Getting Baby to Slep Through the Night.

How old is she? At 4 months old they can sleep through the night w/o needing to eat. I always did the never wake a sleeping baby when sleeping at night but during the day just depends. Try keeping her awake for a little while before bed and see if that helps. Also, start a bedtime routine at this young age.....bath, bottle, rock then crib. See if any of this helps. It will get better!! Hang in there!

Hi L.,

My daughter starting sleeping through the night around 4-5 weeks old. I think it will come natural on their own so hang in there. Again, for the feedings, I would let her wake up on her own. I know they say newborns usually feed every 2-3 hours or so but just use your judgement if you feel she's gone too long without a feeding. I miss those days when my daughter was that little, then again, I cherish 7 hours of sleep!

God Bless,
K.

Take her outside during the day, sun on the retinas helps to straighten things out. Other than that, don't push it too much. She will figure it out.

As far as feedings go, I wouldn't let her go more than 3-3.5 hours during the day. At night, as long as she isn't having weight gain issues, let her sleep.

Congratulations on your new baby!
Newborn meaning less than a month?
I would feed her when she wakes. "Do not wake a sleeping baby" Is a true rule.

To help her adjust to night and day, at nighttime, try to do as many things in as much darkness as possible. Maybe have a small nightlight to use while changing her diaper. Also do not speak to her, just change, feed, and burp her in as much quiet as possible. This way she will not be stimulated and will fall back asleep during the night. During the day, Be animated. Look at her, hold her so that she faces you. You are her best toy at this point. This will get her schedule to gradually move to "our schedule".

One thing I discovered was that the baby wipes. get really cold in an air conditioned house, so I purchased a babywipe warmer, so that the cold did not startle and upset her when she was drowsy. Nothing worse that baby almost completely asleep and a cold wipe shocking her awake.

Go back thru "requests and responses" in the yellow toolbar. There are more questions about kids sleeping than any other post category. I am sure your question has been answered in this area.
Actually, I'll bet all sleeping and potty training questions have been asked and answered 20 times and are posted in "requests and responses."

Good luck and Congrats on your new arrival!

our pedi did not recomend sleeping threw the night till our son was one year. he did most of his sleeping at night from about three months. but we still got up durring the night. i did not sleep much but naped for the first few months. every time the baby went to sleep i did too.

a book i highly recomend is "what to expect in the first year". its a quick and easy guide to keep your baby up to speed and you too. you dont have to read the entire book( who has time) but you can refrence it to the age your child is. congrats on the baby. you will sleep again.

My pediatrician told me that babies really can't get their day and night routine worked out until about 3 months. He told me the medical reason, but that was a couple years ago...so I can't remember but he said that actually it just takes about that long physically for them to be able to do it. I agree with Laurie A., let the baby sleep as long as they want:) That was always my philosophy and it worked great. I think by about 2 months he was doing like 4 or 5 hour stretches which was wonderful! What I did also was make sure that I fed a lot during the day. Like if in an hour and a half after starting the previous feeding he seemed hungry, ie. rooting around, chewing on fists, and lastly giving that shrill cry, I would feed him. I found that if I fed a bit more frequently during the day he would do better at night. Sometimes I felt like a feeding machine! But he was always in like the 90% for weight, I made milk like crazy and most importantly--he slept! I hope that helps and she will get he days and nights sorted out, it just takes a few months. I remember after three months things got soooo much easier!! Congratulations on your new little one!!

Start bathing her at night instead of the day. Hopes this helps

I highly highly recommend "Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-by-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success" by Suzy Giordano and Lisa Abidin. I tried a few different books and techniques and I found this book to be the most helpful with my twins. I started the book later than it suggests and it still worked great for us. My girls were sleeping through the night by 3.5 months. Its an easy and practical read...check it out!

hi - i have a 16 months old who still wakes at night - but i have been given lots of advice, and i will tell you what works for me (sometimes lol)

1. get a blackout blind, or hang a black fleece in the window so its nice and dark in the babies room.

2. whenyou feed or change her dont turn on the light, change her with just a very dim nightlight - if she has not pooed dont change her, use pampers or other good quality diaper during the night, they can hold a zillion wee's, she can easily go all night without being changed as long as its not poo - i used to check by sticking my finger in and feeling ( a bit yucky, but better than undressing and taking the diaper off for no reason and waking baby).

3. put her to bed no later than 8, start this now so she has a routine, even if she wakes up again at midinght for a feed (which she probably will).

4. get a wipes warmer - i second that, those wipes are cold!

5. keep the room at around 74 degrees, my babies hated and loathed sleepsacks, they much prefered a nice fleece footed pajama and a blanket if needed - when they were very little being swaddled in a light blanket really helped.

some babies are just good sleepers - neither of mine have been, my son didnt sleep through till he was 5!!, shouldnt really be giving advice lol - but this is advice people have given me over the years, hopefully it will work for you