How To Keep Baby Awake During The Day And Sleep At Night
We started my 6 week old son on the eat play sleep schedule during the day and eat sleep schedule night.
How to keep baby awake during the day and sleep at night. Nighttime feeds and soothing should be brief and boring you could also try keeping a log of your baby s sleep habits. Dont try and keep him awake in the day i have always found that they more my daughter sleeps in the day the better she sleeps at night sleep breeds sleep. Of course by definition some babies will need more and some will need less. Babies have touch reserves that need to be filled too.
If your baby needs less developing a 3 month old schedule is usually more difficult. Developmental milestones which generally occur around 4 months 6 months and 8 months can make a baby forget to eat during the day which leads to her need to make up for missed meals at night. Keep your infant exposed to sunlight and everyday noises during the day even while she sleeps. However i m wondering if i should try and keep him awake a little more during the day to get him to be more open to sleeping at night.
If your baby is still fighting sleep waking early or confusing night and day it s time to review her sleep habits. Right now he just nurses and sleeps all day after we do our tummy time. At night he is wide awake and doesn t want to sleep but it s complete opposite during day time. At night turn the lights low and keep your interactions quiet she says.
Set your baby s day night sleep cycle starting when your baby is 2 weeks old try to teach her that nighttime is when we sleep and daytime is when we have fun during daylight hours keep. Not all babies settle into a routine early mine didnt for a long long time but just let him go with the flow and he will sort his own pattern out when he is ready. Your baby may sleep from 10 to 18 hours a day sometimes for 3 to 4 hours at a time. Keep in mind night waking isn t always just about food.
You can start sleep training your baby when she s 4 to 6 months old. Rather than let your baby sleep for long periods during the day wake him for feedings for the first month or so even if he s fast asleep. Your baby still needs 11 12 hours of sleep at night and 3 4 hours during the day but the total average sleep is right around 14 hours. But babies don t know the difference between day and night.
Before that happens try organizing your days around her sleep and wake patterns which can help her put in longer stretches of quality sleep. Sleeping in may be attractive option for both of you but it won t help you reach your goal of sleeping soundly at night.