Day Sleep - 1 hour

[MJ]

Hi,

DS - 11 weeks old is a good sleeper at night :sleeping: (7-7 waking once or twice for a feed) but in the day he will only sleep for 1 hour. I can pretty much time it to the minute. Every day he sleeps from 9.05 till 10.5 and thats it ... I try to resettle him but he just wont and I can't do CC.

When I pick him up his pretty happy but then grumpy within about 10 min as his still tired and falls asleep in my arms - when I try to put him down he just cries ... I know his tired and not sure how I can get him to have more sleep or even a longer sleep?

Anyone else have simular problems????

[melbryan]

My little one is 7 weeks old and he doesn't sleep often. My CHN said that as long as he sleeps at least for one hour between each feed because he grows when he sleeps.
Our routine is feed, stay awake for about 1 hour then put him down. He must be in his cot and wrapped tightly with his dummy in to sleep. He is a good sleeper at night also but a bit erratic in the day. I dont' do control crying either they are just too young.
DS2 has got reflux and get wind which wakes him up once he is burped he will sometimes go back otherwise I feed him. I find if he has a big feed 150-180mls he sleeps longer.
Good luck.

[MJ]

My CHN said that as long as he sleeps at least for one hour between each feed because he grows when he sleeps.


Hmm he only sleeps for 1 hour a day though .. thats it! Between 9-10 and then his awake the whole day till his bedtime at 7pm ... How can I get him to sleep? He used to sleep in his pram but now he just looks around???

[Buddha Bubbas]

i went through exactly the same thing :eek:

i tried EVERYTHING... now i can guarantee if i give him a feed, bath, massage,put him in his cot, wrapped up, settling by patting his leg, (sometimes needs dummy), and leave the room he will sleep. but it is easier said than done..1 hour a day is definately not enough but they just get so overtired they cant put themselves to sleep. have a look at the tresillian or karitane website, or call them (the numbers are on the website).
:fingerscrossed: and :hugs: hope you find what works for your baby and it all goes well

[aimz]

hi There

i also am going through the same thing with my 8 week old daughter chloe. Brilliant at night she is down by 6-6.30 and wakes once between 7 teh next morning for a feed. This is bliss for my fiance but by the time he gets home from work i am a mess.

During the day she has only just started to sleep and that is through me calling a sleep specialist. Rene Rees i would so recommend calling her she is worth every cent. its hard work but i am using a bit of controlled comforting at the moment adn trying to get her into more of a routine with her sleeping and feeding. One thing that has helped me is to use feed, sleep then play for now, ensuring that shes not too stimulated before she goes down. in another month however i will start doing feed play sleep.

i have found lately that she is going through the "45 minute intruder' where tehy wake up after one sleep cycle - maybe this is what your bub is doing? Rene advises just to listen and wait dont pounce on them the minute they cry.... 9 times out of 10 she will resettle.

Hope this helps

[MJ]

Thanks for the replies ... I think I will give someone a call - who is that Rene Rees person?

If he falls asleep in my arms and I leave him (cause get so tired putting him down and trying to settle him for up to an hour) he only sleeps for 20 .. do they have a 20 min cycle? He always used to wake after 20min when we went down for his nite time sleep then resettle himself.

Also I am worried about enforcing a big day time sleep in case it messes up his nite time sleep?

All the other bubs in my Mothers group are sleeping 12 hours straight and we are the only ones that have a bub that wakes 1 or 2 times a nite???

Maybe I did something wrong in the beginning and he now has bad habits???

[aimz]

you havent done anything wrong..... some babies just need a bit of help to get themselves to sleep, especially if they are over tired. A lot of people have said if they start sleeping in the day they actually sleep better at night, and that eventually not sleeping in the day affects their night time sleep. We have found that true. Since starting the routine she is now in bed at 6 - 6.30 and sleeps 7-9 hours straight each night gets better. She also doesnt fuss when we first put her down.

Rene can be contacted on 0407 372 224 i would highly recommend her. I still call almost daily for advice, she is wonderful. Her company is Rene Rees's Maternal and Child Health Advisory Service "providing sleep solutions for babies, children and families". I spent 3 hours with her, tohe best thing is she comes to you so sees the whole environment. she changed bubs bed to make it more comfortable, suggested changing her formula (which we did) and other little things i hadnt even thought about.

Chloe is still fighting sleep a little bit however having said that i just got 2 1/2 beautiful hours out of her and it makes such a difference when they wake up ... she is full of smiles now. Its hard work but so worth it.

I got really frustrated with everyone saying oh just be thankful shes good at night. Not sure they would be so quick to say that if they had to listen to her cry all day he he

Good luck....

[smidgebump]

Hi! Don't worry about big day sleeps interupting night sleep. My little one is now 3 months old and wasn't sleeping much during the day but great at night. What seems to have helped is we've covered his bedroom windows with alfoil so its now TOTALLY dark in there. Just about need a torch to find him!! :D

So far today he's had a 1.5 hour sleep this morning and its now coming up on 2 hrs for afternoon nap. This has been pattern for last couple of weeks, and although it seems like he's sleeping HEAPS he's also much happier and still sleeps beautifully at night. In fact the more good sleep he gets during the day, the easier he goes to sleep of an evening.

Good luck with finding what works for you - sounds like calling that sleep specialist might be the go, to give some ideas for "tweaking". They're all so different and they change every single day!!

Hang in there it does get so much easier. :thumbsup:

[YogiBear]

Hi all,
I have been having the same problem with my 13 week old DD.
Brooke goes down really well but then wakes after 30-45 mins:banghead: . Though she does sleep really well at night.
I have just rung Rene, who was a huge help thankyou so very much Aimz! :thumbsup: and am going to try what she suggests starting from now.
I hope that you are all doing ok and not going too mad!
Thanks again.

[Minx]

hi There

i also am going through the same thing with my 8 week old daughter chloe. Brilliant at night she is down by 6-6.30 and wakes once between 7 teh next morning for a feed. This is bliss for my fiance but by the time he gets home from work i am a mess.

During the day she has only just started to sleep and that is through me calling a sleep specialist. Rene Rees i would so recommend calling her she is worth every cent. its hard work but i am using a bit of controlled comforting at the moment adn trying to get her into more of a routine with her sleeping and feeding. One thing that has helped me is to use feed, sleep then play for now, ensuring that shes not too stimulated before she goes down. in another month however i will start doing feed play sleep.

i have found lately that she is going through the "45 minute intruder' where tehy wake up after one sleep cycle - maybe this is what your bub is doing? Rene advises just to listen and wait dont pounce on them the minute they cry.... 9 times out of 10 she will resettle.

Hope this helps

Hi there!
Thanks for the info on day sleeps. I too have a good little night sleeper (he is 11 weeks), but I can't get him to sleep more than 40 minutes at a time during the day. When asking advice I always get people telling me I'm just lucky he sleeps at night. It's nice to hear there are others with little ones that have trouble sleeping during the day! I will give Rene a call! Thanks!

Minx

[melannh]

Hi.. My DD is nearing 4 months old - and her daytime sleep patterns have never been great. I am lucky if she sleeps 1 hour a day at times, then for example - yesterday she slept from 10am until 12.30pm - but that is unusual and her day's are different. No pattern as such. She's in bed by about 7.30pm - then awake around 5am generally. When I've asked questions, I also get told - you're lucky, she sleeps at night. I know that, but the days get really looooong and hard. Glad to know others are the same and look forward to some more tips as well.
Mel :)