Keeping 10-week-old awake in day?

[ElizabethK_]

So my DD has started sleeping for 3-4h straight at night, feeds and then sleeps 2-3 hours more. That for me is amazing since she would not sleep for more than 1 hour till a few weeks ago.. Thing is she only goes to sleep after 3a.m. and sometimes even after 6am!!!

She does have naps during the day, because i tend to look for signs that she's tired and try to get her to sleep.

I can't help but think though.. Would it be better if i kept her awake, then afternoon nap, then awake until bedtime? Or is that too harsh for a 10-week-old? She does seem to want to stay awake longer but i'm afraid she'll get overtired.

Any opinions/tips/advice?

Thanks in advance!

 

[ButterCup17]

I found that keeping him up made it worse, then he'd get over tired and it was even harder to get him to sleep. I found it best to just follow his lead, although it wasn't always most convenient for me. He was around 12 weeks though when he put himself on a pretty decent schedule. I'd follow her lead now and I bet she figures things out jn her own soon

 

[Dollybird]

one nap a day wouldn't be enough I think. At 10 weeks a baby needs about 3 naps a day if I remember rightly. My 22month old has the one nap a day which is average for his age. I rmemeber on times I tried to cut back naps before be was ready it tended to make things much worse.. Overtired baby is unhappy baby! Lol. And the feeds that u are describing overnight also seem about right. Don't worry she will fall into a proper nighttime routine on her own, sounds like she is already starting to, it just takes awhile and 10 weeks is still just wee. I know it's tough coping in those sleepless days though. xxx

 

[staralfur]

Best just to let her sleep whenever she wants, keeping them awake will cause them to become overtired and they'll likely sleep even worse. She's still very young yet, she'll get herself into a routine.

 

[MrsPear]

Joni was well over one year old where the amount of daytime sleep had any impact on night time. The only thing which made any difference was that if she napped too late she would have a late bed time. I think with my five month old now, the more sleep in the day actually makes him better rested and easier to settle xx

 

[stripeycat5]

Have you tried getting her into some sort of routine? We used to bath DS and then put him to bed at about half 8-9pm at this age. Just make sure it is lovely and quiet and reasonably dark when you put her to bed so she can distinguish night and day. It sounds like she may have her nights and days mixed up which must be exhausting for you.

Just go with her - if you think she will stay awake for a bit longer try it and see what happens. DS didn't sleep very much in the day but was always a good sleeper at night. I may not be so lucky with DD though!

Good luck x

 

[ElizabethK_]

Thank you all for your replies! Seems I should just let her do her thing and hope she adjusts on her own.