1 Week Old Baby – She thinks Night is Day Im sure?
charlie asked:
Bless my baby, but the former is only 10 days and even if it is my third child, the other two slept well when I got ome of them h. Just wondering if anyone out there notice that their child sleeps all day and is awake all night (well till 5am this morning) – as you have tried and changed round, you have also tried and kept awake for days at certain times . I tried, but it is very sleepy. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Another thing, if a clock is asleep in about ten o and the move from below to above, this is when you wake up properly. as a new landscape or something? Another thing, if a clock is asleep in about ten o and the move from below to above, this is when you wake up properly. as a new landscape or something?
January 17th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Many people told me to turn the baby in her crib- put her feet where her head was. this will apparently “turn” her internal clock. Never had to try it so I’m not sure if it works but other people I know swear by it.
January 18th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Ignore her when she cries during the night. Settle her in her crib and only lift her is she is really screaming. When feeding her, feed her and put her back down, no cooing or anything, save that for the daytime.
Another thing is try leaving a night light on, worked for my first!
January 18th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
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.
January 20th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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.
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:04 am
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.
January 24th, 2009 at 5:30 am
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
January 25th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
they suppose to do that, baby’s don’t know yet when it’s DAY , when it’s NIGHT. My baby boy is 2 month and 2 days and only now he knows little by little when it’s night, but he wake’s up at night to sometimes and doesn’t want to sleep……it’s totally fine
January 27th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
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…..
January 28th, 2009 at 11:05 am
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.
January 30th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
That is really rough. My first one was that way for seven weeks. A friend of mine suggested wiping her face with a washcloth dipped in cold water in the daytime to wake her up. That just sounded kind of mean to mean to me, but some people get desperate.
I hope she starts sleeping better soon.
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:19 am
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.
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:33 pm
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.
February 5th, 2009 at 12:45 am
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.
February 6th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
its normal. try to get her into a routine, its not easy. hang in there. god bless.
February 7th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
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!
February 10th, 2009 at 4:43 am
Sleeping patterns of babies is something you can not really interfere with without hurting the baby. If the doctor has checked and has confirmed that there is nothing medically wrong with baby, I am afraid you just have to put up with her sleeping patterns until the pattern alters [it normally does]. Please do make sure that the temperature of the room is conducive to your baby.