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I am a mom of a 10 week old. When should I be trying to get her on an eating/sleeping routine? I know this is so important, but some nights she goes down at 6pm and doesn't wake to eat until midnight, and then wakes up for the day at 5am...agh!! (but then does nap 2hours later ) Other nights she doesn't go down until 9 or 10 pm and then wakes between 1-3 for a feeding and then wakes for the day at 6 or 7...much nicer.
Do I need to be working on getting a better evening routine down with her now, so she isn't waking at 5am? Or should I wait until she is a little older?
Thanks,
Christina |
| Posted by Christina on 02/08/2008 02:02 PM
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| I waited until my daughter was about 6 months to start a routine. It is very important for very young infants to eat during the night. |
| posted by on 02/08/2008 02:16 PM
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HI Christina:
I started Anna on a routine at 6 weeks old. She is now 8 months old and is a very happy baby (I think in part due to her routine). Looking back, I wish I would have started earlier but really didn't know how. Two books that I found very helpful were Babywise and The babywhisperer. In a nut shell, the rule of thumb is this....Eat, Activity, Sleep. And typically from the time your baby wakes up, she'll be ready to go back to sleep within 1 1/2 to 2 hours. In regards to your evening routine....we always tried to put Anna down between 7 and 8 pm (she goes down currently between 630 and 7 and sleeps until 6-630 the next morning). The babywhisperer mentions a 'dream feed' which occurs about 3-4 hours after you put the baby down that way they'll be more apt to sleep for 5-6 hours straight without waking due to hunger.
Hope this helps.... |
| posted by stacie on 02/08/2008 02:54 PM
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| I started my daughter on a routine after the initial shock of having a baby was gone ( so about 2 weeks). What I did was I already noticed her eating habits and about how many hours she would go before her next feeding. She has always been pretty good about the night time. I would try and wake her up so that after all of her feedings, she was going to bed about 9-9:30. by doing this she got so used to it, she was sleeping through the night at 2 months. The only things that I have had a hard time with lately is naptime, she doesn't want to take more than a 45 minute nap at most. As I said though, that has only been recently. Babies do change their schedule frequently, but I feel that doesn't mean we shouldn't try a schedule as soon as possible. Just adjust accrodingly to what the babies needs are at that stage of their life. |
| posted by Ashley on 02/08/2008 04:01 PM
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Hi Christina-
I started my daughter on a routine at 2 weeks old. Sounds young, but you can never start too early. At 10 weeks, she was on a schedule with feeding, bath, cuddling time and bed time. She would sleep around 8-9, get up at 11-12 for a bottle and sleep again until 6, and then sleep again 2 hours later. At that age she should be eating 2-3 times a night for a feeding. Definitly get a routine going now, it will take some time to get it down, but it will happen. My daughter is now 7 months old and eats at 6, bath 6:30, bed at 7, dream feed at 11 and she sleeps through the night until 7 am. Hope this helps!! |
| posted by H on 02/08/2008 04:16 PM
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| another book I recommend, (I have both the wise and the wisper) is Sleep Easy. It talks about routines, co sleeping to potty training. It's a great book. But one thiing they all say, routine early! It's a great habbit to get into. |
| posted by Cara on 02/08/2008 09:26 PM
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| another book I recommend, (I have both the wise and the wisper) is Sleep Easy. It talks about routines, co sleeping to potty training. It's a great book. But one thiing they all say, routine early! It's a great habbit to get into. |
| posted by Cara on 02/08/2008 09:26 PM
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| I know everyone here so far has said that getting your baby into a routine is a good idea and I definately agree, however, I think 10wks is a little too young for a baby to be on a schedule. I found this too difficult b/c my little guy was born at 9 and 1/2 lbs. and he ate what seemed like every 2 hours. So it was easier to follow his lead until he was a little older and then eventually he fell into his own routine. The only thing we started at about 3 months was putting him down for bed at 7pm. That was a very important and rewarding routine. Since then he's always slept from 7 to 7 with one or two night feedings. Now it's down to only one thank God. It's hard when they are really little b/c they do need to be fed so often, but hang in there. It's gets a little easier as you grow to understand your baby's needs. |
| posted by Lisa on 02/09/2008 02:12 PM
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Hey ladies!
Thank you all so very much for your responses to my question. I think I will be going out to buy 'Babywise' and 'The Baby Whisperer' this weekend, but will not be too stressed about routine yet. My little Jeryn really is doing a great job at eating and sleeping. I am just a new mommy who wants to do the right thing for both her and I. Thank you all for your help! |
| posted by Christina on 02/09/2008 11:17 PM
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