https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 08:18:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392920 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:14:18 +0000 SleepyMonkey 392920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Along with all the other suggestions, we also do the cold hands on her...wash your hands with cold water and then put them on her body. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392915 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:11:14 +0000 yoursilverlining 392915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: Can she eat in her sleep? LO was a real bear to wake up during the day as a newborn; but she would eat in her sleep, so we would sometimes just let her sleep as much as she wanted during the day. </p> <p>(my LO was nocturnal when she was born, and didn't self adjust for about 4 weeks; not sure if your LO is too?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392909 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:06:02 +0000 Sammyfab 392909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: it was definitely hard in the beginning when they're in the super sleepy newborn stage! Some other ideas are a diaper change or bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392902 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:03:04 +0000 prettylizy 392902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depending on the age, when she was very wee and would fall to sleep eating it was naked time- diaper only and skin on skin. Now if I have to wake her up because we're going somewhere, usually I sing to her. She always smiles when I sing (even though I can't sing very well!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392900 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:02:23 +0000 travelgirl1 392900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Aw that's a good one, will try that today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392899 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:02:00 +0000 travelgirl1 392899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamabolt: @Sammyfab: @Mrsbells: Tried them all! Lol! They all worked the first time then she became immune! Will defo keep trying them every time though. She's six days old today. Did you all have difficult waking them, or was it fairly easy with the tickling etc? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392897 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:00:36 +0000 yoursilverlining 392897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The way we woke LO up when she was a newborn that seemed to put her in a good mood was to hold her hands and kiss her all over her face and then make a snorty pig-noise in by her ear and neck. It made her wake up and smile back then; now it makes her laugh really loudly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392891 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:58:06 +0000 Mrsbells 392891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when our LO was a new born , we would take off some layers of her clothing and then tickle her ears and feet. And also lifting her up and down </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392890 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:57:13 +0000 Sammyfab 392890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Strip her down to her diaper, run a wet washcloth on her forehead, sing loudly, tickle her feet....</p> <p>How old is she? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392888 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:55:55 +0000 mamabolt 392888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm, when LO was brand new, we would try tickling her feet, blowing gently on her face/tickling her ear/cheek when she would fall asleep nursing, undressing her, and what always worked, holding her upright/lifting her up in the air. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-wake-a-sleeping-baby#post-392882 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:53:05 +0000 travelgirl1 392882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby Ariela takes after her daddy - the girl can sleep through anything!</p> <p>She's easy to wake up on a night, but through the day it can be impossible. Yesterday a bath was the only thing that did it. We're going to mention it to the docs tomorrow just in case, but she's having enough to eat and enough wet diapers etc.</p> <p>Does anyone have any tips on how to wake a sleeping baby? Hit me with them, I think I'm going to need several tricks up my sleeve!</p> <p>Ps, as pay back for waking her with a bath, she peed all over her daddy and pooped all over me - she's already mastered revenge! </p>