Me and my partner got our baby bathed,fed then put to bed at 7.30pm-he wont sleep now,what can we do?

he is 4 months and up till 10pm-3 hours tryin to get him to sleep he is wide awake cooing-we feed him a good amount,rock/sway him to sleep %26amp; cuddle but nothing as if his grown out his routine!this is becomin a big problem as i do shift work sometimes nites!!what is the best thing too do to get him A) sleeping and B) back to his or a new routine?????


plz help-thanks!!!!!Me and my partner got our baby bathed,fed then put to bed at 7.30pm-he wont sleep now,what can we do?
warm milk! definitely!Me and my partner got our baby bathed,fed then put to bed at 7.30pm-he wont sleep now,what can we do?
Go back to the basic- make sure you are feeding him at the regular intervals. If he doesn't get all his calories in during the day, he will want them at night. At this age, your baby shouldn't be sleeping more than 4 -5 hours during the day. If you feel like he is starting a new phase and routine, go with his cues and let him show you what he needs.


It's so hard to not stress over this, I am going through the same thing with my 3 month old! We'll make it through and our babies will be just fine! :)
Well 7:30 is to early to put him to bed anyway! His routine is going to change all the time, you will just have to deal with it, til he is older!
my parents used to put me in the car and drive around till i fell asleep. they said it always worked fairly quickly too.
hes obviously changing his schedule, perhaps 10 is when he feels tired %26amp; ready to go to bed. my daughter would go to sleep by 10 but she now knocks out at 8pm. try making the room dark %26amp; dont talk to him when trying to put him to sleep
To begin with, keep him quiet at nearly bedtime. You see is you play, or talk excitedly to your baby that puts his in a state of excitement and obviously he won't go to bed.; Another thing too he is getting very cute to realise that you will rock him or cuddle him to sleep. Babies learn very quickly that they can manipulate a situation to their advantage and what do us parents do take the bait.


The thing to do now, is bathe him, give him his bottle, very quietly put him to bed, light out, door closed. Try to put him to bed a few minutes earlier each night until you get to a reasonable time that you think it right for him.


Also if you are UK based talk to your Health Visitor, they are a mind of information and years of experience.





Good Luck





UK based Mum
You so shifts, so you don't have a proper routine. Why do you think your little baby should?!





Personally, I think that you should go with the flow, and not worry too much about Gina Ford's 'routines.' Babys don't live like that, and neither do grown ups for that matter!





I'm sure he will settle back down. But if he picks up that you are stressed, he is less likely to settle.





I know it can be frustrating, believe me I do! Perhaps you should sleep in a separate room when he's crying, so you don't get disturbed!





Good luck!
You are so lucky! You just happened to have posted this question and it has been spotted my me - only the best person at sorting baby (and M %26amp; D sleep) issues.


First - baby might not be tired. Baby might be stimulated and wide awake. So - get the idea of baby sleeping out of your mind - it's not going to happen for an hours or so.


Also - are you in a pattern and routine yourselves. Do you follow the same times. This is difficult to do - if u have - well done - but its not easy.


Next - even when you do establish a routine - baby suddenly changes. This is part of development. You're probably starting to think this is impossible. Not impossible - but you have to be prepared to ';adjust'; your plans and life from time to time. (It's fun, tiring but fun - thats how you've got to look at it)


Best advice is - just accept it . If he is wide awake then forget sleep - talk to him, play with him. ( you just have to go to work tired).


When you think he is not quite so awake, not so bright, walk him round in your arms, his head looking over your shoulder - and walk all around the house slowly rocking AND most importantly - humming - yes gently humming - repetitive humming . Walk around so he can see different things - rocking gently - in a very reassuring way. (this is such a close experience) Patting gently on his back is good as well. But keep rocking - and keep humming - no sudden noises. One of you can go to sleep while this is going on. This is best - then you can get some some serious droning humming in. Tomorrow night swap over. You'll get your sleep over the course of a week. You can do it. I've just been reading all about Ellen MacArther round the world solo yacht journey - she had to try and sleep at night and keep getting up to change the sails 10-20 times thro the night every time the wind changed. If she didn't the boat would likely tip over. Good luck.
wake him up early in the mornings, don't let him sleep for a long time in the day, and tire him out during the day with lots of fun!
put the vacuum cleaner on, the dull noise mght bore him to sleep





good luck








xxx vici
maybe he needs some solid food to fill him up more. Baby porridge or rice with his last bottle should make him tired. My daughter was the same, I just had to give her more sustenance rather than volume!
I used to put my babies in their infant car seats and swing them between my legs.....they always fell asleep when i did that.