Patterns & Habits: Toddler, SwaddleMe

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sleep......what Is That?

my five week old son started off life sleeping three to four hours a night. and now it seems he is only sleeping an hour and a half to two hours at a time. also, his father is not very helpful during the night time hours and is away all day, so this leaves me with an around the clock job going on two to three hours of sleep. the baby will not sleep flat on his back, which makes everything even harder. help! what can i do to help the baby sleep longer.

Sleep Problems

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Sleeping Thru the Night??

Am I expecting too much? Our daughter is 6 1/2 weeks old, and we are feeding her every 4 hours. She takes about 4-5 ounces at every feeding. She usually naps a little between the 7am and 11am feeding and then takes her long nap between 11am and 3pm. She usually dozes off to sleep around 8:30pm and we wake her at 11pm to feed her. after that it is very hit or miss for sleeping. Sometimes she sleeps til 3 some til 2:30. Then she goes back to sleep after she eats til about 6am. Am I expecting too much that she be headed towards sleeping thru...