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3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

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KAS
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3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

I've heard varying advice on babies and sleeping. Some people said to try and keep your baby awake as much as possible so they will tend to sleep more at night - others say that's a joke - that babies will do what they want and just let them be ...

any advice from you guys out there?

Posted 5/18/06 3:37 PM
 
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iffer042373
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Re: 3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

I let marissa do what she wanted to she slept jsut the same during the day and in the nite.

Posted 5/18/06 3:46 PM
 

Bxgell2
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Re: 3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

"sleep begets sleep"... meaning, the better baby naps during the day, the better baby will sleep at night. If you wake baby, he/she will become super cranky and overtired, making it insanely difficult to put him/her down at night...

Posted 5/18/06 3:54 PM
 

DaniMo
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Re: 3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

Posted by Bxgell2

"sleep begets sleep"... meaning, the better baby naps during the day, the better baby will sleep at night. If you wake baby, he/she will become super cranky and overtired, making it insanely difficult to put him/her down at night...



ITA!! If my DD takes great naps during the day, she'll usually sleep through the night.

Posted 5/18/06 4:06 PM
 

sunny
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Re: 3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

Posted by Bxgell2

"sleep begets sleep"... meaning, the better baby naps during the day, the better baby will sleep at night. If you wake baby, he/she will become super cranky and overtired, making it insanely difficult to put him/her down at night...



I totally agree!

Posted 5/18/06 4:24 PM
 

KAS
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Re: 3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

she seems to know when we put her in the bassinet at night...and doesn't like it - she wants o be held or use my breast as a pacifier - just wondering what else I can do to help her get to sleep

Posted 5/18/06 10:30 PM
 

sunny
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Re: 3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

Posted by KAS

she seems to know when we put her in the bassinet at night...and doesn't like it - she wants o be held or use my breast as a pacifier - just wondering what else I can do to help her get to sleep


5 months later I still don't know- let me know when you figure it out!

Posted 5/18/06 10:31 PM
 

05mommy09
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Re: 3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

Posted by Bxgell2

"sleep begets sleep"... meaning, the better baby naps during the day, the better baby will sleep at night. If you wake baby, he/she will become super cranky and overtired, making it insanely difficult to put him/her down at night...




Couldnt agree more...

And @ 3 weeks old.... THEY are the boss- you cant try and implement a sched. or get them to sleep through the night..... thats just to young, IMO

Posted 5/18/06 10:35 PM
 

nrthshgrl
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Re: 3 week old and keeping them awake...sleeping question

Posted by Bxgell2

"sleep begets sleep"... meaning, the better baby naps during the day, the better baby will sleep at night. If you wake baby, he/she will become super cranky and overtired, making it insanely difficult to put him/her down at night...



I completely agree. When they're overtired, they wake more often & sleep restlessly (and this isn't just for babies - same goes from toddler to pre-school - so far).

Posted 5/18/06 10:41 PM
 
 

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