How can I get my two week old daughter to fall asleep faster?

Question

She wakes up several times a night and after being fed and changed will not got to sleep unless we hold her. After we put her back in the bed she immediately wakes up and cries. This usually happens before we even get out of her room. By the time she stays down she only sleeps about 30 minutes before waking up for her next feeding. It takes us 90 minutes or two hours to get her to sleep.

Answer 1

poor sweetheart can't calm herself down, make sure her day is quiet and peaceful ,not too overloaded in anyway, she is all tensed up. make sure the nursery is not too warm. or mabey she needs more cuddling. Besides having 4 of my own i used to be a foster mom to newborns, i think some of them weren't ready even after 9 months to leave the womb. most of all try swaddling her 'firmly' in her receiving banket, infants love this, it make them feel secure. [like they did in the hosp.]

Answer 2

They have toys that emit sounds that are just like the mothers womb... and thats a GREAT sleep aid!

If that doesnt help or isnt something that you can find find a stuffed animal that opens up and put a NON-digital watch in the outer part of it so she can hear. It simulates the sound of your heart and will help her to sleep. Get a bassinet to keep next to your bed, and when you lay her down place your hand lightly on her chest... then when shes asleep, SLOWLY move your hand off of her chest... that should work.

But if the problem persists phone your pediatrician and get professional advice from them.

Good luck...

Answer 3

The best thing you can do is play soft music not loud and a little drink of warm milk and a blue night light.Will do wonders. Don't pick her up the minute she wakes up.as even that age can spoil them.once you lay her down that your comfortable with just let her fall asleep on her own,and if she cries just let her cry for a bit like 15 min wouldn't be too long,and if you did this every time she will get use to the idea and fall asleep on her own.good luck and congrats on the little one.I love babies.

Answer 4

If she likes to be cuddled try swaddling her in a blanket as it means that she isn't put into a cold crib after being held for a feed. You could also try putting an item of clothing you wear in her crib so she can smell you. If you're breasrfeeding it is usually better for your partner to settle her as she can proably smell milk on you too and want the comfort of that. Good luck:-)

Answer 5

Dont use whiskey ,actually thats true? But for teething babies .Dont use it,its a dip your finger and rub on gums thing ,I heard thius from a pediatrician actually,Then he prescribed naldacon ,"No way" dont do it I poured that
^%$#@ down the sink and got childrens tylenol..(on my own)
That has alchohol in it. Try my last answer,I guarantee it!
Kangaroo front cloth carrier &bath,You have to look on
my answers.......Oh I forgot I need to add it to my last answer
too,Dont be so quite ,a baby will get used to a certain amout
of noise,Usually your mother in law or mother will dish you..
lol and poinyt this out,especially if your visiting "their" home.

Answer 6

she is only two weeks old. i would be prepared for another 6 -10 weeks of this. she is tiny. just feed her and confort her, anything that works. hoover is good, but not helpful if you are trying to sleep. keep the night time very dark and quiet. when you enter her room dont switch on the light, just sit quietly with her in the dark and feed her. keep your voice soft and low, i used to find singing worked for my daughter.

Answer 7

sounds like a normal two week old baby. eat, pee, poop, sleep and then start the cycle over. she is way too little to cry it out. adapt to her needs. she is only little once. hold her, rock her, comfort her. you want her to sleep in her bed, watch her cues. when she is tired, lay her in her bed and if you have to stand there and rub her back, sing to her, play the mobile, give her the snuggly (both my kids attached to a blanket and wouldn't/won't go to sleep without it). have you tried swaddling? baby sacks? is she warm enough? play soft music. go to bed when she does, so the house is quiet.

i hesitate to use the word schedules with babies this age. schedules have no place with them. listen to your baby. if she needs held, hold her. my little girl was and still is a snuggler. i swear she was attached to me 20 hours out of the day, whether she was in the mei tai, nursing, or sleeping. and yes, we co-slept.

frankly, this is what babies do. it will get better. you are going on little or no sleep. i know, been there. your baby is worth it.

Answer 8

Get something with a soft humming noise like a small vibrator out of a neck massaging thingy.... or hair dryer or vacuum... heck, even take her for a drive in the car or turn on the dryer, put her in her car seat and set it on the dryer......... sometimes babies need a small space to sleep in with some type of noise to comfort them. My sister-in-law even taped the sound of the vacuum and played it softly for her baby.... it worked. Its going to take some trial and error.... what ever you do, don't let her sleep with you and don't hold her all night long... need to break her of that habit now. Also, keep in mind, you mold your own children, all the things you do throughout your child's life is also going to become your child. (i am learning the hard way......)

Answer 9

My son did the same thing, i had a beare that plays the mothers heartbeat which seemed to soothe him more, or i would play little baby lullabyes.... You can also try giving her a warm bath in the lavender baby wash right before bed time that usually relaxes them

Answer 10

your baby NEEDS to be held now--she is used to being comfy and cozy in your womb--the only comforting thing she has in this new world is your arms to hold her in.
you can try swaddling her--that should work as well.

is she drinking formula or breast milk? breast fed babies wake up more than formula fed babies--but either one may be giving her gas.