While pregnant, if your baby was up at night...

did that continue once they were born? Could it be an indicator that the baby will have their days/nights confused (I hope you all say no )

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I felt the baby before bed and in the morning but I dont think the movement kept me awake so I don't think I would have felt it had he been up. It really doesn't matter b/c they're up every 2-3hrs in the beginning anyway!!!!

Message edited 9/13/2008 8:01:30 AM.

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You are rocking them in utero with your movement all day so most babies are up all night I know for both of my pregnancies they were up all night. My DD slept through the night at 6 weeks so one has proven to be wrong. I hope the other one does too

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Thanks ladies...when I was pregnant with my son, I was never woken up at night to him moving around...and then he was a fabulous sleeper. This one moves around all night (usually after I get up to go to the bathroom) so I am just trying to prepare myself if this one is not going to be a great sleeper!

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I didn't noticed it much at night.

But what I did notice that when I was preggo - my baby was sooooooooooo active from 8:30-10:00 pm.

And when she was born - she was still like that

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While i was preggo with DD she never moved at night whoie i was sleeping..that always scared me..but she was moved alot durign the day....when she was born she slept the same way. she turned out to be a great sleeper too :) hth

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ALL babies have their days and nights confused in the beginning

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When DD was in my belly, she was a night owl...playing around in there, kicking, hiccupping, punching, moving etc...
She started sleeping thru the night fully at 7wks. Most babies are up from birth to feed every 2-3 hrs or so. It varies from baby to baby.

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There really is no such thing as day/night to a newborn. They will need to eat every 2-4 hours so mostly likely your days and nights will be confused

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My DS rarely moved during the day - but in the middle of the night DH would tell me that my belly would move around likke CRAZY. And, lets just say that until DS was about 5 mos old his favorite time of the day was midnight.

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My dd was a bit confused for a couple of days but she adjusted pretty quickly.

eta: i think the reason my dd was up at night b/c the job i have im on my feet constantly running around and the constant rocking would put her to sleep during the day.

Message edited 9/13/2008 3:23:30 PM.

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My baby figured out day and night very quickly after he was born. When I was pregnant, he was usually quite active until 2am.

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DD never kept me up at night while pregnant (thank goodness ) and she was a terrible sleeper while she was a newborn/infant. She did have her days/nights confused, but that's very common for newborns...with some coaching she did get in a better rhythm, but her overall sleeping habits were still poor.

Message edited 9/13/2008 3:37:16 PM.

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My baby was NEVER up at night when in my belly! I slept sooooo well prego... Since hes been born up many times a night... at six months still waking 1 or 2x a night... so guess it doesnt make sense!

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I used to notice between 10:30Am and 1pm DS would be kicking like crazy when I was pregnant. It used to be so distracting at work.
But at night I NEVER felt him.

After he was born, from the first night DS was sleeping 5-6 hours, sleeping about 10 hours by 8 or 10 weeks. DH and I say we can count on one hand the number ot times he woke more than 1x in a night.

ETA: I always say that I think that my pregnancy experience was an indicator of the baby he was already becoming in the womb.

I really dont think EVERY baby has days/night confusion. DS used to be up alot during the day beginning around 2 weeks, but always slept at night. Before that he would sleep all day and still sleep 5-6 hours straight at night.

Message edited 9/13/2008 9:03:23 PM.

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yes, and yes. Waking every 1 1/2 to 2 hours

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I used to joke about this while pregnant. My little guy is a terrible sleeper. Only 2 hrs a night (IF we are lucky) But he sleeps for 4 - 5 hours during the day. He can't even be tempted awake with food.

I hope he figures out days and nights soon - Its killing me!

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Posted by LadyH

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I used to joke about this while pregnant. My little guy is a terrible sleeper. Only 2 hrs (IF we are lucky a night) But he sleeps for 4 - 5 hours during the day. He can't even be tempted awake with food.

I hope he figures out days and nights soon - Its killing me!