Bless my little girl, but she is only 10 days old and although she is my third child, the other two slept well when I got them h ome. Just wondering if anyone out there notices that their baby sleeps all day and is awake all night (well till 5am this morning) - how did you try and change it round, also did you try and keep them awake for certain times in the day. I have tried, but she is very sleepy. Any advise would be appreciated.
2007-09-15 03:49:21 · 16 answers · asked by charlie 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Another thing, if she is asleep about ten o clock and i move her from downstairs to upstairs, this is when she wakes up properly. like new scenery or someting?
2007-09-15 04:05:29 · update #1
Another thing, if she is asleep about ten o clock and i move her from downstairs to upstairs, this is when she wakes up properly. like new scenery or someting?
2007-09-15 04:06:38 · update #2
Just let her sleep downstairs if the move is what's waking her. Put the monitor down there. When she gets older, you can put her in a crib awake upstairs. Make sure that your other kids are loud during the day. Don't make them be quiet because the baby's sleeping. Leave a radio running, pick her up, move her around. Put her clothes on and off to change her temperature often, which will wake her. Do this a lot during the day so she's used to being disturbed and awakened. At night, put on some white noise and make sure everything is dark. She'll get the hint eventually! Also, let her cry during the day because then you know she's awake! Obviously if she needs feeding, feed her, etc., but if she just wants to be held so she can sleep, don't do it.
2007-09-15 04:11:52 · answer #1 · answered by Sit'nTeach'nNanny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When she was in the womb, your movements rocked her to sleep. Naturally, she slept while you were awake and woke when you stopped moving. Because of this, most newborns sleep all day and stay up all night. Luckily, I was a night owl when pregnant, so my son slept at the right times. I wouldn't advise trying to change a baby's sleep schedule at such a young age. When she's a little older, though, you can keep her awake during the day (aside from naps, of course) so that she'll sleep at night.
2007-09-15 10:57:12 · answer #2 · answered by xxunloved_little_angelxx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is now 3 weeks old. He slept all day which was brilliant! Even a 6 hour stretch. This gives me some more time with my daughter...BUT he is also up most of the night!
At 2 weeks we started keeping him awake from about 3.30pm. Then at about 5.30 we give him a bath and a feed. We then let him sleep for a short time before waking him again, give him a top up feed and he now sleeps for about a 5 hour stretch at night. (which is a luxury!). This worked last week..lets see how long it lasts!
I hope this helps you.....
2007-09-15 10:58:48 · answer #3 · answered by Naanie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am 39 weeks pregnant and also want to get my baby into some sort of routine sooner rater than later. I have been recommended the Contented Little Baby Book by Gina Ford by several people I took their advice and bought the book I have read through it and the bedtime routines seem easy to follow and promised results which a lot of my family and friends have achieved with their children, good luck!
2007-09-15 15:36:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That what new babies do sleep most of the time. There is no concept of day or night to them, just sleep. I see this is a problem for you, but this child is not on your schedule. So you must be patient and wait a few months for change.
2007-09-15 11:00:25 · answer #5 · answered by Janice W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, congrats on the newborn. The best thing I can tell you to do is try to keep her up certain times during the day. Give her a nice warm bath. It is perfectly normal for your baby to have nights and days mixed. Especially depending on the time of day the baby was born. Good luck hon. Give it time. She will get on a normal schedule soon.
2007-09-15 10:58:03 · answer #6 · answered by lnlyheart123 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it depends on what time they were born, they have to adjust gradually. My first was born early evening and he always woke up just after 11pm and would be awake most of the night. The second one was born mid morning and he always slept well through the nighr from day one.
2007-09-15 10:56:06 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter does have the two confused! That's because when she was in you womb, during the day she was able to sleep because you were moving around (almost like rocking her to sleep) and while you were sleeping, she was unable to sleep and so now she continues her schedule even though you aren't rocking her. It will just take time for her to get her schedule changed.
2007-09-15 10:59:46 · answer #8 · answered by Laura M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well as u may know when babies r in the womb they have a routine like sleep during the day wake at night so when they are born they stay in that routine till they get used to the routine that u r trying to put them in so hopefully she will get used to Ur routine very soon all the best and good luck x
2007-09-15 10:58:24 · answer #9 · answered by gemma 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bless her please give her time, all babies are different as you will know as this is your third child, i am sure you will soon have her settled into a routine very soon, so just be a bit more patient with her, and 5am is not all that bad really when you think about it.
2007-09-15 11:06:06 · answer #10 · answered by amber_xx66 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋