How to make baby sleep more

reyes95 · May 2015

My 10 week old baby doesnt sleep much durong the day. He sleeps in my arms and i lay him fown but he wakes up after 30 minutes. I lay him down in the swing and at night he sleeps in between us on top of a pillow. His last feeding is at 11 and wakes up every 2 hours. He eats about 3 oz every 2 hours. Every time he poops he gets it all over his clothes!

mrlarpr · May 2015

1. Feed him more at feedings.
2. Buy bigger diapers.

junebugjam · May 2015

Swaddle him. Offer milk every hour before bed if he won't take it all at once (9:00, 10:00, 11:00) 11 is late too. My baby is 11 weeks and is asleep for the night by 8 pm. Have you tried putting him to sleep earlier? I usually get one 4-6 hour block of sleep out of him and the rest of the night varies. Babies wake up more frequently when they're overtired.

mrlarpr · May 2015

junebugjam said:
Swaddle him. Offer milk every hour before bed if he won't take it all at once (9:00, 10:00, 11:00) 11 is late too. My baby is 11 weeks and is asleep for the night by 8 pm. Have you tried putting him to sleep earlier? I usually get one 4-6 hour block of sleep out of him and the rest of the night varies. Babies wake up more frequently when they're overtired.

Be careful getting into swaddling this late in the game. Baby will begin rolling soon and can't be swaddled after that.

IslaChickadee · May 2015

Agreed with it being too late to start swaddling also you should NOT LET BABY SLEEP ON A PILLOW!! Your child could easily suffocate. PLEASE familiarize yourself with safe sleeping habits for babies ASAP.

EK71183 · May 2015

My baby is 12 weeks. A few weeks ago she started sleeping 10-11 hours straight at night. She started doing this pretty much on her own. First was 6 hours, then 8 and now 10. She was falling asleep around 11 also. Ive gradually started getting her in bed earlier. Now its around 9:30. She always eats a lot before bed though. She is breast fed and sometimes wants to stay on the boob all night before sleeping that long. Maybe try increasing feedings by a little during the day. Maybe try just an extra half ounce with each feeding. Your baby will get there. Also a 30 minute nap during day several times is normal. Mine does the same thing.

2Swanns · May 2015

@EK71183- I have a very similar situation. My baby is almost 10 weeks and I never time my baby's feedings. I BF completely on demand. If she cries and her diaper is clean and I can't comfort her in other ways (by playing, talking, bouncing, distracting), I just feed her. She has always been fussy and cluster fed from about 6-10 pm and as she's gotten older, that window has gotten smaller. Now, she'll start nursing more around 8 until 10pm (off and on) and as it gets closer to 10, she could spend up to 30-40 minutes on the breast (sometimes it's less!). If she's not eating, she's just suckling for comfort. I let her do what she wants and she releases when she's done. At that point, I put her to bed. I'm trying to push that up a little earlier each time (Tonight she went down around 9:30pm).

I'd say for the past 4 weeks or so, she's been going down around 10pm (sometimes10:30, sometimes 9:40pm, etc.) and will sleep through the night until about 6 or 7am. Last night I put her down around 10:15pm and she slept until almost 8am. When she does wake for a feeding, it's typically around 4-5am and then I put her back down and get a couple of more hours out of her.

I agree with others, offer a bottle often around the time they typically fall asleep.

sherryabdi · May 2015

My LO would do the same after he would fall asleep in my arms he would wake up shortly after I would put him down. I had a night nurse that taught me a couple of tricks.
1.) If he feel asleep in my arms to wait till he was in a deep sleep before I put him down. Usually he will have heavier breathing or 20 mins have past.

2.) Create a night time routine so baby knows the difference between day & night. Dim or turn of the lights in his nursery or your room before putting him to sleep. I sometimes play spa music my LO loves it.

3.). Dream feed at 12:30 PM. We try & make this his last feeding so it helps him sleep till 5 AM. So even if he is asleep we give him a bottle you can put Breastmilk or formula, but the point of the bottle is it won't wake him necessarily like breastfeeding might.

It also sounds like you're not giving enough milk. Our little who is the same age drinks about 4 to 5 oz check w your Peditrician & you probably need bigger diapers. Hope this helps!

reyes95 · May 2015

He wont take more formula ive tried giving him 5oz and he refuses to finish it. I laid him in his crib and he woke up ig he just likes being in my arms

reyes95 · May 2015

He usually taked a feeding around 9pm and falls asleep but wakes after an hour or less. Im going to try and sleep him by 8pm

reyes95 · May 2015

Is it his bedding maybe? I extend a blanket by my bed and he sleeps on it. His nursery and crib is on the other side of the house so im not ready for him to sleep so far away maybe until he starts sleeping for long hours... Should i try and put him down at night in his crib?

2Swanns · May 2015

Not sure what you mean by "extend a blanket". I use a Rock 'n Play next to my bed and it works great. I've heard from many others who have had success with the Rock 'n Play as well. I don't use a blanket because of the safety hazard, so I put my baby in a sleep sack at night.

mrlarpr · May 2015

Yeah what is extend a blanket? Is baby on the floor on a blanket?

EK71183 · May 2015

Can your baby lift his head good? If so you may try putting him on his belly to sleep. I know they say its not safe etc etc. well we all survived that way fyi. They use to say belly to sleep. My baby and I both have been getting way more sleep since I've been doing that. She will not sleep on her back. It was scary at first and I'd stay awake but she has good neck control so she lifts her head and moves in her sleep. Just a thought.... I know I'll probably get criticized for say that but oh well. Only way my baby would sleep without me holding her

mrlarpr · May 2015

EK71183 said:
Can your baby lift his head good? If so you may try putting him on his belly to sleep. I know they say its not safe etc etc. well we all survived that way fyi. They use to say belly to sleep. My baby and I both have been getting way more sleep since I've been doing that. She will not sleep on her back. It was scary at first and I'd stay awake but she has good neck control so she lifts her head and moves in her sleep. Just a thought.... I know I'll probably get criticized for say that but oh well. Only way my baby would sleep without me holding her

Yes we all survived. Any baby that died from being placed on their stomach to sleep is obviously not here to say "Hey watch out that's how I died!" Babies that cannot roll should not be placed on their stomach to sleep unsupervised (including when the parent in the room is sleeping). Please don't encourage dangerous behavior.

reyes95 · May 2015

@Larby214 no he doesnt sleep on the floor he sleeps by my side on my bed. On top of a comfy blanket

lizzybean · May 2015

oh my god I haven't been here in months but feel compelled to answer this.

DO NOT LET YOUR BABY SLEEP ON A PILLOW OR CUSHY BLANKET

DO NOT LET YOUR BABY SLEEP ON HIS STOMACH

They are still so little, it is not the end of the world if he is still waking up at night.

And please for the love of god look up safe co-sleeping techniques if you must co-sleep.

You do NOT sound like someone who should be co-sleeping.

foxslaw · May 2015

Preach @lizzybean

foxslaw · May 2015

Please do not put your baby on his tummy, especially if you have him sleeping in a pillow/blanket. You're frankly just asking for trouble

Wimcgrath · May 2015

Oh gosh, I've been gone for months, but this sounds very unsafe. OP, you've gotten a lot of great advice, including no blankets or pillows and sleeping on the back. Maybe you could do a bassinet or a RNP beside your side of the bed instead?

Jaileewin · May 2015

Never respond, but must answer ... Try rock and play beside your bed.

nbad311 · May 2015

They say babies like situations which simulate the womb, so I had a picture of a very pregnant me blown up and placed on the ceiling above his crib. I leave a nightlight on during the night, and there is enough light during daytime naps, for him to see it. If he can't be back in the womb at least he can look at himself in it and feel comforted. It has really help do the trick for 1-2 hour naps during the day and 5-7 hour stretches at night.

Agreed, no pillow sleeping or belly sleeping... Unsafe. Plus, my LO couldn't see the picture if he was face down, lol!

cjdepape · May 2015

Try this

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