Please help! 2 weeks old wont be put down at night but sleeps fine during the day

[tiantian1005]

Hi!
This is our second one which is total opposite to his big sister.. He will sleep anywhere and everywhere during the day, feeds plenty (FF). As soon as 7PM hits he will not be put down for longer than 5mins in his SNOO/Swaddled or not. We tried everything even if he was put down deep asleep he would wake up quickly and start screaming - definitely not hungry as he was just fed. I dont think he has got day/night confused as he will sleep for hours if we hold him. Just want to ask how long this would last and if 2 weeks is too early for some persistent training/putting down/crying?

Thanks!

2 weeks is far far too early to even be thinking about any form of sleep training. This is very very normal, look up the fourth trimester. It can last weeks or months and is totally developmentally normal.

Sleep training is not recommended before 6 months purely because they are not developmentally ready, they don’t understand, there is also a SIDS risk before 6 months.

Cuddle your baby, try to enjoy these moments for what they are because they are just a season that will pass.

It's far too young for leaving to cry, they don't even know they are separate from you yet. I wouldn't even consider it before around 12 months old.

My second was like this after a very easy to put down baby the first time round.

I decided to co-sleep pretty early on and did so until 10mo - it was great everyone slept, I did not have time for sleep deprivation with my second. She went in to a cot in her brother's room after that and was fine.

This is exactly what babies are meant to do and it’s why it’s so hard. Please don’t try and “train” a two week old to do anything.

Thank you everyone! What I dont understand is why he is so content during the day, he sleeps solidly between feeds which I think most newborn does and even when he is awake he is very happy chilling by himself. 7PM is like an alarm clock to start screaming when put down??

Idk why it’s a thing but it just is. It’s kinda just easier to make peace with it and find a way to get through it rather than fix it

Really common, look up “purple crying” or “witching hour”.

This is normal. Make sure you and DH are both getting a good long nap during the day. One of you goes to bed early and sleeps till 2am, the other stays up till 2am and then gets to sleep the 2nd half of the night.

2 weeks is far too early for any kind of strategies, you just need to live through this. Read The Baby Whisperer and start using those strategies once your baby has recovered from the shock and indignity of removal from the womb.

2 week olds don't have a bedtime, they might nap but they won't go to sleep that early. Mine went down easily at night but usually not until half 11/12 o'clock and then slept their 2 hours or whatever until the next feed. You just need to read what they actually want/need, not go by a clock and try implement a bedtime. Also look up cluster feeding..

Definitely shifts at this point. One sleeps while the other is holding baby. Try rocking in the pram for a while to attempt to settle? Then you can doze on the sofa.

Very normal hence why new mums are so tired, enjoy the time with your baby.

LOL. Yes, 2 weeks is too early (by about 5 months) for any sleep training. You got lucky the first time around, that's all.

My best friend's first baby slept like a dream. Even through teething. Slept 12 hours a night from 4 months. Breastfed as well. Unbelievable.

Her second did not do that. He's 2 and still not sleeping through the night.

My in laws had 5 kids. Only no.3 was a good sleeper.

It's luck of the draw. Personality. Poor thing just wants to be close to you.