I am certainly noticing a trend in our days and nights. We have only had one good night where I had to wake her up for each feeding. Other than that, she just isn't sleeping well. The issue would simply be that she sleeps so soundly during the day, why in the world would she need to also sleep at night?!?! When does this end? I will welcome any advice on how to keep a tired baby awake during the day. Or do they eventually just catch on to sleeping at night? I'm looking forward to not having to wake her in the night for feedings because she is always soundly sleeping before the first one... it makes me wonder how long she would really sleep! Other than this first picture, she is thoroughly enjoying her sleep in all of the other ones. Enjoy!
I realize she probably needs a bow with this outfit, but the cardigan has ruffles.... the check-out lady at Target thought she was a boy :(
I loved her arms being behind her head!
I love this outfit on her. The pants are huge, but I guess that happens when you're little!
This baby lulu outfit is also a favorite of mine!
Holding daddy's fingers... it is just precious!
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OH. MY. GOSH. Melt my heart!!!! Lauren, she is beautiful!
1. She is absolutely beautiful!! And I can't wait to meet her!
2. I think the check out lady at Target's a boy. So there.
3. I can't believe you would cut off Gran-D's head in that picture! She would not be happy. :)
From what I've read the lack of a sleeping pattern is totally normal and it takes them months to settle in and sleep through the night. What have I gotten myself into? Here is some good infor on the topic.
http://www.kellymom.com/parenting/sleep/sleep.html
She is absolutely precious! I love that she has your hair color, I hope mine gets dark hair like that.
She is ADORABLE!!
As far as the days & nights, she will get it figured out and it definitely shouldn't be months before she does so don't worry! It took Noah a couple weeks. I read that to help them along, be sure that during the day you keep it light & bright and don't hold back on making noise even when they are sleeping. Then as you move into evening, start dimming the lights, being quieter, etc. That REALLY worked for us. The other thing that worked was having a "bedtime routine". (even though she probably doesn't have an actual bedtime right now!) We have done that from the VERY beginning and I truly believe it made a huge difference in Noah's sleep patterns. OK I am starting to thin I should have emailed you all of this...email me if you have questions or want to know more! Hang in there, before you know it the sleepless nights will be a distant memory and you'll be planning her first birthday party ;)
ok and just to clarify--he didn't sleep THROUGH the night after a few weeks, just got his days & nights straight :)
Love these pictures! So cute and she does NOT look like a boy.
You've heard my two cents on this familiar issue. I really think you just have to give it time and they get it straightened out. But, I think around 4 weeks is when I started really trying hard to keep her awake even for 15 minutes after she finished eating, and it did help a lot. It was exhausting for me and I looked like I was playing with a sleeping doll, but hey, whatever works! Hang in there and let me know when I can come watch her so you can take a nap or go to dinner with Corby!
LDP, I have tons of advice on sleeping babies. But, it's too much to put in this comment box. So, I suggest you just call me and we'll hash it out.
Lauren! She is so adorable! She is so blessed to have you as a mom! I will need some tips someday (not anytime soon though ;)!
I never woke either of my kids for feedings during the night, I figured if they are hungry they would wake up to eat and if not then I would take advantage of the sleep. They would eventually wake up but I would definitely get more sleep than if I were waking them up every few hours. Just a thought. And I agree with the night routine, dimming lights, making the house quiet, etc. During the day I always had music or noise of some kind going but never tried to keep them awake. Then in the evening we would turn off all noise and make it nice and quiet, perfect for sleeping! Hope this helps!
Hey Lauren...well it sounds like (once again) we have had very similar experiences! Izzy and Harper could have partied all night together it sounds like! It took about 8 weeks till I saw a difference in her sleeping more at night than during the day. And we started to doing the pattern of eat/wake/sleep during the day, and this seemed to help get her days less confused with nights. That seemed to work for us. I know it is hard though and so exhausting! You can do it!
Hmmm, i wouldn't be too offended about that lady thinking Harper was a boy. It's usually very hard for a stranger to tell the sex of a newborn, so when someone sees a tiny baby in a blue cardigan, i think it's safe to assume that it's a boy. :) Try dressing her in more girly colors!
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