No more long nights....

[mrs_pink]

Hi all. Kaylee has all of a sudden decided to become nocturnal. She has been staying up from 8pm till 4 or 6 am! I didn't think a 7 week old baby could stay awake for that long of a stretch, but she can and she does. I really sucks bc we are up all day like normal people and then I have to stay awake with her all night too, at least on my days off. So after last night, I have hatched a plan of attack. I will wake her up at 8 am this am and feed her and wake her any time she falls asleep for a nap. I will feed her every three hrs even if she is taking a nap. Basically , the idea is to make her understand that we are to be active during the day and sleep at night. When 8 pm comes around the TV will be shut off and the lights dimmed with soft music playing. She will also get a bath at this time using that lavender bath wash. Hopefully, after her bath she will be so tired that she'll want to sleep and stay asleep. I don't mind if she wakes to feed at night, I just want her to go back to sleep with no problems. I know I won't necessarily get my way, but I'll be damned if I don't try to. My DH has to take care of her Thursday nights and needs to go to work on Friday morning. He can't be awake all day Thursday and Thursday night and then go to work on Friday morning. That just doesn't work, not to mention unsafe for his job.We have to try something. I hope my plan works. I'm also open to any suggestions. Well, wish us luck.

[MSugarKane]

Jul. 22, 2008 at 11:11 AM

Good plan!  The one thing I would add is if she is over 10 pounds she does not need to eat in the middle of the night. If you continue to make a feeding time during the middle of the night or after a certain hour her stomach will keep waking her up.

Good luck!  She should reverse herself  in a short amount of time.