Schedule for sleeping through night

Kschmitt19 · August 2015

Ladies, I am trying to get LO on a schedule so he can begin sleeping at least 4-5 hours straight through the night. Any tips or tricks? I used the 3 hour eat wake sleep schedule with our daughter and not sure if it's going to work with this one. Any of your own personal feedback is appreciated. I know every baby is different.

qtjo5 · August 2015

How old is your baby?

Kschmitt19 · August 2015

He is 3 weeks old and has already gained 1 lb over his birth weight

AlwaysSunny1012 · August 2015

I can't seem to get the schedule to work. It's like little man knows I am trying to schedule him and just won't have it. I try to do the 3 hour eat/play/sleep routine but I have a really hard time getting him to nap and once he has been up more than an hour and a half without napping he wants to nurse again (or I assume he does since he is crying and he goes for the boob if I offer it). Also, if he is awake he is pretty much crying so playtime is mostly just him screaming while I try to figure out how to stop the crying. Plus I don't get how it works if you need to run errands or want to wear them but not for a full 2 hour nap. I think the whole schedule thing has me more stressed than necessary. Kinda wish I had never even read about it...

Kschmitt19 · August 2015

That's the same with me this guy always wants to eat and the only thing that pacifies him is nursing to sleep. And keeping him awake after the first nursing is so hard. Good luck hopefully with time it will change.

NSAnderson0313 · August 2015

I tried a schedule and my LO was like

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) I'll show you what scheduled I'm on lol. We're getting better at it this week, but last week was rough. This week I've started using the Woombie swaddle at night. I nurse, put her in the Woombie after I switch her on my breasts (she's pretty well sleep when I switch) and then sleeps for 3.5 ish hours.

PurpleBookmark · August 2015

It may just take time, some babies do great on schedules, others not so much. Instead of a schedule maybe focus on emphasizing the day/night difference to encourage them that night is for sleeping. Keep the lights low, eye contact and lots of talking to a minimum, a white noise machine and maybe swaddling if they like it.

JHaworth84 · August 2015

I've never tried to force a routine on my children and they just seem to do it themselves. One thing I would say is that generally they sleep very well overnight but in order to do that they take large feeds closer together before going to bed. The three hour scheduling wouldn't work for us as they feed more frequently than that in order to feed less frequently overnight x

mirrenrue · August 2015

Mine has been on a schedule however I have noticed when company is here and they try keeping him awake longer between feedings it throws him off balance. So for now I tell them to not let him stay awake longer than an hour. Because if he does, he gets hungry again and only eats 2 oz. and then gets hungry at the scheduled time too. Also he becomes fussy to the point where you would give a tit or a bottle but if I refrain, he falls asleep because he was just fighting it.

76nicole · August 2015

I totally agree with you, however my LO will only nap in our arms. The second we put him in his bassinet it's game over because he's screaming. Same with tummy time, it's basically him screaming the whole time

mnj05 · August 2015

Both of my boys (2 yrs old and 1 month old today) pretty much put themselves on a schedule. Right now he eats every 3 hours during the day and at night it's between 3-4 hours. One night he went 5 hours but only the one time so far. I usually feed him a full bottle around 7-8 (4 oz) then around 9-9:30 I give him at least 2 more ounces to kind of top him off so he doesn't wake until around 1 and then wakes again around 4-5.

nmfranklin00 · August 2015

My husband caught me rocking the baby and crying quietly one night last week. I was exhausted and he had been awake every hour on the hour. My husband came home from work and said, "I have a plan for his sleep routine!".....that night we breastfed, changed his diaper, then offered an additional ounce of formula (this is the only time he gets formula)....we then double swaddled him-- our hospital used two of the big receiving blankets to swaddle-- which really wrapped him tight. We rocked him and put him in the rock and play (our motor went out and we are waiting for a new part to come in!). For the past FOUR NIGHTS he has slept a solid 8 hours (he's a month old today)....I have only woken up around 5:00 to pump. I hope this sticks for awhile- I even had energy to go to the gym. Maybe our routine might give you some ideas?? Don't know if that's what helped or if he went through a growth spurt?? I'm not complaining though!

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