I have a two month old baby who for the first 6 weeks did great at bedtime, but lately he really fights sleep at bedtime. Some nights it takes us several hours to get him to sleep. He doesnt sleep to much during the day about three hours (which is really not alot for a baby his age) and he sleeps at daycare even when there are several kids crying in the room. I work at the daycare so I know they r not letting him sleep in the swing and anything so everything that works at daycare were trying at home but we still have no success. Any suggestions??? Please??
2007-09-13 14:21:59 · 13 answers · asked by do you know me? 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Sorry if I confused some, I'm not expcting him to sleep through the noght I just want to know how to ge tover that hump of getting him to bed the first time.
2007-09-13 14:46:38 · update #1
I had the same problem when my son was about 6-10 weeks old. He got really fussy around 6pm or so and would fight sleep until about 9pm. I found out that this is very normal for a baby this age. Their little minds are sort of "waking up" and they are starting to see better and they get overstimulated very easily at this age according to my baby book! My son grew out of it at about 10-11 weeks and went back to his normal cheerful little self...So it's nothing you are doing wrong, he's just growing up a little bit!
2007-09-13 14:28:43 · answer #1 · answered by alikat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He has his days/nights turned around. He's not sleepy at bedtime because he's had a three hour nap at daycare! Don't give him as long a nap at daycare and he'll be sleepier at night. Warm bath, same routine every night (bath, pj's, song, rocking, pacifier, into bed) will help him start to expect the next step and after a few weeks it will feel good and normal and he'll get the idea. When he's older you can run off his energy in play, but at this age it's all about how long and when your allowing him to sleep during the day.
I totally undersand your frustration. Some day soon this will all be a memory and you'll be having a blast with your little son. It just takes a while as a parent to sort all this stuff out!! Hang in there. It will get much easier, I promise it will.
2007-09-13 21:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your baby is growing up and becoming aware of the world and he doesn't want to miss anything. Very few 2 month old babies sleep through the night so relax. The child sleeps in daycare because he has learned that you are working and do not have the time to devote your attention to him so from his point of view it is a good time to sleep, mommy is busy. Now at night you are home and it is quiet and he has you to himself. From his point of view, now is the time to be awake and play with mommy and see what is going on in the house and whatever else might attract a babies fancy. As the baby gets older he will sleep in a more regular more normal pattern. he does not realize you are supposed to sleep at night, but he will get the idea, until then enjoy him and drink lots of coffee.
2007-09-13 21:30:42 · answer #3 · answered by CindyLu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of the most-asked questions and uppermost in every parent's mind is: How do I get my baby to sleep 'through the night'? Actually, you don't. It's more a matter of baby being comfortable, well-fed, dry and learning how to fall back to sleep on his/her own. Your baby wants to sleep. Baby's job is to sleep almost 20 hours in a day. It's just that they wake up a lot. ;-)
'Sleeping through the night' means many things to many people. Sleeping through the night to baby means sleeping until baby feels the need to wake, for whatever reason baby deems appropriate. If baby is hungry, baby will wake to be fed. If baby is wet, baby will wake to be changed. If baby is feeling uncomfortable, baby will wake to be soothed. You get the picture ... baby is gonna do what's right for baby. If that means waking at 'all hours', that's what the plan is.
If your baby is sleeping six hours in a row, this could be considered 'sleeping through the night.' Count your blessings. A lot of babies wake every two, three and four hours. I found that once my babies were well fed, they tended to sleep in longer intervals. Also, three months old seemed to be the magic number where I put them to bed at around nine or 10 at night and they didn't wake until six or seven the next morning. Of course, I woke every hour, bolted upright in a panic and rushed to make sure they were still breathing. By golly, they were breathing and sleeping soundly. This was as blissful as it got.
2007-09-13 21:31:08 · answer #4 · answered by tina_kel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hmm. well my 3 month old grandson still wakes for a bottle at night..but getting your baby to sleep at home nights could just be that you have him spoiled by holding him too much or picking him up everytime he cries.. Have you tried a binky? or just very soft low music or low radio with voices talking.. Maybe he'll feel better and not so alone in the crib if he hears any of these.. Might work..
2007-09-13 21:31:27 · answer #5 · answered by Joanie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest crying it out. Leave him alone for five minutes at a time the first night until he falls asleep. DON'T PICK HIM UP THOUGH. Leave him in his crib for five minutes alone, then go in if he's still crying and reassure him that you are still there for him, when he's calmed down, leave him alone. Over the next few weeks, work that up to 20 minutes at a time. Hopefully it should take no longer than a few weeks to get him in a bedtime routine.
Set a routine with him, bath, cuddles, dim the lights in your living room for his last feeding of the night or whatever works best for you.
Around 2 months is when both of mine started not wanting to sleep. I did CIO with both of mine but my daughter was far more resistant to it than my son was. Even now at 16 months, she fights going to bed.
Welcome to parenthood lol.
2007-09-13 21:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by lizzygirl 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just one of those thing you have to live through.. I remember when my son was that age.. I used to spent all night rocking him over and over and for him to fall asleep for two hours.. then the rocking begins again. Now he's (11 mos) is a little better.. still dont sleep thru the night yet
2007-09-13 21:27:29 · answer #7 · answered by HeySakie 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had this problem with my daughter too. She would not go to sleep for nothing!!!!!!!! my doctor suggested that I let her cry...=( I know this sounds bad but it really worked. It was hard at first because I hated to hear her cry, but after about three nights (crying for about 15 minutes before falling asleep) she was trained!!!!!!! she has slept from 9pm-9am since she was three months old, and naps from 2-4 everyday (she dropped her morning nap, she is 18 mths now).....I also done the "cry it out" approach with naps. you just lay them down when you know they are tired.....and of course, let them cry....alot of people dont believe in this method and it is not for everyone, so it is up to you. it is unbelievable how different my daughters attitude was after I got her sleeping schedule down.......Good Luck!!!!
2007-09-13 21:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by jewel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2 month old? Ha! I have an 11 year old that still gets me up at night because she can't sleep! But that is ok, she will be grown and gone before long and I will miss it!
2007-09-13 21:25:32 · answer #9 · answered by Flower Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a normal 2 month old. Can you afford to wait a few more months until he re-adjusts his internal clock?
The baby could also be having a hard time sleeping because its too quiet. I brought up my kids with lots of noise in the house. Talking, walking, dogs barking, gunshots (I use to like watching western movies). LOL
Either way you will have to wait it out.
2007-09-13 21:29:54 · answer #10 · answered by Tinman12 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋