Tricks or something to get my daughter to sleep longer at night or through most of the night?? Some…
Tricks or something to get my daughter to sleep longer at night or through most of the night?? Some sleep training or something?? I’m a high schoolw student still and I’ve barely been going to school because I’m so tired I over sleep my alarms.. my neighbor said she gave her baby a bath every night for about two weeks but then she stopped because she was drying his skin out but he got to where he was in the routine of going to sleep and staying asleep.. is this the only way? I don’t always have the time to do baths every night I barely have time to bathe myself! Please mommy’s I’m in desperate need of ideas of what works for you! I’m going to have to get her in some type of routine at night. She goes a few hours in between feedings but she constantly tries fighting sleep and sometimes I’ll get her to sleep (seems like she is to me) but as soon as I lay down she starts making noises and if I don’t raise up to touch her or put her pack in her mouth she cries!
The EK 💁🏼♀️·
I’m sorry. Sleeping through the night is a developmental milestone that she will reach when she is ready. She’s still young and it’s very normal that she wakes often. It’s just part of having a newborn. It does help to start a bedtime routine but even that isn’t guaranteed to work with a baby so young.
Briana Ramos·
Мама сына-младенца
Mama I’m a high school student too I know how tiring it is no matter how exhausted I am I still force myself to go to school because I need to graduate on time for him a baby that young you can’t really sleep train yet try playing white noise because when I don’t have the noise on my son will move to any little movement but the white noise distracts them
Lizology27··
This is good advice
Josephine·
Мама дочки (3 года)
No, way too early for ‘sleep training.’ Baby needs to eat often. She will begin sleeping longer hours later on but expect more sleep regressions throughout infancy
as that’s all part of developmental leaps.
leslie·
Мама сына (2 года)
She will eventually sleep longer stretches, but when shes ready. Do you swaddle her? That could help in puttinf her down without being as fussy. Just hang in there, it will get better.
Amber McCowin ·
I had my son sleeping throughout the night by month 2 by keeping a strict schedule of 3 naps a day, never napping past 6pm, keeping him active between naps, making sure natural light filled my home during the day and keeping it dark at night. All this combined with a routine of being well fed, burped, bathed and sang to just before his 8:30 bedtime allowed me to be happy and well rested. I was concerned about his feeding schedule but his pediatrician said feed him when he’s hungry and don’t wake them up for feedings because it’s unnecessary unless THEY themselves wake up and want to eat.
Morgan ·
Honestly a “strict schedule” doesn’t work like that for most babies. They are still going to wake up. Just because someone else’s baby slept through the night at 2 months doesn’t mean all babies are capable of that. If they’re sleeping all night it’s most likely just how they are and probably has nothing to do with any routine 🙃hang in there it will get better over time and you won’t feel as tired all the time.
Lizology27··
I was about to say this too!
Heather··
Мама сына (7 лет)
Thank you for this! 🙌
Lizology27·
Hang in there. Baby will eventually sleep longer. Do you have any help? Like your parents or her dad? The only advice I have is to not give her any cereal until 6 months. I wish you the best
Cams ·
I started a nap routine around 9w that really seemed to help. Baby usually takes 3 naps a day and is not up more than an hour and a half between naps. When they become overtired, sleep is harder to achieve. But like @ek_, said, sleeping through is a milestone. Mine is 11w and still waking 2-3 times a night to eat. Just have to solider through it. Good luck.
Shay·
It's a tough situation but this is going to be her schedule for a while. You can try a lavender baby bath soap at night to soothe her but not everything that works for some will work for others.
You may be sleepy and or deprived of sleep but you can do this. Push yourself to go to school even when tired. Ask Dad to come over so you can nap if that's possible.
Victoria ·
I’m sorrry, girl. I consider myself an “experienced” mom in this, having 4 kids. From my experience, some kids sleep and some don’t. My 4 year old alone wakes up more during the night than my 2yr old and 5 month old twins all combined.
Now is the time when you’re going to have to dig deep and push through it. It’s so hard being a teen mom, and everything is working against you to make you fail. Find your strength, mama. You can do this!!