Nap time tips?

Question

I’m a total newbie with an 8 week old and I’m wondering:
If baby doesn’t nap well during the day, should I let him nap long later in the day (over 3 hours?) or would that mess up our night time routine? He seems to know when night is but I don’t want him going to bed at 6 pm or I won’t get to sleep with him. I prefer a bedtime of 8 pm. Past few days he hasn’t napped super well so I’m wondering if I should wake him if he naps for a long time at 5 or 6 pm.

Answer

You can’t sleep train yet. You can’t expect a schedule from an 8 week old. What you can do is start a routine. Open the blinds and turn on the lights at a certain time every morning. And go about daily activities like normal during the day. If the baby is sleepy let them sleep, they need it that early. They are rapidly growing and sleep is essential. At 7 pm start your bed time routine. Gently undress the baby and give a bath and read a book, and feed by 8 lay her down for bed. Even if she wakes up right away she’ll learn over the course of weeks that that routine means bed time. You also can’t expect her to sleep through the night yet, even though that’s the main goal it’s not realistic for many babies. Keep the lights of and don’t stimulate her by talking or anything. Just feed and change if needed and lay right back to sleep.

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