LO is just about 4 weeks old and, as most newborns, sleeps much better during the day than at night. She will go 3-4 hours between feedings but will stay up for an hour or so after feedings while during the day, she will often go right back to sleep. Is there anything I can do to help adjust her schedule? What has worked for you?
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Babies don't get the "day and night" thing and that it adjusts itself as they get a little older. It wasn't until LO was about 4 months old (and sleep trained) that she has her days and nights in sync with ours.
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I tried to draw distinctions between day and night - after feedings during the day would try to keep him up for an hour or so - talking to him, doing tummy time, showing toys, etc. At night I kept lights dim didn't talk to him and otherwise tried not to stimulate him. He caught on pretty quickly and wasn't loOking to stay awake after night feedings.
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with our baby I tried to wouldnt let her sleep longer than 2 hours during the day time and I would have the tv on and other loud sounds during the day. I also didnt put her in the crib during the day. Then at night i would have the room dark, hushed and put her in her crib and even if she woke up I wouldnt talk to her or play with her like I do during the day. I also bathe her every night around the same time, and I think that helped her to know the difference between night and day. Around 2 months she started sleeping through the night
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Some babies just need to adjust on their own, which will happen! Ours was very nocturnal at first, and at 7 weeks is sleeping most nights through the night (or nearly through the night).
During night time feedings I make sure to keep the lights low/off (very low night light in the nursery to change her by, I'll feed her in the living room by the light of the street lamps outside), keep the house very quiet, and the ped suggested that we not make eye contact with her. They look for eye contact which wakes them up more, so he said the goal at night is just basically be as boring as you can be so LO doesn't get "excited" and wake up more. I also try to keep her wrapped up in a blanket so she stays warm and doesn't wake herself up more because she gets chilly.
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I found that taking her out once a day helped her realize it was daytime. At night i dimmed the lights during her last feeding and talked to her much more softly. I never made eye contact with her when changing her diaper at night and kept the lights dim. It wasnt until about 10 weeks that she started to sleep longer stretches at night.
Like previous posters said, it isnt until 3-4 months that they start to differentiate btween night and day.
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