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BABY SLEEP webchat - Monday 7 Feb 12-1pm
Babyexpert is pleased to welcome Pampers Village sleep expert, Wendy Dean, to answer your questions on any baby sleep issues in a LIVE webchat on, Monday 7 February, from 12-1pm.
Don't worry if you can't make chat on the day, leave your question below now and Wendy will endeavor to answer as many questions on the day as possible.
Remember that Wendy will be returning to our message boards on Mon 14th February at the same time to find out if her advice given on the 7th is helping and if she can offer any further support. Click the link to find out more: http://www.babyexpert.com/Baby_Sleep_Webchat_
Don't worry if you can't make chat on the day, leave your question below now and Wendy will endeavor to answer as many questions on the day as possible.
Remember that Wendy will be returning to our message boards on Mon 14th February at the same time to find out if her advice given on the 7th is helping and if she can offer any further support. Click the link to find out more: http://www.babyexpert.com/Baby_Sleep_Webchat_
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If he wakes earlier he's easily settled with a dummy, or even a bottle if he's having a growth spurt. But the 5am wake up is different, I try and settle him the same way I would at 1am but he gets livelier and squealier until about an hour later - after I've been in to settle him half a dozen times - when he realises he's hungry so I have to get up anyway!
So my question is, how do we get him to sleep in, even a tiny bit later, we're so, so tired!
Thanks, Lisa
She takes 2-3 30-40 minute naps in the daytime, but always seems to wake up tired. On the odd occasion that she sleeps for longer (1-1.5 hours) she wakes up properly rested and is much happier. She sleeps upstairs in her cot (unless we're out, in which case she'll settle herself in the pushchair or car), with curtains drawn, not hungry and with a clean nappy so I don't know why she wakes up too early. It is impossible to resettle her once she's woken in the day as she ends up crawling round the cot, sitting up or pulling herself up, whilst moaning because she's still tired. I usually end up giving up and bringing her back downstairs.
I settle her for naps in the same way as for night time sleeps, with a bit of calm play before going up and music whilst she drops off. The only difference between night and day is that she sleeps in a sleeping bag and night and with a blanket in the day. She also still has a dummy for daytime naps. Putting her in a sleeping bag in the day wouldn't help with the crawling / sitting issue as she can do that in the sleeping bag.
So what can I do to try and encourage her to take a longer nap?
I have a very good friend whose 4 month old baby girl will not nap during the day unless she's either on her mum or out in the car/pushchair. I've been there at times when my friend has tried to settle her daughter in her moses basket and it just doesn't work. She's tried upstairs where it's quiet, downstairs where there's background noise, with her dummy, without her dummy, with a muslin that my friend's had with her all day so it smells of her, in her sleeping bag, out of her sleeping bag, putting her down when she's awake, putting her down when she's very sleepy, everything. The only suggestions I had were to shhh and pat her, as that worked with my son, but that doesn't work either and the poor little thing just cries and cries, even while she's being comforted. It's as if the car/pushchair or on mum are the only two places/circumstances in which she can sleep. She sleeps reasonably well at night, but in my friend's words, "No two days are the same" regarding daytime sleeping. She's breastfed, has yet to begin weaning and shows no signs she's still hungry when put down for a nap. My poor friend is at her wits' end, she even said she can't wait until her dd is 6 months so she can do controlled crying, even though she doesn't particularly like the idea. Is there anything my friend hasn't tried that she should be doing to help her daughter nap?
Many thanks!
Wendy
Wendy
How long should my 2 year old be napping for during the day? He sleeps between 10 and 11 hours per night and every day i have to wake him from his nap or he'd sleep all afternoon!
Thanks x
I have a 2 year old who is generally very good at sleeping but recently he will wake in the night crying and shouts out 'my mummy'over and over again. I only go into his room if he gets really upset and sometimes hie eyes are closed so it looks like he is still sleeping, but he can get very upset. Are these night terrors? is there anything i can do to help him sleep more soundly?
thanks
Wendy
Wendy
Thanks
Lisa
Wendy
Wendy
1. Does he fall asleep on his own, in his bed at bedtime or are you with him until he falls asleep?
2. Does he have any aids to fall asleep e.g. a dummy, milk?
3. Has anything changed in his daytime routine that might have upset him e.g. started a new nursery?
If none of the above applies, then it may well be night terrors and whilst its horrible for you, he is unlikely to be bothered by them once he wakes up. Keep doing it what you are doing and reassure him regularly when he is having one. Hope that helps.
Wendy
I'm wondering how much sleep is too much?
My daughter is nearly 23 months now. She's always been an amazing sleeper, but I do worry about whether I should wake her more often.
She is always asleep by 7pm, normally much earlier (5.30 sometimes!), and she sleeps for about 15 hours. When she wakes, she'll be tired after an hour or so and will go back to bed for up to 4 hours... Is this too much?
Thanks!
Wendy
Wendy
Sorry I'm at work and just saw your response. He falls asleep himself every night, no dummy or milk and he's awake when i leave the room. His routine hasn't changed either. I have never asked him if he remembers calling for mummy as i didn't want to remind him. But maybe i should ask him.
If you need any further help, Pampers and I have created four new age related sleep routines called the Pampers SoothologyTM routines designed to help you establish a good sleep routine for you and your baby which adapt as your baby grows. Covering 0-3mths, 4-6mths, 7-12mths and 12+mths.
Visit the Pampers land of golden sleep at www.pampers.co.uk/goldensleep to read the Pampers SoothologyTM routines in full. There are also many other useful items on the website, including a sleep diary, Frequently Asked Questions factsheet, lullabies and bedtime stories, plus more information on the new Pampers Baby-Dry nappies which now feature 14% wider Extra Absorbent Zones to channel wetness away faster and help keep your baby dry for up to 12 hours.
Good luck.
Wendy
As Wendy has already mentioned, she will be back a week from today at the same time to see if her advice has helped and to answer further questions on baby sleep.
Thank you to everyone involved.
Come back on Monday 14th February from 12-1pm
Cheers
Nicki