I have a 2 month old son that does not like to take naps very easily during the day. And at night time the longest he will sleep is 3 hours. I am wondering if there are any tips on when and how to start a sleeping schedule for him.
M.,
I don't think that either of my children even started to show signs of a schedule until three months.
Hope this helps,
Melissa
Its hard but I feel like kids need to make up their own schedules especally when their very young. Your son will find his own pattern you just have to find away to stay sane until he does.
I agree with the others, he is a little young to worry about it. Our daughter was three months too before I noticed a pattern. It might help to do the same things before sleep: feed, change, sleep, wake, change, play, feed, change, sleep. And my youngest needs it quieter than my oldest did, so we need to play somewhere away from where she's sleeping. also make sure it's not too bright, too warm, or too cold to help him sleep better/longer. Good luck!
Hi M.,
I am a mother of four, ranging in age from 5-20. I have found that a sleep schedule can be obtained by 4 months of age. Sometimes earlier, but not too easily. I normally have my children on a good schedule by 4 months and at that time I move them from their basinette in my room, to their crib in their own room. It's important to be willing to let them fuss or cry themselves to sleep...many first time parents find this difficult to do, but it is extremely important to teach your young child that they can fall asleep without your assistance. I call if the first lesson in life. Second to that lesson is making their crib their own little sanctuary. I think two months is early...but a good time to start. It's important to realize that it is never too late and that you are in charge. Your child is new on this earth and your job, aside from loving your child unconditionally, is to teach your child that it is their job to assimilate to life on earth, and not the other way around. This is true for the rest of his life. The world will never cater to any one individual, so this is a great way to teach him to assimilate to the schedules already set in place.
Good Luck...I also live just outside Mill Creek!
D. P.
I have a 4.5 month old and she started falling into a pretty regular schedule around 3 months. I've also heard that babies generally can sleep through the night when they weight 11-12 pounds, and this was true for us.
Um, welcome to motherhood! New parents always have that tell-tale dazed when-am-I-ever-going-to-get-any-sleep look at around 2-3 months. In my experience (I've had 3,) babies generally fall into predictable sleep patterns at between 3-4 months old. Best wishes, and I promise you'll get to sleep at some point! Enjoy these precious moments... they don't stay in that snuggle-bean stage for long.
My little one still has trouble sleeping at 6 months so I obviously dont have a cure, but one thing that really will help you (that I wish I had done from day 1) is putting your baby into a routine, studies have shown that babies like predictability, for ex. warm bath, massage, quiet play, nighttime bottle/nursing, etc. try to do this at the same time each night (around the time you would like bedtime to be). Also try to put her in her crib as much as possible to sleep so that she can get used to it and not always need to sleep in your arms/bed. A couple of great books that I also wish I had read in the beginning were Secrets of the Baby Whisperer, and No cry sleep solution both books have a lot of great tips and methods for new babies. And lastly, don't expect too much out of your baby at this age...as he gets older he will become more scheduled on his own and sleep longer stretches! This is a very difficult time but more sleep is soon to come!! Good Luck.
E.
