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They've been living in the dark for the past nine months -- waking up when you're lying down and sleeping when you're up during the day -- so it takes newborns awhile to learn the difference between night and day and to establish a pattern of eating and sleeping. The first few weeks after birth they're pretty discombobulated!
Even if you've decided that you're the kind of parent who will have a strict (or not so strict) routine with your child, you should wait until she's at least 8 weeks old to start implementing it. When she's tiny, your child needs to know that her needs will be responded to. She needs time to set her biological clock, gain some weight, and be in the world before the routine starts....
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Help! I can't get my baby on a workable routine!
Have patience as you are trying to create a routine that works for you and your baby. When starting out, let the baby dictate what is best for them. They naturally know when they are hungry, sleepy, etc. Slowly move their schedule to a more routine schedule picking one thing such as sleeping to focus on at a time. Give yourself time to get them into a new rhythm and don?t get frustrated when outside influences change things up now and then. Grandparents visiting, doctor?s appointments and even weekends tend to make even the best laid plans fall apart at times. Don't worry, you will both get it eventually.
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