This past weekend we went to visit my daughter who just had our first grandchild which is now six weeks old. We were talking about her baby sleeping schedule that she was working on and how hard it was to get any sleep herself.
One big change a family has with a newborn is the big problem of “baby sleeping” or a lack of. When we had our third child we were not thinking that we would have any baby sleep pattern problems because we had already gone through it twice before. Then we found out that first we were wrong and second we found out that all kids are different. There are babies that will start off keeping you up all night and not sleeping at all and others will sleep through the night.
I’m sure you’ve heard before that the best time to sleep is when your baby sleeps. Well, this is partly true and sometimes completely impossible. Sometimes when your infant sleeps this is considered your work time, to get thing done around the house. Where this causes a problem is if you aren’t well rested you won’t enjoy the time you normally spend with your baby when he/she is awake and wanting you to give them all your attention.
If you think about it when babies are born they have an entirely different clock from any other baby and wanting to sleep at different times. When the baby was in the mother’s womb the baby would sleep during the day when mom was “rocking the baby to sleep” with the her movements. Now when mom settles down for the night the baby thinks it’s time to rock and roll. Anyway, what happens is… it just takes time for the baby to adjust to the new routine.
You know what’s normal for one family just might not be for the next family and at first when you are thinking about your baby sleeping you have to realize that it’s difficult at first and things will settle down to a normal routine. One thing will help with your baby sleep problems and the transition is to find out what works for your baby and establish a good nap and bedtime routine.
So if you have a newborn sleep problem and your baby seems to be a night owl, try adjusting the time a little every day. You might want to try maybe when it gets close to their bedtime dim the lights, this could help both of you relax. Then after your baby is asleep take a little time to pamper yourself and then get a good nights sleep.
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Love the video, it’s so cute. Very interested article on smoking while pregnant. I hope people don’t start thinking it’s ok to smoke while pregnant now, that all they have to do is stop before a certain time and everything will be ok. I don’t that’s not what it means but some might. Take care like your blog.
Thanks Missy…. of course we all know that not smoking at all before, during or after pregnancy is the thing to do.