My daughter is 3 months old. Since about 8 weeks she has gone to sleep @ night VERY well, does not fight it or anything. She only gets upset if I try to keep her up later because she is ready to go to sleep at 8-9 pm. She will then generally sleep till about 2:30 am when she wakes and drinks about 6 ounces. We burp, and she falls back to sleep in about 10 minutes (sometimes quicker) THE PROBLEM IS, like clockwork she wakes anywhere from 4-5am and wants to get up. If I don't get her up within 5 minutes she cries. I have tried changing her, feeding her, etc., but she just want to be up and play. I have caved and let her in our bed till I get up for work @ 6 and she will snooze there, but I don't want to get her in that habit. This is an everynight thing. I am tired of starting our day at 4, and she crashes by 9am. Anyone have a similiar situation? What did you do?
2007-12-10 01:40:06 · 7 answers · asked by Kat 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Everyone has this situation, babies change up their schedules every now and again and then get stuck in the new ones.
When my son was that age I just went ahead and let him finish in bed with me. It was easier than us all losing sleep. He's 10 months and had no trouble, once he was back on his usual schedule and used to sleeping again all night, going back in to his crib.
So long as you are careful to put her back in her crib once she's used to sleeping at that time again, she'll go right back with no trouble.
On the other side, once he was 4 months old or so we let him just cry it out until he exhusted himself and fell asleep. Its hard at first to listen, but its much easier on them and you in the long run. She'll probably have to sleep longer in the morning the first few times because she's so tired from crying, but after a few mornings she'll just stop waking up at all and sleep right through.
My son has tried many times to change up his routine, or had a hard time getting used to it again after it was disrupted, but since he was 3 weeks old he's slept from 830-930 until the same time the next morning. You just have to help them stick to that schedule.
2007-12-10 01:48:56 · answer #1 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My infant is six months yet he replaced into 3 months early so his adjusted age is 3 months. He slept 20 hours an afternoon for the 1st 2 a million/2 months on a similar time as interior the well-being facility. i'm undecided if he's on a time table as a three month or a 6 month previous infant. He wakes at 8 and beverages a bottle and falls suitable returned to sleep until eventually 10:30. At 12:30 he sleeps for one hour -i think its his version of a potential nap. At 4:30 he will sleep for 3 hours He is going to mattress at 11:00 and sleep until eventually 8. i think of he nevertheless sleeps plenty for a six month previous infant so i'm guessing he has the sleep conduct of a three month previous. i did not prepare him to sleep this trend it in basic terms happened with the help of itself. each evening he replaced into up 2 or thrice and then one evening he slept in the process the evening and the trend took a existence f its own. reliable success to you. i wish you get some sleep quickly.
2016-10-02 08:02:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son still wakes sometimes at around 4am for a feeding and the best thing we have used so far is a fisher-price aquarium. I have put him in his crib for a while during the day when I need to use the bathroom just to get him used to it and show him how to press the button. In only a month's time he learned how to turn it on himself and now, whever he wakes up in the night he hits the button and watches/listens until he falls back asleep. I am still amazed, but it works for us.
2007-12-10 02:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by lysistrata411 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem with my son who is now 6 and still wakes up at 530am. I did it then and still do it now, turn on the TV. Yes she is still very young but turn on sesame street or buy some children's videos put her in a playpen or somewhere she cannot hurt herself and go back to sleep. You would be surprised how it will keep her occupied and quiet so you can get more sleep.
2007-12-10 01:45:29 · answer #4 · answered by Kimmygurl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she needs some toys in her bed...the kind that strap to the rails...let her cry at first then turn the toy on..she will get it after a few days and learn to play when she wakes
2007-12-10 01:48:56 · answer #5 · answered by KayKay 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
aaagghhhh the joys of babies..lol, either keep her up later at night and maybe she will go back to bed..or you wil just have to suk it up and get up with her..some babies r early risers..i can relate my son is up and ater at 5 am....lol...a good cup of coffee, then i play with him and go for a nap when he goes back down...good luck
i think eventually they will grow out of it....lol...
2007-12-10 03:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can either try to keep her up later at night, or just let her cry. You can let her cry as long as you know she is not hungry or wet or sick. She will break this habbit, and it will heart your heart for a little while, but she will know that whenever she cries, you won't always pick her up.
2007-12-10 01:45:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋