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Is it true that an earlier will make a baby sleep longer at night?
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Re: Is it true that an earlier will make a baby sleep longer at night?
I also agree with what Marissa said about having a routine at least for bedtime. Matthew is the perfect age to start this. I give him a bath, rub him down with some cream then he gets his bottle then I put him in this crib awake with the mobile on and usually before the mobile stops playing he is asleep. They also need continuity so try to stick to it if you find something that works.
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Re: Is it true that an earlier will make a baby sleep longer at night?
At 6 weeks, DD doesn't know the difference between a nap & going down for the night. So she doesn't really have a "bedtime."
When can I expect that? Closer to three months?
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| Posted 9/12/06 7:04 PM |
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Re: Is it true that an earlier will make a baby sleep longer at night?
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Posted by bedda26
I also read in that Weissbluth book that you should keep them awake for no longer than 2 hours from the last time they got up from a nap. What if they don't want to go down in 2 hours...does it have to be 2???
This is correct-
Every baby is different- but generally every 2-3hrs you should put your baby down for a "nap"-
The goal is to put them down before they are overtired...
As far as the earlier bedtime-
I was afraid of an early wake-up- however that was not the case.... TO THIS DAY- he wakes up the same time- whether he goes to bed early or real late...
The whole theory behind putting a child to sleep earlier- is that if you are putting them down when they are overtired or too tired... it disrupts their sleep all night long...
If Ryan has a busy day with no naps... or goes to bed too late he will wake several times in the middle of the night... and he has been sleeping through the night- since the day I wrote the post I linked above (He was 3 months old)
Its important to have a night time routine...
OUrs was always: Bath, baby massage, bottle, bed....
(Still is- now just with a meal in their!!!)
If you have any questions feel free to FM
Thanks for the offer to FM you anytime...
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| Posted 9/12/06 8:30 PM |
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Re: Is it true that an earlier will make a baby sleep longer at night?
Since 8 weeks has been sleeping through the night from 7/730pm to 800am. God Bless her 
Message edited 9/12/2006 8:34:19 PM.
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Re: Is it true that an earlier will make a baby sleep longer at night?
Posted by annie
At 6 weeks, DD doesn't know the difference between a nap & going down for the night. So she doesn't really have a "bedtime."
When can I expect that? Closer to three months?
Since Ava couldn't establish the difference between daytime and nightime, I did it for her. During the day, I would talk to her while she was eating, make lots of eye contact and keep the lights on. At night, I would make NO eye contact, feed her in the dark and not even open my mouth. Eventually, by 8 weeks, she was sleeping through the night.
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