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After the first couple nights of Jasmine being home, I realized she will fall asleep instantly if I hold her in bed with me. Having told myself I would never do this, I did it anyway because of the lack of sleep lol. Well she sleeps better than ever now (a couple weeks later). She's even up to a 5 hour stretch, two times in a row, at night between feedings. But I noticed that she has trouble sleeping for long periods during the day if she's not being held. This COULD be because she sleeps for about 11 hours straight (minus feedings) at night with me, so she doesnt need too much more sleep during the day. But she hasnt been sleeping for more than about 45 minutes at a time during the day. Is this okay for her? I guess as long as she gets the sleep sometime it's okay right? Can anyone shed some light on this? ↓
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| Name: JasminesMommy | Date: May 20th, 2007 3:51 PM |
| I guess I didnt really ask my question lol. What I am trying to ask is this... is her sleeping with me at night messing up her daytime schedule? (that being my mistake) ↑ |
| Name: 04nidak | Date: May 20th, 2007 4:08 PM |
It sounds like she may not be sleeping during the day because she isn't being held. She sleeps so good at night because you hold her or sleep with her up against you and she feels that security, but during the day, she's all by herself.
I found this info about how much sleep a baby needs. I hope it helps. Good luck!!!
How much do newborns sleep?
Babies sleep a lot, but not usually when you want them to.
Most newborns sleep 16 to 18 hours a day, but unforunately, they tend to sleep in two- to three-hour increments, even at night. Then they wake up for a feeding and some socializing. Their circadian--or night and day--rhythms are often completely out of whack, so it will be awhile before they take their most lengthy respite when you do. "Our daughter," says Ron Heckmann of Piedmont, California, "would be wide awake and raring to play at 3 a.m. It wasn't until she was about 9 months old that we were able to put her to bed at 10 and expect to sleep until 7 a.m." As baby grows, her sleep patterns will start to take on a more regular rhythm, but keep in mind that some babies just seem to need more sleep, and some, less.
How will these sleep patterns change?
By three months of age, your child will probably sleep about 15 hours a day--nine hours at night, and the other six hours will be broken into three daytime naps.
When your baby reaches six months of age, she may be taking roughly two naps of two hours apiece, and the rest will be nighttime sleep.
Around month nine, her naps may decrease by about 30 minutes, for a total sleep of 14 hours. And by that magical first birthday, she should be sleeping a little over 13 1/2 hours a day, 11 of them at night. ↑ |
| Name: mamal | Date: May 20th, 2007 4:13 PM |
| I really doubt it. It is now recommended that you co-sleep. It has been shown to reduce the risk of SIDS. I think you have hit that point where their sleep scheldule flips around. It always happened to me the moment I was getting use to whatever schedule little guy was on, boom he would change it up and we would start all over again. It seems like you have a "normal" kiddo! You are a great mommy and doing a great job! ↑ |
| Name: JasminesMommy | Date: May 20th, 2007 4:14 PM |
Well according to that she IS getting all the sleep she needs. This is her schedule (mostly anyway)
She will go to bed around 11 (give or take), and wake up around 3:30-4 to eat (that lasting about 20-30minutes). Then she will take up again (on average) around 7:30 - sometimes as late as 8-8:30. Then she will go back to sleep, after eating, until around 10:30. For the rest of the day she's relatively awake. She usually wont sleep for more than 45minutes to an hour at a time. Like she will eat, and stay up for about an hour afterwards, then go back to sleep, then wake back up to eat again. This is just about how it is all the way up until 11 when she sleeps for the night again. So she is getting the sleep she needs. I guess she's just getting the majority of it all at the same time. ↑ |
| Name: JasminesMommy | Date: May 20th, 2007 4:16 PM |
| im not complaining though. I am finally getting back all that sleep I lost in the first week or so. I guess she's got the same love for sleep as I do because I have to get a consecuitive 9 at least hours of sleep to function properly. And thanks to her sleeping habits I pretty much get it. ↑ |
| Name: 04nidak | Date: May 20th, 2007 4:20 PM |
| sounds like she's doing great and it's good that you are getting some sleep too. You're doing great with her! :-) ↑ |
| Name: missmara | Date: May 20th, 2007 4:42 PM |
My concerns over my daughter's sleeping habits (i.e. where and how often she slept) used to bother me until I read some interesting info on Dr. Sears website. He says that the best place for baby to sleep is wherever baby and parents get the best sleep - whether that's in their own crib in a separate room, in a cradle in parents room or in bed with parents doesn't matter, what's important is that everyone is comfortable and getting the rest they need. Also - my daughter never followed the "rules" about when she got her sleep. She was a cat napper until almost 9 months of age, but she slept great at night so I didn't complain. I once charted her sleep for a week and found that when I added up all of her sleeping time in a 24 hours period, she was definitely within the normal range of how much sleep she should get. Eventually she did settle into a more "normal" sleep patter. Now she is a year and sleeps anywhere from 8 - 10 hours at night, takes a 1 hour nap in the morning and a 3 -4 hour nap in the afternoon.
You're doing great! Check out Dr. Sears website - it was a lifesaver for me!! www.askdrsears.com ↑ |
| Name: mizzescalante | Date: May 21st, 2007 2:11 PM |
| i think its ok for right now. you will soon get enough sleep to get her into a rutine. i did the same thing with xylea but now she sleeps good and i know she sleeps better in dino or my arms but its just more comfort for them. you can not spoil your child at all unless when you put them down they think they are dying but otherwise one day it will get better and you will get her in a routine. ↑ |
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