Waking at night - 1 month old

Memphis · Oct 16th, 2010, 11:17 AM

Hi everyone!

I am a new mom to a little girl who is 1 month on Sunday. I just had a question about how to get them to sleep longer during the night. She is just now only formula fed (I was pumping and mixing with formula till yesterday). During the day she will sleep for 2 1/2 - 4 hour blocks but at night she is up every 2 hours on the nose! Then she only eats 1-2 oz before passing out and I can't get her to take more so she wakes up 2 hours later for more. I have tried to help her differentiate between day and night and at night feed her in the dark in the bedroom, no stimulation really (no eye contact or talking) so she will go right back to sleep (which she does most of the time). She does tend to have one episode a night where she is up for 2-3 hours WIDE AWAKE! I don't mind when it is before midnight or after 5am as I don't really consider this the middle of the night but sometimes it is at 2am. Anyways, any tips for me??? As this is my first baby I am a little lost....

littleblonde · Oct 16th, 2010, 11:24 AM

This isnt going to help. But at the moment its very normal. Apart from making nights as dark and quiet as possible its something they just grow out off. You could try feeding more often during the day. Also try more activitys during the day as well,.

NG09 · Oct 16th, 2010, 12:15 PM

I'm sorry to tell you but the only thing that's going to make her sleep longer is time, My LO is 10 weeks on Monday and can sleep 8 hours without a bottle, even that is good for his age I think.

Teach123 · Oct 16th, 2010, 12:19 PM

Will she take a bigger bottle than normal as her last feed before bed time? We did this with LO and it meant that she slept for a bit longer. x

ILoveShoes · Oct 16th, 2010, 12:32 PM

My LO is EXACTLY the same, except he is breastfed.
X

kellie_w · Oct 16th, 2010, 15:06 PM

Same here! i cried and cried out of frustration and tiredness last night as luke was wide awake between 12.30 and 3.30am. He had only had last feed at 11pm too, and awake again at 5am. i would do anything for a whole nights sleep, just keep telling outselves it will get easier x

free3reeder · Oct 16th, 2010, 15:08 PM

Yep this is so normal from what I've seen. I know how you feel because it does feel a little like they'll never learn! But just wait, as little as a week from now her habits will be completely different. Do you do a bedtime routine? I found the bath really helped teach her "it's time for a long sleep now"! Also, bear in mind your LO is now getting used to just being FF. I did the same - pumping/FFing for the first 7 weeks then onto FF full time - and it took a while for her digestive system to catch up.

AFC84 · Oct 16th, 2010, 15:32 PM

Mine fed 2-hourly til he was 4 months. Then at 5 months he started going every 4hrs, finally! It seems to be reflected at night too, so I agree with the others, just try to ride it out!

pigginteacher · Oct 16th, 2010, 15:38 PM

I have found having a bedtime routine helps with the day and night differentiation and my LO is 4 weeks too. I normally bath her, get her into her sleeping bag, feed her and then give her a little cuddle until she's nodding off and then put her in her moses basket. She normally sleeps for 5 hours has a feed then goes back to sleep for another 3 hours. We are having a go at putting her down earlier tonight as she seems very tired. Anyway it's trial and error and what works for on doesn't always work for another. Just remember it's not forever and try and catch up on sleep in the daytime if you can

xemmax · Oct 16th, 2010, 15:40 PM

oliver is just the same, i was up from 4-5.30am today trying to get him to go back to sleep! we're trying to get him into a routine so it's a nice warm bath, nice warm towel, breastfed in bed and then SLEEP. he'll go 4 hours after that until his first feed, and then he doesn't sleep much afterwards. it's still very early days for them so just try to ride it out - it can only get better (or so i continue to tell myself

). x

Oct 16th, 2010, 11:17 AM	#1
Memphis Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 145	Waking at night - 1 month old Hi everyone! I am a new mom to a little girl who is 1 month on Sunday. I just had a question about how to get them to sleep longer during the night. She is just now only formula fed (I was pumping and mixing with formula till yesterday). During the day she will sleep for 2 1/2 - 4 hour blocks but at night she is up every 2 hours on the nose! Then she only eats 1-2 oz before passing out and I can't get her to take more so she wakes up 2 hours later for more. I have tried to help her differentiate between day and night and at night feed her in the dark in the bedroom, no stimulation really (no eye contact or talking) so she will go right back to sleep (which she does most of the time). She does tend to have one episode a night where she is up for 2-3 hours WIDE AWAKE! I don't mind when it is before midnight or after 5am as I don't really consider this the middle of the night but sometimes it is at 2am. Anyways, any tips for me??? As this is my first baby I am a little lost....

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Oct 16th, 2010, 11:24 AM	#2
littleblonde Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shropshire Posts: 7,230	This isnt going to help. But at the moment its very normal. Apart from making nights as dark and quiet as possible its something they just grow out off. You could try feeding more often during the day. Also try more activitys during the day as well,.

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Oct 16th, 2010, 12:15 PM	#3
NG09 Press/Research BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,213	I'm sorry to tell you but the only thing that's going to make her sleep longer is time, My LO is 10 weeks on Monday and can sleep 8 hours without a bottle, even that is good for his age I think.

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Oct 16th, 2010, 12:19 PM	#4
Teach123 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 268	Will she take a bigger bottle than normal as her last feed before bed time? We did this with LO and it meant that she slept for a bit longer. x

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Oct 16th, 2010, 12:32 PM	#5
ILoveShoes Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 6,052	My LO is EXACTLY the same, except he is breastfed. X

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Oct 16th, 2010, 15:06 PM	#6
kellie_w Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 1,211	Same here! i cried and cried out of frustration and tiredness last night as luke was wide awake between 12.30 and 3.30am. He had only had last feed at 11pm too, and awake again at 5am. i would do anything for a whole nights sleep, just keep telling outselves it will get easier x

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Oct 16th, 2010, 15:08 PM	#7
free3reeder Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 77	Yep this is so normal from what I've seen. I know how you feel because it does feel a little like they'll never learn! But just wait, as little as a week from now her habits will be completely different. Do you do a bedtime routine? I found the bath really helped teach her "it's time for a long sleep now"! Also, bear in mind your LO is now getting used to just being FF. I did the same - pumping/FFing for the first 7 weeks then onto FF full time - and it took a while for her digestive system to catch up.

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Oct 16th, 2010, 15:32 PM	#8
AFC84 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 2,327	Mine fed 2-hourly til he was 4 months. Then at 5 months he started going every 4hrs, finally! It seems to be reflected at night too, so I agree with the others, just try to ride it out!

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Oct 16th, 2010, 15:38 PM	#9
pigginteacher Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Wales Posts: 824	I have found having a bedtime routine helps with the day and night differentiation and my LO is 4 weeks too. I normally bath her, get her into her sleeping bag, feed her and then give her a little cuddle until she's nodding off and then put her in her moses basket. She normally sleeps for 5 hours has a feed then goes back to sleep for another 3 hours. We are having a go at putting her down earlier tonight as she seems very tired. Anyway it's trial and error and what works for on doesn't always work for another. Just remember it's not forever and try and catch up on sleep in the daytime if you can

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Oct 16th, 2010, 15:40 PM	#10
xemmax Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 9,659	oliver is just the same, i was up from 4-5.30am today trying to get him to go back to sleep! we're trying to get him into a routine so it's a nice warm bath, nice warm towel, breastfed in bed and then SLEEP. he'll go 4 hours after that until his first feed, and then he doesn't sleep much afterwards. it's still very early days for them so just try to ride it out - it can only get better (or so i continue to tell myself ). x

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