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KarenVG (162.3 days ago)
I used to get my two to sleep in a bassinet type thing in the living room during the day for the first little while so they never got totally undisturbed sleep in the day, also put them in a different bed for the night (in our room and never put on any lights, maybe a little night light if you need a little more for changing but away from them being able to look at it say behind a cupboard or something so the glow is diminished... They do figure it out but also will still wake several times in the night for feedings. We had the perfect first baby but the second was awake every night until we just moved her out of the crib into a bed! Good luck hope something worls for you!

mommy-2-b (164.7 days ago)
I know this sounds retarded, but... With help, flip your baby head over heals in a complete circle. One person flipping, one supporting her head and neck. For some ungodly reason, it turns their clock around. I haven`t tried this, as mine is unborn, but I know four different people who swear by it. Can`t hurt, and only takes like ten seconds...why not give it a try?

emy (165.3 days ago)
I had no luck at that age. Things started to change on their own at about a month or so, in which you can try to establish a night time routine. It can be trying...I thought Jamison was going to be up all night and sleep in my bed until he was 18. I am excited to say, at 4 months, he sleeps in his crib through the night. Good Luck!

mdbabyno1 (165.4 days ago)
I agree with daisybaby. At night don`t turn any lights on or talk to her. You will only stimulate her and she will think it is day time. Just change her diaper and feed her and it`s back to bed. During the day, obviously it will be light out and talk to her. I would definitely start a bed time routine too. Routines are amazing. Trust me, I`m a nanny and children on routines are so much happier and so are their parents.

tiredmommy (165.5 days ago)
You don`t want to force her to stay awake - she`s too young. It`s perfectly natural that she`s mixed up! Begin working on your daily routine, which will revolve around her feeding schedule. If she eats every 3 hours or so, then try to make feedings the same time each day (with enough flexibility to accommoadate to her hunger and your daily activities.) Then start a predicatable bedtime routine. For example: eat, bath, story, bed. Do make the house darker and quieter in the evenings, to let her know it`s close to bedtime. It will be rough for a little while, but hopefully she`ll adjust soon. (My daughter started sleeping 5-6 hours straight at 6 wks old sometimes, then consistently at 8 wks. It soon became 8 hours straight, then 10-12 hours.) It will get better, but be consistent as possible with your routines (especially early on.)

daisybaby (165.6 days ago)
oh ya, start a bedtime routine now! if i give my baby a bath she is out like a light! she now knows what it means when i tell her it`s time to put on jammies and go night night...

daisybaby (165.6 days ago)
at night i would not turn on lights, talk to baby or even make eye contact. just take care of business and right back to bed! i took her to my mom`s and she wanted to get up with her at night and she thought they would get to play and have fun but baby was so well trained that it was night time she wouldn`t even open her eyes or lift her head! it worked great.

leanie093 (165.6 days ago)
yes, she is too young so she will sleep during the day and be up most of the night for now. so sleep with her during the day. once she hits a months and starts getting a little bigger, what i did with my son was once it was morning and he was up i`d open all the blinds and let the house light up with all the sunshine. obviously he`d take his naps during the day and once it was getting to be night time i`d give him his bath and make the room dark, just a little orange night light so i can see for feedings. and slowly but surely he was up in the day took his usual morning nap at noon, then his afternoon nap at 3 and by 8 getting his bath and he`s out like a light by 9 pm. it all comes with time. no rush at all, she only be that little for awhile. best wishes =]

RobinG (165.7 days ago)
6 days old is to young to keep awkae and to soon to hope for more sleep sweetie ((())) I know its hard but it does get better. newborns sleep most of the day as a norm for at least a month sometimes more (()) mariettap said it perfectly :)

mariettap (165.7 days ago)
It`s so frustrating when you`re sleep deprived. Congratulations on your new baby. At 6 days old, your baby is doing exactly what nature tells her. You can`t change her this early. Patience is hard to come by when Mommy is so sleepy, but the best you can do is love her the way she is, and know that she WILL mature and develop a sleep cycle that is more compatible with yours! I`m sure you`ve heard this: `Sleep when the baby sleeps!` That`s b/c if you don`t then you simply won`t sleep! Enjoy your daytime naps with her. Enjoy every minute of your new blessing. Best wishes.



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