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[hugsy]

Hey Girls,

First off can not believe im actually in this section on e

We got home from hospital with Kayla on Tuesday , shes great and sleeps all day doesnt cry or anything but will not settle at night what so ever, she is happy out the door in her mosses untill we want to go to bed and she wont have any of it

mw said ts cos of the patterns they develop during pregnancy, just wondering how long it took your LO's to start to sleep the right way round and any tips to help.

i ended up sitting on the end of the bed holding her while she went to sleep for few hours cos every tie i put her down she woke up again and figured the ore proper sleep she got the better so just went with it bt so not doing that every night and dont wanna get her into bad habbits

 

[pinkyprincess]

Don't worry about bad habits yet! Your baby has been pulled out of her comfy home and thrust into a loud cold world! You can't spoil a newborn.

I made sure that when Tyler was asleep in the daytime the room was bright and noisy and at night dark and quiet. Swaddling helps done babies, my Tyler was never keen tho so I used to put him in a sleeping bag but tuck a sheet tightly over him.

Make sure LO is in a deep sleep before putting her down or even have her in bed with you if you feel comfortable.

Congratulations btw

 

[Maybe_mummy]

Alyssia was back to front when we first brought her home. We try to feed her at night with minimal fuss not too much light or over stimulation or talking so she is learning night is for sleeping and day for playing with lots of eye contact and chattering and play! I tend to cuddle her till she is almost asleep make sure shes swaddeled well and put her down sometimes she might fuss a little but i keep my hand on her and she knows im still there then she goes to sleep. Some babies dont like swaddling but she loves it and must feel safe. She is much better now, dont get me wrong still does like to sometime paly at night but miles better then when we first brought her home.

It may not seem like it but it will get better and Congratualtions XX

 

[pinkyprincess]

That's a point. I wouldn't talk to Tyler after 8pm just softly if I needed too and no playing (he wouldn't go to sleep until 10 at first)

 

[Olive]

I agree, I don't really talk to Brody after he's down at night and dim the light switch in the nursery when I'm feeding him. In the day, I'll hover around him, have the telly on, etc.

How does your lo sleep (sleeping bag, swaddle, blankets?)? Also you could try the hot water bottle on the moses basket tip, taking it off when she's going down so that the mattress is warm.

Welcome btw and huge congrats.xxx

 

[DW1978]

Jax was exactly the same at first. We co-slept until he was 10 weeks old as he just would not sleep in his Moses basket in the night then we put him swaddled in his big cot in his own room with no transition problems. I've always fed him in as minimal light as possible in the night and never speak to him at all

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[Lulabell]

Welcome and congrats! Joshua was in bed next to me or first two weeks. It was the only way me, hubby n josh could get any sleep. I'm a really light sleeper so felt 100% safe with him next to me. But knew I couldn't do this forever. So I bought a summer swaddle me from kiddicare. Best thing ever for us! We have only just stopped using it now and Joshua sleeps fine without it now. It's all trial and error. See what works for your LO. We tried tilting the Moses basket, hot water bottle, items of our clothing next to them, and swaddling was the only thing that worked for us. Good luck. And enjoy every moment!xx

 

[Princess81]

Hiya! Congrats again we had the same trouble at first, my only answer is that it takes time for them to adjust to day and night, as newborns they don't have a clue. Keeping her Moses warm is a good suggestion so that the cold doesn't jolt her awake and swaddling as well. All of the above actually lol!! She'll work it out soon Hun x

 

[Cazza]

Yep we had a nocturnal baby too!!

Lots of great tips above, try them all and see what works for you and baby!!

We did resort to a couple of nights with her in our bed as we were so exhausted and needed sleep, but we made sure it didn't become a habit.

 

[hugsy]

Thanks for all the great advice girls, will defo try the hot water bottle in the basket before putting her in, she doesnt seem to like being swaddled and likes to have her harm up by her head so i just put her in and cover with cellular blanket and tuck it into the matress bt nt too tight that she cant move her feet, she has been more awake during the day today wich was good thinking she might be better tonight but after taking 100ml ever 4 hours in a nic routine she went maad for food after 2 hours so we gave it to her so wil have to see what way she feeds next but hoping for a bit more sleep, lots of food questions so will post nrew tread to save confusion lol