Sleeping Like a Champ at 8 weeks!

Hi ladies! I wanted to do a little bragging/give a little advice. I’m a first time mom, on the older side. 😂 I’ve so far been pretty successful with sleeping and have had enough talks with my friends that have kids so I wanted to just give some hints that have helped us.

The last two nights she has slept 10 hours with only waking up once. Before that she was regularly sleeping 5-6 hours straight. My success the last two nights has been getting her back to slap after a feeding which I struggled with before.

First of all routines are very important. I know that people know that when they get older and I even had people tell me it was too early for routines but we started on day 3 with a simple routine. Dad reads to baby, “massage” with lavender scented coconut oil, big feeding with baby doing skin to skin contact. At that feeding we try to keep her awake as long as possible so she eats as much as possible. We are now starting to incorporate bath time into every night routines but just not using soap every night. I swear it seems silly when they are so young but starting about 2 weeks ago we are about to put her down right after the feeding and she just goes to sleep without a hassle.

A couple other notes that I’ve learned from some other great friends...1. This is something I just learned. Keep the room as dark as possible. No night lights. Black out curtains. Etc. I actually am buying some black out film for the windows to get it darker in the room. When your baby wakes up for feedings, don’t turn on lights. Try to keep it as dark as possible. This has helped me with getting my little one back to sleep. Also don’t change the diaper if possible. That will wake the baby up. The diapers these days are super absorptive. 2. Babies like a lot of noise. Put your white noise machine on high near babies head. 3. After the initial weeks of being worried if your baby is eating enough, know that it’s ok if your baby sleeps long stints. In the beginning they stress so much not letting your baby sleep more than x hours without a feeding, no one ever lets you know it’s ok now. 4. The last part for me is a training I’ve had to do on myself. If I wake up to her making noises, which happens because in a mom, I have to let her try to fall back asleep. She usually can put herself back to sleep on her own, in my tired state I would often nurse her too often.

I just want to spread what has helped make me successful in hopes it helps someone else. Also please practice safe sleeping habits! I know it’s easier to put your baby in bed when you are tired but we have to keep these babies safe! Much love and happy sleeping!!! 🥰🥰