How do i get my 3 mo old baby to sleep earlier then 12am?

Question

How do i get my 3 mo old baby to sleep earlier then 12am without just putting her down and letting her cry herslef to sleep?

Answer 1

why is she up so late???

Answer 2

At that age its normal for a baby to sleep and wake up whenever it wants; there's no way to make it sleep in a normal pattern. But if it is already 3 months it isn't too long now before it will start going into a normal pattern of sleeping all night and staying up all day with a nap sometime in the day. Just hang in there for a little while longer! A few more months at the most. They don't stay that little for very long. Next year at this time your baby will aleady be walking and making sounds. Actually, when a baby is 3 months old, thats the easiest time to care for them because all they do is eat, sleep, and make dirty diapers. The getting up in the middle of the night to feed them is hard sometimes, but like I said, it only last several months.

Answer 3

It will take time and can not just happen in one night.

YOu should plan quiet activities before you want her to sleep. For example we want my 3 month old to fall asleep at 7pm. At 6pm we wrap up with a walk and come inside for quiet time. We sit on the couch and just coo at each other for a while. At 6:30 pm we take a bath - get in some pj's and then head to the rocker for a bottle at 6:45pm. By 7pm - after a few weeks of keeping this routine he is asleep and we put him in his crib.

Crying it out isn't for the faint of heart. I have seen it work and seen it not work. Just like what I mentioned may or may not work. You just have to find a routine that works for you.

If you are ok with crying it out I recommend you check out the book "happiest baby on the block". Another book which some moms i know recommend is "baby wise".

Good luck - remember sleep patterns are a learned behaviour. It will take time and consistancy no matter what method you use. I would also recommend you register for a free (or if you like a paid) account with Ivillage.com. You can join a message board for your babies birth month and year. You can post questions and get answers from moms with babies the same age as yours. I love it!

Answer 4

Well 1st I dont agree with CIO. Its harmful to the baby, think of yourself alone scared and having a face full of drool and snot and not to mention out of breath and your heart is beating really fast!!!

Would you want to go to sleep?

At 3 months your child needs to be held, the baby wants their mama, go in there and hold your baby.

Does your child nap during the day? I would keep all the blinds open in the house during the day so they learn the diffrencebetween night and day. She might have her nights and days mixed up.

Also a good thing to do is after feeding her, rocking her may help in a low dimmed room with some soft music on or whitenosie,

Warm baths, alot of skin to skin cuddling.

it helped alot with my daughter. Plus we co-sleep so it worked out even better

And if you get advice to add cereal into her bottle keep it mind that she shouldnt have any solids or cereal until 6 months...cereal in a bottle dosent always work plus since its hard for their tummys to digest it your only asking for more problems

She is still very young and will not be on a schedule any time soon (sorry to tell you)
You might just have to stay up late for a few months with her, but it will pass and it does get easier

hang in there mama!

Answer 5

You start with half hour time slots. You wake her up a half hour earlier if she is sleeping a long stretch feed her and start play time. Nap schedule is a half hour earlier and keep going at it like that till she wakes up automatically half hour earlier and goes to bed half hour earlier. That is what the pediatrician said to do when my son still had his nights and days mixed up. Also it helps if you keep the lights down and noise down if possible through the evening. Cause that stimulates her. My three month old goes to bed at 930 and wakes at 5. She isn't gonna sleep longer stretches till she is older if you are lucky. My four year old still gets up at three in the morning for about 30 mins. lol

Answer 6

A bath always tires my kids out. Give her one a hour or so before bedtime and try it out. Also, keep the lights and noise level on low to set the mood for bed time. You can try rocking her while letting her nurse or give a bottle. White noise also helps, so you could run a hair dryer or air purifier, or anything of that sort while rocking her. (Works everytime with my kids) Good luck and get started! Move bedtime up by 15 min every few nights until she's at the desired bedtime.

Answer 7

Try keeping her up more during the day. I have an 11 week old son, and I just let him take a few naps, but try to keep him awake and stimulated for the majority of the day. He falls asleep around 10 and sleeps until 6 :)

Answer 8

take her a bath at like 8 pm and a bottle and she should sleep to about12 then give her another bottle and she should sleep till 4am then another bottle and then till 8 am if not every 3 hours instead of 4 hrs... it worked on my son then when he turned 4 and a half mths old he sleped in all night..and he still does till today the key is to feed them b4 they start to cry and youll get an alright sleep..

Answer 9

At 3 months, you really don't. That's a bit young. If you insist, you could wake her up earlier and play with her more during the day so she doesn't get as many naps. She will adjust eventually. She's still pretty new.

Answer 10

my 3 month old baby sleeps early at around 7 am and wakes up at 1 am to feed. I guess just make sure that she;s not hungry or bathe her because it makes them feel fresh. ready to sleep. I'm not sure but it worked for my baby.

Answer 11

i used to give my little one a bath with lavender baby soap and a little BABY oatmeal mixed in her formula. then of course, quiet rocking with some sort of soft noise. my first preferred soft classical music. my second preferred having her face covered with a diaper draped over my shoulder and on to her cheek. i did not breast feed as she was adopted but she would fall right to sleep when i put that cover over her face. she then graduated to a soft blanket with a satin ribbon trim that she slept with for the next 10 yrs. she is now 12 and uses those blankets for her doggie.