Tips on getting baby to sleep at night?

Question

FTM here! Week one baby boy slept four hours through the night (in a rock and play) then I started to get stressed about his neck constricting his airway, so now he sleeps flat on his back, but he will only sleep for 2 hours at a time at night...and alllllll day! Any tips on how to get a 2 week old to sleep at night and not all day? 
Much thanks!!!!

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Don’t keep your baby up during the day.. that doesn’t work. Baby needs to learn nights and days. Keep days bright and noise normal.. let baby nap that way. Keep nights dark and quiet.. little to no noise, don’t engage your baby if possible. No lights.. not even an alarm clock or nightlight. Baby will learn.

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DD is 25 wks old (5 mo +), she feeds 3-4 times a night. Some days she sleeps 6 hrs during the day, and others (like yesterday she napped a total of 1 hr). Like my Pediatrician says, let babies be babies, feed them when they are hungry, and let them sleep when they are tired. I’ll start looking at sleep training her eating at 1 yr. it’s what I did with my son also. A great site to look at is “The Baby Sleep Site.” It’s incredibly hard being a new mom, what I do will not work for you, we have different human beings. All humans are different, all baby info is just a general guideline, nothing is set in stone!

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It's quite early to get baby to sleep well. It's actually good for them to wake frequently, and their tummies are too small to remain full for more than a couple of hours. BUUUT I highly recommend takingcarababies.com for guidance on routine and sleep. Her suggestions start at 4 weeks, but you can implement some of her tips earlier. I promise it gets better. My 12 week old sleeps from 830pm-530/6am. But it took time! I'm telling you, this is a lifesaver learning about newborn sleep. Just knowing their sleep habits is so helpful in those early weeks!

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You just have to start a routine. We do bath at 8pm every other day, feeding at 8:30 and asleep usually by 9:30. We stuck to that every day no matter what and his schedule flipped, now he’s awake most the day by himself and sleeps at night. He still wakes every 2hiurs to feed and change but once the bottle is gone he’s fast asleep so I’m up for 30 min at the most each time.

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They generally don’t. Feed on demand. At this stage they should be waking up to eat about 12 times a day.

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Too early. Just have to gradually teach night from day

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That’s how babies are. They feed about every 2-3 hours so that’s why he’s only sleeping that long.

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It’s normal. It’s called reverse cycling. They grow out of it

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Keep him up during the day. And put him to sleep at night.

Tips on getting baby to sleep at night?

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