Night and day is mixed up

Re: Night and day is mixed up

• melco19 member

  September 2015

  My first was this way, and now my second is following in big brothers footsteps. We would make sure that we had a good bedtime routine right away, and that lights went out, and volumes went down at 8-9pm.
  During the day, lights went on and volume went up. This helped to
  Encourage sleeping at night rather than the day.
  Other than that, I think they just naturally switch in their own.

   

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• Knottie1457011059 member

  September 2015

  I'm in the same boat

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• Achang727 member

  September 2015

  I was just about to post about this!! It's exhausting! And she's cluster feeding during these times too. I have taken her out during the day but then she's impossible to wake up. I have been sleeping when she sleeps otherwise it's impossible for me to function. But it's hard to get anything done during the day.
  
  Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. This is also her fussy time

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• BrandiLaw87 member

  September 2015

  One if the nurses told me this is quite common. Your milk comes in stronger at night and our babies are naturally in tune to this. So they typically want to be up and cluster feeding then. She said to make sure to constantly wake LO during the day to feed to help change the natural cycle.

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• jennahkross member

  September 2015

  Make sure to wake LO up every 3 hours to eat in a bright loud location. At night make sure you keep things dark, I only use a nightlight for feedings and changing diapers. It took a couple of days, but she came around. And remember newborns are still sleeping 18 to 21 hours per day!

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• Sematti member

  September 2015

  Same here at 1.5 weeks old and going nuts! Doctor said try to keep her up during the day. Easier said than done!

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• jwebbbber45678 member

  September 2015

  My doctor described it as a twelve hour jet lag. Remember when you were pregnant and the baby was most active when you were inactive at night? Baby hasn't changed much since then. Like the others said, it's a matter of teaching them the difference and allowing them to adjust. I'll be glad when my son learns because it's four in the morning and I sit here typing this!

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• CaboBride2015 member

  September 2015

  My LOs ability to day sleep should get her awards... seriously. We did a 3 hr photo shoot the other day and she literally slept through the whole thing. Great for photos, bad for mommy later that night. I try to wake her up during the day but it doesn't usually work. I'm praying she figures it out soon.

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• jbettles member

  September 2015

  Mine has his times figured out. The first night was tough, but every other night since he would sleep through if I didn't wake him to feed. During the day we are downstairs, TV on, big sister noisily playing - he is just usually awake for most of that. At night we go up and he feeds at about 10:30 or 11 and is usually done by 11:30 and falls asleep. The second or third night home he slept from 11:30-6:30, scared the bejesus out of me. He shouldn't go that long this early and while bf'ing, so I have hubby get me up at 3:30 when he gets up to go to work and I wake up baby and he eats, then falls right back asleep til 6:30 when it's time for sister to get up for preschool. Then he eats about every 1-3 hours once we are up for the day. I have NO idea how he developed this schedule, but I'm praying it keeps up. We sleep upstairs, keep it dark, and I swaddle him only for night sleeping (which he loves). He sleeps next to me in a rock n play. May be some or all that contribute to his sleep habits.

  

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