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Not Sleeping @ Night

kmdixonkmdixon
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I feel like DD has her days and nights mixed up. She takes great long naps during the day (in her pack and play), but at night she'll sleep maybe 2 hours in her crib. Then she cries for the rest of the night. I feed her, we swaddle her, she just won't go back down. The only thing that she'll do is nap on me, which I don't want her to get in the habit of. And even those naps aren't long. Any suggestions? Is this just because she is so young? You can't really start a routine at this point, can you?
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Re: Not Sleeping @ Night

  • IncubusChic619IncubusChic619

    My DD is the same way. We've been up since 1. Usually she will sleep for an hour at a time then wake up to eat...but last night was a mess. O and the only way she will sleep at all (day or night) is if i am holding her. I am going crazy

    I hope its just because shes young and will grow out of it

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  • smoosh_girl_1smoosh_girl_1
    My LO had her days and nights mixed up too! It will get better - I promise! Hang in there. What helped me was keeping things very dim and quiet at night. No fun. And days were about being awake and play. She eventually got it straight but I do remember there being many sleepless nights! Sleep when the baby sleeps too. I was only able to nap in the mornings when she slept - I could never nap in the afternoons. GL! :)
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  • jacksjerseygirljacksjerseygirl member

    At one week, sleeping two hours sounds pretty good to me. They have small tummies therefore they must wake more often and be fed. Give it another week or so. How many ounces is she taking each feeding?

    We started from the beginning with daytime sleeping = in a sun lit room with regular daily noise and night time = dark room, no lights and quiet. Also, feeding more during the day will help them with being able to sleep a bit better at night but again their stomach can only take so much food at a time.

    Week one is just the beginning. We are one month and he sleeps three hours from start of feeding to start of the next feeding - which means that he probably is only sleeping about 2 hours. At this point, I do not believe he has his days and nights mixed up. He is awake now for two 3 hour periods during the day and cat naps during the day for a couple of hour.

    Good luck! They say it gets better ... I can't wait until that day comes. Sadly I think my body is getting used to sleep deprivation and when I do manage more than 4 hours at a time I wake up anyway

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  • Mjmksb04Mjmksb04 member
    That is very normal for a baby under one month old. Just hang in there and she will grow out of it. For now, keep the house dark and quiet when she does wake at night. And by all means, hold her if she cries, don't let her just lay in her crib crying. She is tiny and needs you right now. The big world is a scary place for a NB. And DO NOT worry about establishing habits in a baby that small. If she will sleep on you, let her do it. You do not have to worry about habits until they are 3-4 months old.
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  • RinnieRinnie

    My boys had the same problem.  Sleep all day up all night.  And I had 2 of them up all night, plus a 2 year old - who still doesn't STTN.

    I told my husband that I couldn't be up all night and then take care of 3 kids.

     So, what I did was started to wake them up every 3 hours to eat during the day.

    So I woke them up, changed their diaper, feed them and then if I had to change it again. 

    I also kept our front room where they spent most of their time very bright.  Blinds open, lights on, TV on and a bit louder then normal.  If they feel asleep after the feeding (which they usually always did) I would place them in the PNP and go about my business for another 3 hours.

    I would then feed on demand at night.  Once I moved them from the PNP downstairs to their crib I started a routine for them.  I know they were young, but it helped me and they now know it at 5 1/2 months.  If I try to change it they don't like it and let me know.

    We went up for the last feed between 7-7:30.  They would sleep till 12, then feed every 2-3 hours.  Each week it would slowly move out.  Then they would sleep till 2. 

    By 14 weeks they slept through the night.  That is going down at 7:30 pm waking at 7:30 am.  They now eat every 2 hours during the day.

    But I will put up with that because the sleep at night.

    Now if someone has any idea on how to get a 2 year old to sleep through the night and to stay in her own bed and room - I could be tempted to pay them for it!!

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