Since the very beginning Amelia's been an amazing night time sleeper. Even in her first week she would sleep 5-7 hour stretches at night and if it was closer to 5 hours I could feed her and she would immediately go back to sleep. I'm not sure how we got so blessed in that department, but as a new mother I certainly appreciate the ability to sleep long stretches especially at night. Lately she's been consistently at the 7-8 hour mark waking up at exactly 6:30 am. This gives Tym just enough time to say good bye before he leaves for work at 6:45.
Day time sleeping on the other hand is a completely different story. Unless this little darling is in someone's arms, nap time is extremely short making for one grumpy little Amelia. I've found tricks that seem to help a little. At night, Tym swaddles her really tight, so I've started doing this during the day. It works part of the time, however most of the time I walk in and find her completely unswaddled. Sometimes I think she hasn't taken a nap at all she's simply spent the hour (if I'm lucky) playing Houdini and made her way out of the swaddle. If she weren't sleeping at night I think I would probably pull my hair out, but we'll take the night time sleeping for now and keep working on nap time. We're bound to figure out some kind of routine eventually!
Hi Kristen. My Jane did the same thing and so did Sunnie's Cole during the day with the cute Aiden blankets. We had to switch blankets and add a noise maker for both fickle babies to sleep during the day. In fact, it took both Sunnie and I a LONG time to figure out how to make them sleep consistently during the day. Sunnie ended up using one of those velcro swaddle blankets-worked like a charm for Cole, and I switched to a flannel smaller swaddle designs blanket. Good Luck!!
ReplyDeleteI saw your blog through someone else's and couldn't help but share what I found. At Babies R Us they sell thevelcro swaddlers mentioned above. It was a life saver for me as my little one did not want to sleep once her arms started flying. I have 5 of them!!!
ReplyDeleteHi guys! Amelia is so adorable in her little sleeper. I am so jealous she was such a pro at night time sleeping at such an early age. It took Piper 2 months until she would sleep 7 hours through the night. However, a trick that worked for us during her daytime naps was swaddling her up with one arm already out. I think it made her personal mission of escaping not seem as cool when it was our idea. Just a thought. Glad you are all doing well. - Crystal
ReplyDeleteThat's great about Amelia's night sleeping. Cambria (our oldest) was the same way. She slept great at night and was colicky in the day. This lasted for 4 months and then she started taking regular naps. Most babies don't get into a real routine for several months, so don't fret if it doesn't happen immediately. In fact, the first few months are a great time to get out of the house, as much as possible. After 4 months, you'll be more of a slave to naps.
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