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MrsR
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switching nights and days...
How (and at what age) can you train your baby to know the difference between days and nights?
We give talia a 9pm bath then turn downt the lights and feed her and try to get her to relax, but she never falls asleep before 1am.
She sleeps quite a bit during the day - she will be 4 weeks on wednesday - I always thought you aren't supposed to wake a sleeping baby - but should I (during the day) so she is more tired at night? Or should I just wait - be patient and let nature takes its course over the next few weeks?
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Re: switching nights and days...
Sarah had this when she came home. The doctor told me I should wake her up during the day and try to keep her awake (change her diaper often, leave her in only the diaper, talk to her, etc.) more during the day so she'd sleep more at night. She was doing 4 hours at a time during the day and 2 hours at night.
I tried, but I just couldn't keep her up enough during the day (I felt bad b/c I could tell she wanted to sleep and I didn't want to upset her) and about 4 or 5 weeks old she switched on her own.
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| Posted 10/10/05 12:16 PM |
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justthe4ofus
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Re: switching nights and days...
For us also it was a gradual process to switch also. We also had a lot of visitors so that helped keep her awake. We just tried to keep her more active and out when it was daylight and in and quiet when it was night time. I know its hard. 
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| Posted 10/10/05 12:24 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: switching nights and days...
I am probably in the minority but I don't really believe you should try to put a newborn on a schedule. I think their needs can change from day to day. They will have growth spurts or need to cluster feed some days while other days they may have a great sleep schedule and everyone can get some rest.
I think 2 books on scheduling babies are BabyWise and Sleep Whisperer (not positive on that title). Haven't read either of them but maybe they can help you out.
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| Posted 10/10/05 12:26 PM |
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MrsR
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Re: switching nights and days...
Posted by monkeybride
I am probably in the minority but I don't really believe you should try to put a newborn on a schedule. I think their needs can change from day to day. They will have growth spurts or need to cluster feed some days while other days they may have a great sleep schedule and everyone can get some rest.
I am totally with you on this -I am not really trying to get her on a schedule- just trying to ease her into sleeping a little more at night if she can...if not, that's ok too - I am at her disposal and no matter what time - I don't mind!
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| Posted 10/10/05 12:42 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: switching nights and days...
Posted by MrsR
Posted by monkeybride
I am probably in the minority but I don't really believe you should try to put a newborn on a schedule. I think their needs can change from day to day. They will have growth spurts or need to cluster feed some days while other days they may have a great sleep schedule and everyone can get some rest.
I am totally with you on this -I am not really trying to get her on a schedule- just trying to ease her into sleeping a little more at night if she can...if not, that's ok too - I am at her disposal and no matter what time - I don't mind!
What about having her be a little fuller before bed? Miranda has been taking about 3oz before bed and she seems to give us 3&1/2-4 hours before waking up.
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| Posted 10/10/05 1:34 PM |
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Calla
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Re: switching nights and days...
I think that all you can really do at this point is keep things quiet, calm, and dark at night... and bright, noisy and active during the day. Other than that, let baby do as she wants. She'll make the change on her own soon enough.
More aggressive sleep training isn't recommended until at least 4 months...
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| Posted 10/10/05 2:35 PM |
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