Sleeping

[tiggerbounce77]

What is the best routine for an 8 week old? Chloe normally sleeps for most of the morning, awake some of the afternoon and most of the evening and wont go back down until 10pm, should I be getting her to sleep earlier in the evenings?

 

[titch]

good question ive been wondering the same! ive started a bath, massage, feed with calming music on, and bed routine, but Im not sticking to a certain time. he goes to bed around 10 (start bath etc... at 9) but sometimes falls asleep downstairs so i just wait til he wakes around 11 for his feed then ditch the routine! this sounds like the worst routine ever now Im writing it down. my mum recommended getting up with oh at 7, nap 10-12 and 3-5. then start bedtime routine at 7 for feed and bed at 8.

we failed bigtime today. baby woke at 6 for his feed so i went back to bed after and woke at 9, fed again. now hes asleep in my arms on the sofa. oops!! I think ill put him down now for a 2 hour nap while i get dressed and clean his bottles.

 

[AugustMum]

Paige has a sleep after every feed. She's fed every 3 hours then we have a little play together ect, then I make her have a nap. So on an average day, this is her sleeping pattern
8am feed, then nap for 30mins - 1hour
11am feed, nap 1-2 hours
2pm feed, nap 30mins - 1hour
5pm feed, nap for 1-2hours
8pm feed, bath, massage ect then bed time

Sometimes she'll try and fight a nap between feeds but Ive learnt from many a fussy night that if she doesnt have a nap between feeds shes a grouchy little madam I think just do what is working best really. If you and baby are happy going to bed at 10pm then thats fine. Personally Id like Paige to go sleep later but she sleeps from 8pm whether I like it or not!

 

[bearsmummy]

Liv had hardly any naps in the day she might have 2 at most but only for an hour if that. She has a bath at 10 and then her last feed then she's asleep by half 10 at the latest and then sleeps till 8 x

 

[AugustMum]

I long for the day Paige sleeps from half 10 till 8 lol. But she sleeps a fair amount in the day as well (I feel I have a sleepy baby) so I cant complain really

 

[titch]

Liv had hardly any naps in the day she might have 2 at most but only for an hour if that. She has a bath at 10 and then her last feed then she's asleep by half 10 at the latest and then sleeps till 8 x

how on earth did you manage that?! I am literally in awe of you!!!

 

[titch]

Paige has a sleep after every feed. She's fed every 3 hours then we have a little play together ect, then I make her have a nap. So on an average day, this is her sleeping pattern
8am feed, then nap for 30mins - 1hour
11am feed, nap 1-2 hours
2pm feed, nap 30mins - 1hour
5pm feed, nap for 1-2hours
8pm feed, bath, massage ect then bed time

Sometimes she'll try and fight a nap between feeds but Ive learnt from many a fussy night that if she doesnt have a nap between feeds shes a grouchy little madam I think just do what is working best really. If you and baby are happy going to bed at 10pm then thats fine. Personally Id like Paige to go sleep later but she sleeps from 8pm whether I like it or not!

how do you make her nap?! Morgan is in charge here, hes not very compliant!! Hes also a grouch no matter how much sleep he gets in the day

 

[bearsmummy]

I really don't know lol she does it all herself. She has wakes up at 8 has a bottle goes back to sleep till 10 then gets up has breakfast plays for a couple of hours has a nap at 1 till about 2 has dinner, has a few hours on her play mat or in her play nest etc has a nap at 5 till 6ish, has tea and then plays till 10 and then has a bath and bed lol and that's our day x

 

[titch]

im impressed!!

 

[flexilexi394]

god i hope im as lucky as meeah x

 

[AugustMum]

I have a little vibrating chair and if shes grouchy and doesnt fall asleep on her own then Ill put her in the chair and put the vibrations on then turn her to face just me so she has no distractions and she's out for the count. She'll put up a fight just before she nods off though, think its because she's realising shes tired lol. The silly moo. I can be a bit strict with the whole napping thing, but it'll throw her off for the day if she doesnt sleep!

 

[mel_ed]

tiny u sound like me and finley! i try a routine but some days its totally thrown outta the window think its hard 2 stick 2.
he does have rountine with feeds he normally has a feed around 10pm then bed wakes up at 2am the wakes at around 6am. but like 2nite he had a feed at 6pm and now he's feeding again! so think i'm gonna put him 2 bed and go bed myself.

 

[evajo]

Sarah has gotten herself into a routine of;
7am feed - nap 8.30-10.30
10.30 feed nap 12-2/3
3pm feed nap 4-5
6pm feed bed by 7.30/8pm
3/4am feed
I do top her up before a nap but as long as she has a good seven hours at night i don't mind how she wants to do it. I tried a dream feed the other night and she woke up four hours later so haven't tried that since. With three other children,school runs and a social life routine can be easily disrupted so i tend to go with the flow.
I have let her settle herself the last two nights with a little controlled crying (broke my heart - but i know it doesn't hurt so busied myself cleaning!) As in the evenings she was beginning to get over tired and i was busy so it was easy to give her to her brother or stick her on the booby whilst i ralied round and got the other three to bed, but once she gets the hang of settling herself (which she does in the day) in the evening it'll be plain sailing, and is fairer on her in the long run.

 

[ERIN84]

I'm struggling to get into a decent routine too, I have to say. Emily is a good baby and sleeps alot through the night but during the day she can get grouchy. I have her in her bouncer at the moment to have a nap and she is screaming! The hard thing is - I KNOW she is tired as she is rubbing her eyes so much! She just wont give in!!!!

 

[ERIN84]

Just noticed - I must change my ticker!!!!

 

[mel_ed]

Just noticed - I must change my ticker!!!!

yep think u better do. 48 weeks pregnant u wud of burst by now lol!

 

[mel_ed]

ive come 2 the conclusion that i think all babies are different after speaking 2 so many ppl about when there babies slept through. i used 2 get stressed out thinking finley should be sleeping through by now but sure he'll do it when he's ready, cant bloody wait for that day tho.
he only normally wakes once at about half 2 but l;ast night was a nightmare i'm ssooo tired 2day

 

[ERIN84]

If it makes you feel any better mel, last night wasnt great for us either! Emily usually goes from about 10 through till four then through till about nine. last night she went down at 9, woke up at 12.30, again at 2.30 (for no reason apart from needing a cuddle!) then again at 6.30!!!!! Thats the worst we have had!

My mum is here staying at the mo so i took Emily through to her at 6.30 and she gave her a bottle and they fell asleep together so i got an extra hour in bed x

 

[mel_ed]

If it makes you feel any better mel, last night wasnt great for us either! Emily usually goes from about 10 through till four then through till about nine. last night she went down at 9, woke up at 12.30, again at 2.30 (for no reason apart from needing a cuddle!) then again at 6.30!!!!! Thats the worst we have had!

My mum is here staying at the mo so i took Emily through to her at 6.30 and she gave her a bottle and they fell asleep together so i got an extra hour in bed x

nightmare isnt it. finley was right unsettled yesterday wouldnt go bed till 12 he was wide awake! tehn up at 2am for a feed 4am just for a cuddle then 6! he only normally wakes at 2am. sometimes i feel like i'm going 1 step 4ward 2 steps back with rountine and feeding.

 

[ERIN84]

exactly how I feel! I'm sure we will get there but its so hard when you are sleep deprived isnt it?