Hi All....
Am new to this community..
Now my baby is 7 months old.. Since birth she has the habit not to sleep early at night..
She goes to bed at midnight 2/2.30 then gets up at morning 11.30. I tried not to allow her to sleep during the day so that she will sleep at nt..but all in vain.
How can I habituate her to sleep early at nt? sudha replied. my son is 6mnths even a cpl of mnths back he used to sleep at 1 or 2...as a result we were also awake ... but we could really change is habit in a weeks time or so ... and now he sleeps off by 9 or 930am...
as ruma said finish off dinner by 8 or 9 ..and see u dont include stuff which might cause gas..
arrange a bed tim routine make her wear a night suits an hr before she sleeps ... and try to tierd off by playing some robust game ...but in the bedroom or where she sleeps...put in a dim light
all in the family must contributr ... put off tv radio etc after 8pm... still we dont watch tv after 9pm...
last but nt the least it needs immense patience ... dont get bogged dwn ... u may have to b wth her so u too finish off early dinner.. she will wake up ...cry ... fuss..but b firm and never ever get angry and no bribing...
it will take some time but will wrk RumA replied. 1. give her a warm towel bath just bfore dinner (around 6.30 to 7pm) after the stroll / some playing in the evening ..then massage with bedtime johnsons lotion. then make sure all solid dinner is done bfore 8-8.30 ....late food can sometimes cause stomach churns in the night keeping her awake?
2. in the mornings do some mild stuff to get her out of bed before 11am ...like pull off curtains, speak in slow voices etc nothing alarming but something to show activity so that she is encouraged to wakeup early which will allow her to sleep earlier also eventually. dont let her sleep on till 11am. RumA replied. i have the same issue but offlate when i take her out for a stroll later in the evening (5.30-7pm) and as soon as we get back, wipe her face and body with hotwater to get off any infectious stuff from outside and give her dinner, she sleeps a little earlier (maybe 12 or 12.30 its still better than 2 ams :-) ...late evening stroll can help