Baby sleep very late

[smo]

Hi

Our 8 week old won't go to sleep until 10pm sometimes later. She then sleeps well with her feeds, but going straight back to sleep. after her 6am/7am feed she then won't wake up till 9am. Her daytiem routines are great. I have tried waking her up at 7 and keeping her awake but this is very hard to do! any adive to hoe to get an earlier bedtime?

[MyDay]

Dont know what your routine is, but heres mine and it works a treat.  He has been on this routine from about 10weeks.  Before that, his routine was very similar but he was sleeping a little bit more during the day

7.30am, wake up and feed
9.30am, nap for about 45mins
10.45am, feed
12.30pm, nap for about 1.5-2hours
2.30pm, feed
4.45pm, nap for about 30mins
5.45pm, feed
6.45pm, bath
7.30pm, sleep
9.30pm, dream feed

However, bear in mind every baby is different. 

[Mother Jay]

Hi,

I wouldn´t recommend to try to change the routines yet - not until 12 weeks! Then softly start doing exactly same things at the same time - with time your baby will "learn" that all that process will lead to sleep.  For me 10 pm doesn´t even sound too late. I remember our son having his last sip before night was around 10 pm and worked fine for us, this was when he was under 3 months.

My guess is that your baby will adjust her routine as she grows.  Don´t try to force it too much - not just yet. Around 4-5 months you can start to teach the baby to sleep through the night, at that point they aren´t too dependent on the night meals anymore and becomes more a habit than a need.

[Too early]

This sounds very much like my baby when he was under 3 months (he just completed 3 months a couple of weeks ago). He had barely any routine and on many days would not sleep until 10. Babies don't fall into a routine until they cross 3 months so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Mine started going to bed at 7 pm only during the 3rd month. What can help even later though is to try and help the baby differentiate between day and night and form a nighttime routine like the previous poster mentioned. Turn off the lights and use a night light after 7 pm or so in the room. Don't excite him too much with games etc. and try some quiet activities in the evening. Also bathe the baby in the evening.

[Smo]

Thanks for all your help. she has been a little better in the last few days. Her day time naps are almost identical to your one 'My Day'. I'm sure we will get there.