Your baby may be a night owl and still be wide awake when you're ready to turn in. Once your baby is about two weeks old, you can start to teach him the difference between night and day.
In the daytime, when he's alert:
- Change his clothes when he wakes to signal the start of a new day.
- Play with him as much as you can.
- Make daytime feeds social. Chat and sing as you feed him.
- Keep the house and his room light and bright.
- Let him hear everyday noises, such as the radio or washing machine.
- Wake him gently if he nods off during a feed.
- At night-time:
- Stay quiet when you feed him.
- Keep lights and noise low, and don't talk to him too much.
- Change him into his pyjamas to signal the end of the day.
All this should help your baby to start to understand that night-time is for sleeping.
Source from: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/a7654/establishing-good-sleep-habits-newborn-to-three-months#ixzz3WDkAaxNG
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