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calling all mummies!! please help!!!
Charlies body clock is completely out of sync. He sleeps during the day and settles really quickly after a feed but as soon as he wakes for his bedtime feed he's wide awake and will not settle. He feeds anytime between 9-10 (although still working on a routine as it varies day to day) then is awake till the early hours, when he does drop off he wakes within a short time for his next feed and it takes ages to settle him and this continues through the night!!
please can anyone suggest anything to help get Charlie on our time zone - i neeeeed sleep! xx
FM & Charlie (18 days) xx
please can anyone suggest anything to help get Charlie on our time zone - i neeeeed sleep! xx
FM & Charlie (18 days) xx
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Anyways when macey was newborn (16 months ago) from the day i brought her home during the day she always slept downstairs in her bouncer and i never had the curtains shut it was always day light in the room and i had the tv on and the hoover going and noise all day. Then after her bath ( i did every night after about 2-3 weeks) she would have her bottle in a very dim room and then i would take her up to her moses basket and it was be pitch black or very dark. I thought this def worked for me and she soon got used to daylight in the day and night time was dark.
Hope this helps hun try to get yourself into a routine that suits you both x
I no wht you mean hunny, Freya was they same. I found that just getting out and about more during tha day, keeping busy and keeping evenings quiet and clam help wonders.
Kerry, Freya (13months) and bump
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the other thing im trying is attempting to actually start my day when he wakes for his morning feed (i currently go back to bed once he settles and sometimes we're all asleep still at midday - not lazy honest just very tired at the mo!) in the hope that it will help adjust his body clock a bit, curtains open, tv on, etc... he's currently on his playmat having a wriggle so fingers crossed it may help and tire him out later.
Someone else also suggested trying cow and gate as im using sma gold at the mo so we'll definately give this a go.xx thanks girls!!
I think most of what of I thought when I read your post have been covered.
I think you're doing the right thing by starting your day earlier. I think establishing a bedtime routine is really important. I bath Louise everynight, then her dad dresses her, then I feed her in a dark room.
During the day, maybe to try to stop him from sleeping, feeding, sleeping again - interupt the pattern with a nappy change to wake him.
Fingers crossed for you tonight
Lisa
We started a night time routine too. At 6 she has 2oz then bath then another 2oz. Then we attempt to settle her in her own room. Its starting to work. I have also found that writing down how much she has, when she has it and how long she sleeps for has helped me see what routine she is falling in to. then i have manipulated it slightly by encouraging her to nap a bit longer in middle of day by taking her for a walk. Also as other have said make sure she sleeps in daylight in day and i dark at night cos babies dont know the difference between day and night