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On sleep training a 2 month old? Should I keep him up all day?

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2 months? Seriously?? No no no, babies up to 3 years old still need naps during the day. 2 months is too early to sleep train and they still need several naps throughout the day.
Check out Dr Sears website, he has a chart of baby sleep needs by age.

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You can’t sleep train at two months lol their bodies literally are not capable of that until at least six months. Keeping him up all day is just gonna do damage

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No, sleep promotes sleep. 
At that age, babies need to sleep more and nap. By keeping them up you are going to cause yourself more issues and lose even more sleep. You really cant even sleep train that young, as sleep is a developmental process for infants. 
The best thing to do is try and get into a routine for bedtime. Do the same thing, at the same time, in the same place every night. Baby will eventually catch on.

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He’s way too young to sleep train. Infants are supposed to wake and eat frequently. It’s also a bad idea to try to keep him awake because it will have the opposite affect and he will be overtired and refuse to go to bed when you want him to. Sleep training shouldn’t be don’t before 6 months old at the earliest.

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A two month old still needs about 15-17 hours of sleep. So he definitely shouldn’t stay awake all day. He still needs probably 3ish naps.How many times is he getting up at night?

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I believe you’re supposed to wait until 6 months for traditional sleep training. Is there something specific you’d like advice on, like for example how to transition from bassinet to crib?
Also, I highly recommend a good swaddle!

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I know everyone has said this but I wanted to explain further. Babies little brains are not capable of staying up past a certain time period that changes as the baby gets older- ie, 1 hour 15 mins, 1 hr 45 mins, 2 hrs, etc. When baby is forced to stay awake past his brains comfortable "awake time", their brain starts to flood with adrenaline in a panic to keep them awake.
 This results in a very cranky baby because they are tired but now their brain literally won't let them sleep. 
What's worse is after you are finally able to get the super cranky baby to sleep- they'll probably wake after the first sleep cycle (30 mins) because their brains are still flooded with adrenaline-which will wake them up. This produces a dangerous cycle of a chronically overtired baby on your hands which can be very hard to fix. 
This is why 'sleep promotes sleep'.
Here's a helpful chart of awake times.

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I know everyone has said this but I wanted to reiterate. Sleep begets sleep. Keeping a baby up when they are sleepy will backfire and create an overtired monster that will then fight sleep and will have a hard time relaxing and staying asleep. An overtired baby is no fun. 
I know it's hard but you got this! In a few more months you can do more sleep training but at 2 months old they still need to eat at night and they still need comforted when they wake. The days are long but the years are short momma.

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He should still be napping during the day

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You can't sleep train at this age and please don't keep baby up all day. I don't think you could if you wanted to, but it would not be good for baby. You can start healthy sleep habits now such as putting baby in their crib when they're tired, but awake and not letting them fall asleep at the breast or while being rocked. Don't play with baby at night when they wake and try to leave the room dark when you feed and change diapers, do the opposite during the day. You could start having a nighttime routine now like a bath(although I don't think babies need a bath everyday), a book, a song, and maybe a white noise machine. Remember baby needs about 15-17 hours of sleep, you're not going to get that all at once. I did not put my daughter on a schedule until after the 1st year and we bedshared and night nursed until 18 months. You have to do what works for you and your baby, but I think kids learn to sleep when they're ready and pushing it too early will make you both miserable. Same with potty training and I'm sure many other things. Hang in there! 💕

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