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question tez132000 : How can I get my b? b? ? sleep at evening My b? b? is practically 6 weeks and refuses? go in his crib in the hours of the morning hen FR? e? . We are quite sleep? s priv? s sleep and now have to have some Ratschl? Arises as to how they sleep on it. In addition, it is r? View each? f 3 hours? R feed at evening (it is going?), Which is usual (like my initial b? B? Slept six hours in a row? E? 6 weeks)? Thank you for your r? Response fr Most effective help?. Sing the r? Response
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August 27th, 2011 at 2:39 am
when you put her to bed, let her cry for a bit and she should just fall asleep, dont immediately rush to her, get her a dummy put a cd of relaxing music on
August 27th, 2011 at 3:14 am
Your baby is only 6 weeks old. She is still figuring everything out. Of course you’re sleep deprived, all parents of infants are! It’s very normal for her to be waking every 2-3 hours for a feed. Just push through the next few weeks, and her sleep patterns should start getting more regular.
P.S. Do NOT let her cry it out. She’s much too young for that.
August 27th, 2011 at 3:21 am
It’s very normal. Six weeks is still pretty young to go much longer than that to eat. You might try to feed her more frequently during the late afternoon and evening. The milk you produce later in the day is fattier, so it will help to fill her up for longer. Good luck!
August 27th, 2011 at 3:50 am
My baby was the same way. I then started giving her baths right before she went to bed at night and used the Johnsons night time bath, the purple bottle with the lavender in it and when I took her out I rubbed her down with the bed time lotion Johnson’s makes too. The lavender in it calms them. Try that and you might want to consider using the pump and putting the breast milk in a bottle and adding a little cereal to it, even though she is six months, she may not be getting enough. Some Dr’s will tell you not too do that til their atleast 3 mos. but I did and she began sleeping alot longer.
August 27th, 2011 at 3:56 am
Co-sleeping may be your best option if you are comfortable with it, especially if you are breastfeeding. It certainly saved my sanity….
August 27th, 2011 at 4:51 am
My 2 year old son was formula fed and still woke every 2-3 hours to eat. My 3 month old daughter is breast fed now and she sleeps 9 hours! Every child is different. I think the thing that helped both my children were the bouncy seats that had vibration in them. Once they were nice and settled in those, we would put them in their crib. Also, what are you doing at feeding time? Turning the tv and lights on, making a lot of noise, talking. Make sure you are differentiating between night and day feedings. Night feedings are quiet and in the lowest light possible. As soon as my baby burbs we turn the light out and don’t make any more noise. During the day feedings the lights are on and there’s noise. Make night time completely different. They also sell vibration units that you can attach to the crib (by The First Years). Good luck!
August 27th, 2011 at 5:17 am
play her the same CD you listened to a lot when you were pregnant. Also, make sure your baby is not in a quiet room, and can hear everyone because silence absolutely terrifies baby’s because life in-utero is pretty noisy. That’s why if you’re a non-smoker your baby’s cot should be in your room, so she can hear you or see you from her cot if she gets scared and starts to wake up. She can calm down and go back to sleep.
August 27th, 2011 at 5:58 am
Stephanie M is giving you the best advise, a nice bath and relaxing lavender, milk with a bit of baby rice or rusk should do the trick
August 27th, 2011 at 6:16 am
Your baby is completely normal. Many young babies marathon feed and/or are wakeful during the evening hours. And MOST are nursing every few hours around the clock. They have tiny tummies and ened to eat often.
Rather than trying to make her sleep longer, focus on ways of making her frequent night feeds less tiring. During the evening, if she wants to marathon feed, just take her to bed with you. You can doze while she eats. If you aren’t comfortable with that, just at least relax with her in a comfy chair or on the sofa. Be sure to nap/rest as much as possible during the day. At night, keep her in a bassinet/moses basket by your bed (or co-sleep if you wish) so you just have to reach over and pick her up for those night feeds. The less fully you (and SHE) wake up, the easier it will be to fall back to sleep.
Be patient. This will pass. (Do NOT let her cry it out or give her babyrice. She is far too young.)
August 27th, 2011 at 6:55 am
First, you must not compare your children…each child is different especially when it comes to sleeping patterns. Johnson and Johnson’s has a soft baby bath soap with lavender and chamomile that promotes sleep for the baby. If your feeding from you breast, you might want to pump so that you can measure how much she is eating, this way she may sleep a little longer if she has a fuller belly.
August 27th, 2011 at 7:05 am
a 6 week old baby is going to be up every couple of hours. I spose you got lucky with your first.
You can try to get her on a feeding schedule, but in all honesty there is not much you can do about being tired with a newborn. Those two words (tired and newborn) generally go hand in hand
August 27th, 2011 at 7:35 am
my son also woke every 2 hours for a feed,it wasnt until my partner stopped breastfeeding that he slept all the way through the night. Theres not much you can do,every baby is different,you just have to persevere and they will get better as they get older. We used to give our son a bath before bed and try rocking him back to sleep but to be honest nothing seemed to work until he went onto formula. Hes 4 months now and he goes to sleep at 9pm and wakes up at 7-8am,its heaven,i know how hard it is for both off you.
August 27th, 2011 at 8:14 am
she’s still tiny and they are all different but try bathing her then a nice feed and do the same every night at the same time ur routine should kick in soon.. good luck
August 27th, 2011 at 8:35 am
She does not need to be force fed cereal or left to cry. Geez, she’s 6 weeks old! My breastfed babe is 5 months and still wakes 2-3 times a night to feed. Your girl is completely normal, and doing what she needs to grow. It sounds like she may have her days and nights confused. If she’s up all night, she must be sleeping during the day. Try keeping her up during the day, turn on lights, open shades, let her have her naps, but make sure she differentiates between night and day. Keep her up longer between the last nap and bed. Have a solid bedtime routine, e.g. bath, rub down, fresh clothes, lullaby and rocking, bedtime. She will learn that this precedes sleep time. Feed her as much as possible during the day and it may cut out one feeding at night. Feed her more in the evening right before bed, cluster feed, so she’s stocked up for a few hours. Go to bed when she does, and even though it’s two hours at a time, you’ll get enough sleep. It will get better, you’re nearing the time when she may sleep for longer periods. Just think of the happy, healthy baby you’ll have when it’s all said and done.
August 27th, 2011 at 8:58 am
First of all, in response to some of the other posters’ bad advice, DO NOT PUT CEREAL IN HER BOTTLE OR LET HER CRY IT OUT! She’s much too young to cry it out and needs to know you’re there for her. As for the cereal in the bottle, it’s never a good idea. It’s a huge choking hazard and at such a young age, will cause allergy issues and upset stomach which will only worsen your problem.
To answer your question, 2-3 hours is perfect for a breastfed baby at 6 weeks. At that age, my babies were waking 6 times a night. It’s exhausting I know, but it will pass. All my children sleep through the night now. It just takes time. As for the cot problem, my children slept with me for several weeks (which I didn’t really love doing but I needed sleep) and then we gradually moved them to bed. I started (with my daughter) by rocking her to sleep and putting her down for the night in her crib. She’d stay there a few hours-3-4 if I was lucky. After that, she came to bed with me for a couple more weeks. Then I added a feeding in the middle of the night in her room and she would spend half the night in her bed. Slowly but surely, she started spending the whole night in her own bed but still woke to feed until 7 months.
I hope that helps. The time as a newborn will fly though it doens’t feel like it now. You can do this! Good luck!
August 27th, 2011 at 9:32 am
For an adult to go to sleep we need peace quiet and darkness ie all our senses relaxed. A baby needs the opposite ie all senses activated so – light on, noise on (Vacuum cleaners are great for this) and wrap your baby tightly in a sheet.
Worked for both of ours after a tip from a nurse in hospital. While she was trying to have her break my son was screaming the place down, she came over wrapped him up tight, moved him over to the window for more light and opened it to let in the outside sounds, result one baby fast asleep in 10 secs.
August 27th, 2011 at 9:51 am
She’s only 6 weeks old. This is absolutely NORMAL newborn behavior. The fact that your first baby slept that long at 6 weeks means nothing except that you were extremely lucky with that one, as I do not know of ANY parent ever having a 6 week old sleep that long.
All babies are different, so you cannot compare your first to your second. This baby may take much longer to begin sleeping for longer periods. Right now, waking every 2-3 hours is normal and typical for a 6 week old.
Yes, I understand that it’s tiring, but that’s what ALL parents go through when they have a new baby in the house. Try to sleep when the baby sleeps, even if it’s the middle of the day.
It’s also normal for a baby to have a hard time falling asleep in a crib/cot. They’ve been all snuggled up and warm inside your tummy, and now they’re laying on a cool, hard surface. It’s a lot different from what they are used to. You can continue trying, or you can make an adjustment and perhaps let the baby sleep next to you, depending on what you are comfortable with.
Do not, under any circumstances, let a 6 week old baby cry it out. They NEED to eat every 2-3 hours, and letting them cry it out at this age is cruel, not to mention neglectful.
Hang in there, it will get better.
August 27th, 2011 at 10:23 am
Aw, I feel for you. However this is perfectly normal. I co-sleep with my girl now. It’s best for both of us. (I also b/f) My girl still wakes every 3 hours in the night so co-sleeping is great as you don’t have to move too much!
Sleep deprivation is something you get used to. This sounds crazy but you kind of have to live how your baby wants to live……sleep when he/she sleeps, play when he/she wants to play and let them eat when they want!
I got no sleep last night between 12.30am and 6.30am……..it’s tough being a new mummy but will be very rewarding!
Hang on in there….you get used to it honestly!
Oh, my girl is older as well…..18 weeks. People tell me i’m spoiling her….maybe I am, who knows.
Your doing great.
x
August 27th, 2011 at 11:17 am
Try to calm her down and before you go to sleep look after her.