arcadia
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Schedule/sleeping Question.
Posted: 04-24-07 15:38pm
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alright. so, .gabe is a bit of a nightowl.
he will not go to sleep before 2am,
usually. he'll be pretty much content, as
long as he's being held.. he'll just be
super alert & not tired at all. he's 5
weeks old- & i just let him sleep
whenever he wants for however long he
wants during the day. but i am starting to
wonder if maybe i should try to keep him
up more during the day or try to start
putting him on some kind of schedule? it's
just really frustrating when he's up until
2am! i didn't get to bed until 5am this
morning because he didn't fall asleep
until almost 3am & then i had laundry
to do & bottles to wash!
do you guys have any ideas/advice?
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Becky
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Posted: 04-24-07 15:46pm
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i'm not sure hun. layla used to wake up
every hour when she was born for milk. she
refused to take more than 1oz so it was a
nightmare.
i would try and keep him up a bit more
during the day. does he have a pacifier?
you could put him in his bed with that to
try and settle him.
failing that you could bring his bed right
up against your bed so he an still see you
and put a hand on him or let him hold your
hand so he still knows your there then he
may be ok whilst your try and sleep
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 04-24-07 16:54pm
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trace went to bed between 12 am and 2 am
for about the first 4 months of his life.
it was hard but it passed eventually. its
pretty normal. he goes to bed around 830
pm now.
but i wouldnt try to keep a baby that
young awake, imo, they need to sleep when
they need to sleep....its for the brain
development. here is a quote i just found
from an baby health website:
"Overly tired infants often have more
trouble sleeping than those who've had an
appropriate amount of sleep during the
day. So, keeping your baby up in hopes
that he or she will sleep better at night
will not necessarily work."
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Bridget
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Posted: 04-24-07 17:02pm
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my only advice it to do your chores
(washing bottles, laundry, etc) during the
day while he's sleeping.
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Posted: 04-24-07 17:06pm
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I read that to help a baby understand
night and day is not to play with him at
night. Keep the curtains open and a lot
of light in the daytime and dim lights and
no talking or playing with him at night
and he'll get the hint. Sorry, never had
that problem. Maybe it's because we tried
that technique. When she wakes up in the
middle of the night, we don't mess with
her, we put her right back to sleep
whether she likes it or not.
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Mommy35
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Posted: 04-24-07 21:08pm
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Jaylon is up off and on during the day.
He'll sleep a lot better if he's being
held. He usually wakes up around 4:30pm
or 5:00pm and goes down for the night at
10:00pm. If I'm lucky he'll sleep until
around 4:00am.
I don't interact with him at all during
the night. When he wakes, I change him,
feed him and put him back in his bassinet.
We keep it dark.
It is hard to get housework, laundry or
dishes done on the days he wants to be in
my arms all day, but I love it
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arcadia
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Posted: 04-24-07 21:15pm
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| Mommy35
wrote: | | It is hard to get housework,
laundry or dishes done on the days he
wants to be in my arms all day, but I love
it |
.exactly! he usually throws a fit if he
isn't being held. it's so hard to get
anything done at all during the day!
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Posted: 04-24-07 22:22pm
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Hey! I don't have much sleeping advice
other then what the other girls have said
but heres an idea for housework. Invest
in one of those sling things! The ones
where you carry the baby on the front or
back. I always thought they were
rediculous but eventually bought one to
use just around the house and its great!
He likes to be carried around and it even
puts him to sleep sometimes!
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meggan
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Posted: 04-25-07 00:16am
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they say scheduales are hard at that age..
but try to keep him up longer during the
day.. let him nap early afternoon.. lil
don starting going to bed between 8-10pm
once he hit 2 1/2 weeks... unfortunatley
every baby is different.. also i hear a
nice warm bath and a nice feeding before
bedtime could help!!! i know things dont
go smoothly at first but persistance could
help pay off!.. good luck.. oo and the
nurse that visits once a week with me say
that they wil always change when they
sleep but to make sure its within a feww
hours difference!... good luck girl
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Zanny
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Posted: 04-25-07 05:54am
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Until about 4 months .Jenny wouldn't go to
sleep any earlier than 12. Gradually it
got earlier... half 11.. half 10.. half
9.. and now she goes down about 8, or half
8.. and stays asleep for a good 12 hours.
A month ago I was almost freaking out
thinking she'd never get into a good
routine, and it just happened by itself!
She naps less in the day so by 8 she's
usually pretty tired. It's just something
babies sort out as they get older I think.
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 04-25-07 07:03am
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I wouldn't worry about a schedule at 5
weeks. I would do a bedtime routine
though. I'm just starting to see a
pattern with Ava's sleep schedule at
almost 6 months.
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Posted: 04-25-07 07:26am
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All babies go throught that at some point.
You can't keep him awake forcefully
..Babies will sleep when they need to.
Like bridg said , do your chores in the
day when he sleeps.
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 04-25-07 07:46am
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i second the sling! babywearing rocks!
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Posted: 04-25-07 12:05pm
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i know its hard, if reese is asleep during
the day i cant put him down or he wakes
up. i never get anything done then shawn
gets home and is always upset because
dishes are piling up and the floors a mess
and well everything is.
it dosnt help that shawn wont take care of
reese when he gets home due to being
"tired from work" and wont change his
diapers because "there might b poop in
there and if there is i'll puke"
the only way i get anything done around
here is when i can get some1 to babysit
reese for a hour or so.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 04-25-07 12:25pm
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sling him!!! I must agree, the sling is a
*life saver*!!!!
It's like "look, no hands!! I can do
something!!!"
Oni only woke up to eat at night. I was
concerned cuz she'd sleep all day, and all
night. But that's what they do.
cry, sleep, eat, poop, cry, sleep, eat,
poop. (not in that specific order though
lol!)
I Miss that age!
Sarah
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arcadia
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Posted: 04-25-07 18:41pm
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i actually just remembered that i have a
baby carrier up in my closet!!  .what have i been
doing! sheesh. hahaha. i'll have to go dig
it out!
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laura_friesen
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Posted: 04-27-07 23:12pm
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| jessesgirl
wrote: | | I read that to help a baby
understand night and day is not to play
with him at night. Keep the curtains open
and a lot of light in the daytime and dim
lights and no talking or playing with him
at night and he'll get the hint. Sorry,
never had that problem. Maybe it's
because we tried that technique. When she
wakes up in the middle of the night, we
don't mess with her, we put her right back
to sleep whether she likes it or
not. |
totally agree. landon had his night and
day mixed up in the first month or so and
we let him know the diff. between night
and day, totally. day time all the
curtains open bright as can be, had the
washer ,dryer, dishwasher on, id vaccuum
etc. and night time dark, with some lamps,
quite time etc. and at night time feedings
with landon (which worked really well) was
to not talk or anyting and keep it still
dark and everything just feed baby no
talking or anything, and put right back in
bassanett and put the soother in and there
ya go. landon use to fuss for a couple min
then fall asleep..anyways, hope it works
well with u! it gets better..trust me!
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greeneyes33
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Posted: 04-29-07 15:25pm
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I bath my baby every night at around
7-8pm, I only soap every other time of
course though. Then he feeds and goes to
bed at around 9. Sometimes he gets up at
2am, sometimes midnight depending on the
day he has had. He really has connected
bathtime to sleep time.
When I do the chores, I put him in his
chair swing right in front of me while I
wash the bottles. I always sing and look
at him every 2 seconds so he wont fuss and
he loves it. (Hes 8 weeks old)
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greeneyes33
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Posted: 04-30-07 09:53am
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| jessesgirl
wrote: | | I read that to help a baby
understand night and day is not to play
with him at night. Keep the curtains open
and a lot of light in the daytime and dim
lights and no talking or playing with him
at night and he'll get the hint. Sorry,
never had that problem. Maybe it's
because we tried that technique. When she
wakes up in the middle of the night, we
don't mess with her, we put her right back
to sleep whether she likes it or
not. |
Even if she is hungry in the middle of the
night, you dont do any thing?
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arcadia
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Posted: 04-30-07 11:35am
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i think she means they feed her, but don't
interact with her. they just give .ava her
bottle & then set her right back down
& they don't cuddler her or talk to
her or bond with her or anything.
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