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Newborn cries at bedtime...?
Hello, during the day, our Newborn only cries when needing to be fed, about every three hours. There is one exception to this, and that is at night when we are desperatly trying to sleep. All day long she can contentedly sleep by herself in her bassinett or papasan, but when we put her in her bassinett at night to sleep she cries and never goes more than an hour in between crying fits. We don't understand why. We have tried a noisy and quiet environment, dark and light as well, and nothing makes any difference. I understand wanting to be close to Mom or Dad, but during the daytime she sleeps fine with or without Mom or Dad. Any advice would be appreciated.
Actually we have tried keeping her awake as much as we could during the daytime, but that doesnt seem to work either. She is only 1 week old and hasnt developed enough of her senses too properly stimulate her during the day. Besides, at 1 week old, she should be sleeping the majority of the day, or so we are told.
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
your baby may have her days confused. when she naps during the day try to lay her in her bed with the wndows open and try to keep her up in the evening. its hard but we had to do it. also dnt let her nap so long during the day. try a 2hr stretch and wake her up. also try a bedtime routine. around the same time everynight, put on pjs, bath, things like that.also try swaddling. sometimes babies need to have a crying fit to let out thier frustrations. try letting her cry for about 10 min and then comfort her. hope this helps.
- 1 decade ago
sounds like she has her days and nights mixed up. Try keeping her awake in the afternoons and make sure she is really tired before bed. Start a night time ritual, like a warm bath and a story or a lullabye right before putting her down for the night. She'll get it sooner or later.
- 1 decade ago
Try to keep the newborn up throughout the day. Keep so it (he/she) will be tried enough to sleep throughout the night. Its sounds a lot like the sleep patters are backwards.
