it all out. It takes time, but they will adjust. Sleep when your babies sleep! Don't make the room dark during the day when they nap.
At this age they digest their food very quickly. Especially breast milk. So they will get up often. But the stretches will get longer. It's hard to schedule a baby, as far as I have experienced.
Get as much help as you can to get through this period and be able to nap with them. Let someone else do diaper changes in the night! I have a 6 month old and at times he wakes up all the time (sometimes teething, sometimes eczema) and it's brutal, but it's temporary and then other nights are better.
Get strength however you can. Treat yourself. Be good to yourself. Let others help and ask for help!
2007-03-01 17:04:32 · answer #1 · answered by kammie42001 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are one tired woman! Your doctor/pediatrician should be able to tell you if it's safe to give the babies anything to help them sleep better. Please don't give your babies any medicine based solely on what someone on the internet told you! If you hear something interesting, ask your doctor! But at one month old, I doubt there is much to be done, except try to get them sleeping in a better night/day pattern. That can take a couple of months for full-term singletons, and likely even longer for twins, especially if they were a few weeks early.
I'm sure you've heard this already-- nap when you can, and take people up on their offers of help!! Next time someone calls and asks if they can do anything for you, say YES! Please come sit with the babies for an hour while I take a nap!
Do you have a partner/SO? If so, you need to work out some kind of schedule between you so that you aren't the only one dealing with night wakings. Even if you're breastfeeding, there are diaper changes and burping to be done, and every bit of help gives you a few minutes more sleep.
Congratulations, and best of luck with your double blessings!
2007-03-01 16:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by LaundryGirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no safe medicine to give a baby for sleeping. Newborns should be sleeping like 80% of the day. Are they sleeping together? Do you swaddle them? Do you have a musical toy or cd player in their room for comfort? Try these things to see if something works. You also have to remember that you are dealing with 2 that are probably on opposite schedules. Once you put one down, the other one is waking up. They are probably sleeping the right amount of time, but they are sleeping opposite of eachother which means that one is always awake.
2007-03-02 04:46:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand your plight, but medicating for the sake of sleep, I really don't think is an option. It's not recommended to give medicine for much nowadays. Children build up an immunity to it very quickly. There is no sort of sleep aid for infants or children either.
I have a book called "On Becoming Baby Wise." I picked it up at my local bookstore. Other than that, just good old fashioned playing with them during the day and keeping them active.
Good luck!
2007-03-01 16:56:56 · answer #4 · answered by Mommy of 2 Girls 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never give a baby something for the sake of getting them to sleep. I'll admit I was the first to joke about creating childrens chewable valium, but that was just joking. They are only 1 month old, I promise it will slowly get better and they will adjust to sleeping more at night and less during the day.
2007-03-02 08:28:04 · answer #5 · answered by skylark455st2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 1 month old your babies really need to be getting up at night still for feedings if they need it. If they sleep longer, then leave them be, but if they wake up hungry, they need to be fed.
Do they sleep together in the same crib or whatever? I've heard that twins/triplets/etc are so used to being near each other that they are comforted better when they are together.
2007-03-02 03:43:31 · answer #6 · answered by Angela G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you read the book "On Becoming Baby Wise"? It's all about scheduling that encourages children to sleep through the night, and even has a section on multiples. Here's a link: http://product.half.ebay.com/On-Becoming-Baby-Wise_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ621132
Medicating simply for the sake of sleep is not an option, sorry.
2007-03-01 16:46:59 · answer #7 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋