What is your baby schedule newborn to 8 weeks

amother

Today at 2:44 pm

Does your baby just sleep?
Im so busy with mine...bh
Always rocking or she's crying
Everyone I know in real life tells me oh they're so tierd they just sleep all day and night besides eating
Is something wrong with me or my baby ?

OddoneOut1

Today at 2:57 pm

I put my babies on a loose EASY schedule
eat, play, sleep
This way, I know that they are not hungry to play, and then settle them in for a nap without relying on nursing to go to sleep
There are so many reasons why your baby is constantly fussing:
1. overtired/overstimulated- babies who aren't put to sleep after their wake window (you can google wake windows) struggle to go to sleep, and then struggle to sleep well- causing a vicious cycle of overtiredness

2. reflux- underlying health condition that makes baby so uncomfortable- reach out to your pediatrician because until you deal with it, baby is in a lot of pain

3. hungry- a snacking baby can be hungry all the time/not fully satisfied- the EASY routine can help with this

4. Gassy

If any of these can be the issue- troubleshoot and hopefully things will change.
I find that everything changes at the 12 week mark, babies are just stronger and able to eat and play better and things really ease up

goodvibes

Today at 3:13 pm

It was helpful to me to create a schedule based on the research I did online. Then adjust awake time as they grow.
The daily pattern is Eat, Play, Sleep which ideally takes 2.5-3 hours.
Once they're done eating, you spend time with them for 10-15 minutes and then place them in their crib for naptime. this cycle usually lasts 3 hours. As they get older, feeding takes faster, playtime/awake time takes longer and they sleep less too.

I also learned that most babies will give you one stretch of 4-6 hours of sleep per 24 hours. Try to encourage them to do that at night. That means forgoing your own nap or schedule and waking them at the 3 hour mark for a feeding.

Is your baby eating enough? too much? Gassy? Colic? Overtired? There are so many reasons he/she may be fussy. It can be so hard at times!

Last edited by goodvibes on Thu, Jan 16 2025, 3:17 pm; edited 1 time in total

amother

Slateblue

Today at 3:15 pm

I feed baby and put to sleep tightly swaddled.
I find the more I get baby to sleep the more they sleep. The better they eat. The better they sleep.

I loosely followed the happiest baby on the block method for all my kids.

amother

Aquamarine

Today at 4:59 pm

amother OP wrote:

My baby never slept well. She was colicky and cried a lot.
Why would Babys need a schedule? They are babies. We have to take care of them the qay they need it, not the other way around.
It will pass. I told myself I can sleep in a few years. And it's true