when do newborns actually let u sleep at least half the night?? I have a 3 day old baby and im so tired but he seems to know that, so he keeps me up half the night. AND I NEED SLEEP.
2007-03-08 15:26:26 · 18 answers · asked by *{Trish}* 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The beginning is when you need to sleep when the baby sleeps and enlist the help of hubby or whoever to help you with the nightime things. Congrats and I promise, sleep will come soon.
2007-03-08 15:30:31 · answer #1 · answered by punkin_eater26 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought the same thing to myself. I promise it will get better. Sleep when he sleeps for now. When he is a little older he will start sleeping for longer periods of time, but right now he needs to eat every 2-3 hours so he will be up. The hard part is getting him back to sleep in the middle of the night. If you are nursing, I used to just lay in bed next to the baby and sleep while she ate. If not, let daddy do some of the feedings at night so you can rest.
2007-03-08 15:35:27 · answer #2 · answered by Angela A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, sister, not to be discouraging, but did no one tell you that this is life with a newborn? Do your best to deal. Don't be afraid to put him down and let him cry for a little while if you feel like you are at the end of your rope. I would say after 2, maybe 3 weeks things will get better under normal circumstances (no bad colic or anything). Also, if you are nursing, your milk may not have come in yet and baby is hungry. Once your milk comes in he will sleep better.
2007-03-08 15:32:07 · answer #3 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, get help from family. You need to sleep. Sleep during the day when he sleeps, and try to keep him up more in the evening so he'll sleep for at least 2 hour increments throughout the entire night (this is about what you can expect for newborns).
Good luck!!! It does get easier, and you'll miss how little he once was...
2007-03-08 15:33:05 · answer #4 · answered by Margie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He'll get better soon, and you'll feel better too. My second baby would cry every few minutes all night, so when he was a few weeks old I would put him snuggly in his carrier and put him in the dark living room with the radio on to a classical music station, and that worked better than anything else.
My daughter started sleeping through the night [10-6 when she was 5 weeks old, and I don't think [I am not joking] that my son slept through the night till he was 5, although I stopped getting up when he cried when he was about 9 mos old.
2007-03-08 15:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by Cris O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first pretty much made me a zombie through the first 3 months and then I got on his schedule until he was 6 months. Then he finally let me sleep through the night. Just change your schedule. Sleep during his naps when he is. It may not seem like he is sleeping alot, but if you add all the nap times up it's usually between 16-20 hours all together! I know hard to believe, but write down what times he sleeps and what times he's awake. I figured out that my son was awake from 12am- 6am every day and then slept until 11am. Once I realized that, I changed my schedule and slept when he did and things got alot easier.
2007-03-08 15:56:29 · answer #6 · answered by Kristina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every baby is different. My son started sleeping through the night around 3 months (meaning 5 hours straight lol). My best advice to you is to nap whenever the baby naps (or atleast lay down and close your eyes). If you have someone around to help you watch the baby- let them even if it is for an hour!
Give it a few days and I promise things will look up- your body will adjust to the schedule!
2007-03-08 15:31:37 · answer #7 · answered by marmarsie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can sympathize!!! My first born slept through the night at 2 weeks... my 3rd born took about 2 years. Unfortunatley, I had a newborn and was nursing her at this time so I was up for days without sleep. I took naps when i could and called family. i even went to my granmother's house to take naps while she watched the 2 youngest. i think this is the first 'crafty' thing mothers have to figure out.. how to get sleep
2007-03-08 16:03:14 · answer #8 · answered by pink9364 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people say sleep when the baby sleeps that is total BS.... its hard to get real sleep when ur only sleeping for an hour or so with the baby. the continous waking up makes u even more groggy. my child is up at night and we just have to live with it. u cannot change a babies clocks. its impossible, i am home all day with the baby while hubby works so i cannot take her out and show her the sun when im trying to re coup from the night b4.
2007-03-08 16:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our was about 2weeks old when he started to eat only 2 times at night 1am and then around 3am. Try to get some help from family and friends if you cant then try to take naps during the day when ever baby is napping. Time will pass quick just couple weeks and you will see the difference.Wish you luck and lots of patience.
2007-03-08 15:35:41 · answer #10 · answered by Nata 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep whenever you can, have your family help, but it takes most babies weeks to figure out how to sleep through the night. And by the way, for them if they even slept through haly the night, it would only be 2-3 hours. Sleeping through the night is considered to be 5-6 hours for infants.
2007-03-08 15:29:34 · answer #11 · answered by Ang 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋