Baby 夜晚唔肯訓, 咁點算好呀? Baby

koala

My son doesn't want to sleep at night.  He always cries and 扭計 before he sleeps....but in the daytime, he's ok, he plays and sleeps by himself, and doesn't need people to 抱 him or whatsoever...有乜辦法等佢可以好似日頭咁乖? 佢都算戒咗夜奶, 可以連續訓5-6 hrs...應該都已經識分日夜....

What should i do? Should i just leave him crying until he is tired and goes to sleep?

仲有,有冇試過夜晚帶BB出街..跟住嗰晚會特別扭計???

number_12

how old is your son? have you try to give him a bath before sleep? Breast feed or formula?

blueprint

Yeah, how old is your son and how long does he sleep during daytime?

koala

he's six weeks old....and i always feed him formula before he sleeps at night.

blueprint

Probably early to see whether he can sleep through night for now.  Perhaps just keep doing what you are doing, feed him as frequently and as much during nighttime, as well as some other day time routines.  Before going to sleep, keep a sleep routine.  Probably give him a bath, sing him a song, read stories and feed him his last meal.  Try to be as consistent as possible.

It is probably too much for him to go out at night.  Too many simulations and stuffs can make one hyper or tensed.  So I think probably your son needs more quiet time to settle down before going to sleep.  Leave the activities to day time if possible.

shutterbug

Try to cut down on the time of his daytime sleep, but not too much, otherwise he'll be more fuzzy at night.  Maybe he's sleeping too much and too well during the day so he doesn't want to sleep at night.  Make him feel as comfy as he can during the night and maybe try to leave a lamp on or have some dim light.  Sometimes very light music in the background might help.

Anyway, you pretty much have to try all the combos to see which method works.  There's no silver bullet!

SAZABI

My mom said I was like that too when I was a baby.  I cry all night long and sleep during day time. (she wanted to kill me at some point, i guess LOL)

She said that the solution is not letting me sleep during day time.  Whenever I fell into sleep, she woke me up by tapping my foot lightly.  Then I go to sleep at night time.

chobit

6 weeks is still very early to expect your baby to sleep over night.  but then all babies are diff.. you are suppose to feed him/her every 4 hours, indeed you are suppose to wake him/her if necessary for feeding, instead of letting him/her sleep through during the day.  Just keep the feeding consistent.  

Feeding water is not recommended by the North America standard.  However, it works for us after Dario turned 2+ months.  What we did is feeding just an oz or 2 of water if Dario gets up in the middle of the night..for about a week, then he wouldn't get up anymore.

But then, Dario actually eat lots during the day to a point we don't worry about skipping his meal for the night.

He is 6 months old @ 22+ lbs.  And he can usually finish a 8oz bottle in 10 mins if he likes.

EL

[ 本帖最後由 chobit 於 2007-12-14 13:31 編輯 ]

Caffie

我媽媽話我bb 嗰時晚晚都會扭計唔肯瞓, 扭到攰咗 (有時5am, 有時7am) 先會瞓. 而家大個咗, 好多時候都係唔到凌晨四五點都唔會瞓. 哈哈.

yellowapple

6 week old is too early to train!  Again, every baby is different.  For myself, I have read a book name "Healthy sleep habits, happy child". You can find it at chapters
I follow this book and now my baby has a pretty good schedule.  Some of my friends read the same book and yes, their babies sleep pretty well.

Basically, for babies younger than 4 months, their awake period should be less than 2 hours.  It means he has to be asleep within 2 hours of wakefulness. For example, he wakes up at 10am, then he needs to be asleep by 12pm.   His theory is a bit different from our parents' theory (don't sleep too much during day time and baby will sleep better at night).  He said that if baby doesn't have good nap, they won't sleep well at night.  Again, every baby is different.  But for my friends' babies and my own baby, his theory works better.  As I found out that if my baby doesn't sleep well during day time, she is going to wake up few times at night!!!  Early bedtime is also recommended. Oh, he also recommends that sleep training should start at 4 month.

Just remember whatever method you use, stick with it; otherwise, both parents and baby will be confused. Hope this book can help you. Good luck!