https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:17:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018986 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 08:13:36 +0000 winniebee 2018986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks! Last night was much better I got a nearly 3 hour stretch! I will try to keep him up after feedings more. It's so hard with a toddler around too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018921 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 02:59:22 +0000 Adira 2018921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to keep Logan up after feedings during the day. I also wake him up after two hours of sleep during the day. I don't want him doing his three hour sleep stretches when I'm awake! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018910 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 02:02:26 +0000 birdofafeather 2018910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got R up if it had been more than 3/3.5 hours during the day to tank her up and encourage being awake during the day and asleep at night. She needed a lot of sleep and her awake times were maybe 45 minutes tops at 4 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018875 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 23:47:41 +0000 Ms. Lilbunny 2018875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read somewhere that babies confuse day/night if they take naps longer than three hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018548 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:03:23 +0000 tororojo 2018548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD#2 got over day/night confusion around 7 weeks or so. She's 1 month old and over the past week sleep has drastically improved! Hang in there- you could experiment with waking him but I would give it a little longer if you can stand it. I feel way less competent and knowledgeable the 2nd time around, FWIW. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018531 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:37:45 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2018531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kept my guy awake after feelings for up to an hour and a half at that age! Also started a bedtime routine at 5 weeks. It helped a lot. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018526 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:29:12 +0000 miramira 2018526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nah, I just let him conk out or else he'd have gotten ratty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018523 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:26:21 +0000 winniebee 2018523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@miramira: did you try to keep him up after feedings during the day? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018517 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:14:36 +0000 miramira 2018517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in a similar situation with my little one at that point too, even though i was doing all the things you've mentioned like having dim lighting and quiet at night. I think it just took him a couple more weeks to adjust with our perseverance (and my exhaustion!!). I hope this happens for you too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-daynight-confusion#post-2018427 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:38:14 +0000 winniebee 2018427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby R turned one month old yesterday. He sleeps great during the day (2-2.5 hour naps....just took a 3.5 hour nap) but at night it's still a struggle to get a 2 hour stretch (and most nights is awake for at least an hour at times....last night it was 3!). In the afternoons it seems like he wakes, then eats and falls back asleep. He does have awake periods during the day it just seems that this pattern develops in the afternoon. I recall using EASY at this age with T, but day/night confusion wasn't really an issue at this point and he was sleeping primarily 3 hour stretches at night. </p> <p>I know most babies figure out days and nights by 6 weeks. Should I at this point stop following his lead and instead wake him up after feedings to encourage more awake time? Or just follow his lead and wait it out? </p> <p>I do other things to encourage him to sort out days and nights (dim lighting at night, white noise, swaddle, no eye contact, limited diaper changes....and during day keep it loud and bright and don't swaddle). </p> <p>I swear I've done this before..... </p>