I am a newmom and wonder by how old should we establish the routine wake-up time for the baby? My baby ( 5 weeks old) woke up around 6 or 7 or 8 a.m. Then she went back to sleep again till around 10-11. I mean if I want to change her clothes and sponge bath her to make it a morning ritual, should it be around 8 a.m or 10 a.m.?
By the way, is it necessary to do so (establlishing a routine wake-up time) for 5 weeks old baby? Thanks for all answers.
P.S. I don't mean it has to be exact specific time daily.
2007-07-20 05:27:39 · 9 answers · asked by Ross 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The wonderful thing about the human brain is that it will naturally work out a clock on its own. Sunlight and darkness control the sleep centers in our brain.
As I'm sure people will flood you with answers to schedule your baby, however, all three of my children learned to schedule themselves. Today, all three wake on their own between 7 - 7:30AM and fall asleep between 7 and 8 pm.
On the contrary, my brothers children were scheduled. Today they wake between 10 - 10:30 and sleep at random times.
Sometime nature is best left alone.
2007-07-20 05:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by ForensicAccountant 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
With a baby that little I would just go with her flow. Soon seh will start falling into her own pattern/routine of things. Then you can set your schedule around her's. My son is 10m. He wakes up in the morning about 8:30. He eats and then plays for awhile. About 11:30 or so he's tired and ready for a nap. Sometimes he takes a good nap, sometimes not so much. He also takes a nap in the early evening. Bedtime for him is about 9 or 10.
Bathing your baby might be better in the evening instead of the morning because you can massage her with lotion after her bath. It should help to calm her for the night and may even help her sleep better. On the contrary to another answer. I wouldn't bathe your baby everyday. It may cause her skin to dry out. Baby's have delicate skin, and a bath every other day should suffice since she isn't playing in dirt.
2007-07-20 05:55:37 · answer #2 · answered by dvnlady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have always followed the advice "never wake a sleeping baby." Your baby is so young, I would let her sleep whenever she wants to. As her brain develops, she is going to learn when it is time to be awake and when it is time to sleep. What you can do to help the process, however, is behave accordingly when it's day and night. During the day, open the curtains, speak at a normal volume, etc. At night, dim the lights and keep the volume low. She will eventually pick up on these cues and it will help her organize sleep appropriately. I know that in those early weeks with a new baby, you can easily drive yourself crazy wondering if you're doing everything right. But I've found that many of these things sort themselves out in time. It gets easier with subsequent children!
Congratulations to you on the new baby!
2007-07-20 06:49:19 · answer #3 · answered by janelocky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it might be a little to early to start a routine. However babies and children are more adjusted when they have a routine. I think you should allow things to happen naturally and not be worried about time so much. Your baby will wake when ready and there is no need to be on such a strict time schedule. Maybe focus more on being more consistent with what happens in the morning rather than what time it happens. Just be patient and enjoy your precious moments with the baby.
2007-07-20 05:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by leilajayde06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly the objective is to be sure a evening and day schedule with the youngster. Wake them up each and every lots of hours in the process the day. once you're waiting for the youngster to pass to mattress make a evening ordinary, tub, bottle, rocking chair then make that the final feeding and don't arise until eventually the youngster does. Make the evening snacks darkish and boring. do not do quite some shifting around. Feed the youngster and placed them lower back in the crib. and then at 8 wake the youngster up and get them waiting for the day. My females have been napping via the evening by approximately 4mths.
2016-10-22 04:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
make a routine that works for you and for the baby. It is best to keep the baby on a schedule that way you will pretty much know when she will be away and etc.. and adjust as her eat/sleep patterns change
2007-07-20 05:32:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
baby will make own as get older yes you can satrt by feeding in morning thenbathing and then a nap before lunch that is how babies are and you might think of the bath a bedtime instead it really helps them sleep.allittle young yet it will come
2007-07-20 05:32:38 · answer #7 · answered by pugs5678 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sooner you get that child on a "schedule" the better. So go ahead. It'll help her establish her days and nights. I reccommend that you also start her on bedtime rituals too. Your body will thank you for the extra sleep.
2007-07-20 05:33:13 · answer #8 · answered by topo8032003 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
baby needs one bath a day before bed at night and leet basby sleep til he or she wakes up never wake a baby you will have a very cranky baby
2007-07-20 05:31:24 · answer #9 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋