Hi all..
I'm becoming a fairly frequent poster on here. I'm a FTM. My baby is 5 weeks old and she does not like to sleep at night.
I realise they're all mixed up at this stage and don't know the day from the night but she literally wont fall asleep until the morning sometimes!
I figured out yesterday that I think she's overtired (realised she does not sleep anywhere near the 16-18 hours she's supposed to. Took me 5 weeks to realise clearly not a natural mother ) so I've decided to try enforcing naps today.
Today so far:
6am - woke up, nappy change, feed.
7am - 10am slept in her crib.
10am - woke up, nappy change, feed, tummy time.
11.30 - rocked to sleep in Moses basket.
She's still asleep now at 12.30.
Does it seem like I'm making her sleep too much now?
Should I try for another nap this afternoon/evening?
It's starting to become apparent that I have no idea what I'm doing!
Felt like the worst mum ever yesterday which is why I'm here today, trying to get us on track!