Does your newborn have awake days?

i_am_amy · Nov 19th, 2009, 14:06 PM

My LO is two weeks old now and is usually a great sleeper but today she's been up for ages!! She's been up since about 1pm and has been on/off fussy all day!! She's fed, changed, everything but just won't settle down to sleep. Any ideas? Does/did your LO just have awake days now and again? Any help appreciated. X

elly75 · Nov 19th, 2009, 15:05 PM

My little guy will sometimes not settle down well for a nap on the odd day. I usually try a bit more activity which usually wears him down and then he'll get sleepy and eventually crash.

Mum2b_Claire · Nov 19th, 2009, 17:16 PM

Ruby had days as a newborn where she would not sleep at all! I have no idea why.

KrisKitten · Nov 19th, 2009, 19:27 PM

Yup, Tommy seems to run on 2 sleepy days followed by 2 awake days lol

britt1986 · Nov 19th, 2009, 20:17 PM

Everyday!!! Just kidding, He really does only have about 3 days where he takes naps like he should, but the other days he fights so much to sleep and not sure why. I just rock him and sing to him to get him to sleep. Sometimes it takes an hour or so, but he finally will go down.

Chaos · Nov 19th, 2009, 20:38 PM

Yup! This morning for example, she woke up at 7am and didn't want to take a nap until 1pm. She was just up, looking around and cooing.

goddess25 · Nov 19th, 2009, 21:10 PM

Euan had variable days some days he would not sleep at all and then the next day he would sleep all day.

polaris · Nov 20th, 2009, 05:20 AM

Thomas is three and a half weeks now and he gets days when all he seems to want to do is sleep and then at other times, he wants to stay awake and fights sleep until he is overtired and then it is a nightmare trying to get him to go to sleep. OH is better at getting him off to sleep than me actually, I think he sees me and thinks 'oh I must be hungry, that's why I'm upset' and then tries to feed but then isn't hungry so gets even more frustrated! If that makes sense!

Mummy~L · Nov 21st, 2009, 09:42 AM

Yep Bobby seems to have a pattern of 1 sleepy day followed by a very awake day! x

sparkle_1979 · Nov 21st, 2009, 10:22 AM

my little one was alseep most of yesterday, today she's been mostly awake since 7am and is now fighting dropping off

Nov 19th, 2009, 14:06 PM	#1
i_am_amy Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 196	Does your newborn have awake days? My LO is two weeks old now and is usually a great sleeper but today she's been up for ages!! She's been up since about 1pm and has been on/off fussy all day!! She's fed, changed, everything but just won't settle down to sleep. Any ideas? Does/did your LO just have awake days now and again? Any help appreciated. X

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Nov 19th, 2009, 15:05 PM	#2
elly75 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,153	My little guy will sometimes not settle down well for a nap on the odd day. I usually try a bit more activity which usually wears him down and then he'll get sleepy and eventually crash.

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Nov 19th, 2009, 17:16 PM	#3
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,907	Ruby had days as a newborn where she would not sleep at all! I have no idea why.

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Nov 19th, 2009, 19:27 PM	#4
KrisKitten Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London Posts: 4,380	Yup, Tommy seems to run on 2 sleepy days followed by 2 awake days lol

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Nov 19th, 2009, 20:17 PM	#5
britt1986 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 1,950	Everyday!!! Just kidding, He really does only have about 3 days where he takes naps like he should, but the other days he fights so much to sleep and not sure why. I just rock him and sing to him to get him to sleep. Sometimes it takes an hour or so, but he finally will go down.

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Nov 19th, 2009, 20:38 PM	#6
Chaos Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,942	Yup! This morning for example, she woke up at 7am and didn't want to take a nap until 1pm. She was just up, looking around and cooing.

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Nov 19th, 2009, 21:10 PM	#7
goddess25 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 5,603	Euan had variable days some days he would not sleep at all and then the next day he would sleep all day.

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Nov 20th, 2009, 05:20 AM	#8
polaris Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,748	Thomas is three and a half weeks now and he gets days when all he seems to want to do is sleep and then at other times, he wants to stay awake and fights sleep until he is overtired and then it is a nightmare trying to get him to go to sleep. OH is better at getting him off to sleep than me actually, I think he sees me and thinks 'oh I must be hungry, that's why I'm upset' and then tries to feed but then isn't hungry so gets even more frustrated! If that makes sense!

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Nov 21st, 2009, 09:42 AM	#9
Mummy~L Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 3,365	Yep Bobby seems to have a pattern of 1 sleepy day followed by a very awake day! x

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Nov 21st, 2009, 10:22 AM	#10
sparkle_1979 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,211	my little one was alseep most of yesterday, today she's been mostly awake since 7am and is now fighting dropping off

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