Puyatan No More

Okay, most moms experienced the "puyatan" moments with their babies and I was one of them.  If you have read my earlier post under "First Time Mom", you can see that our baby sleeps at around 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. As my husband says, that was the longest 2 months of his life.

Peycie changed her sleeping time after her baptism.  If we only knew then, we had her baptized earlier, LOL.  She now sleeps between 8:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m. (what a relief) and still feed her every 3 hours.  We don't wake her up, we just put the teats in her mouth and it automatically opens.  She usually wakes up at 5:00 a.m., just in time before we prepare ourselves to work.

In case new parents out there still experiencing this, you may try the following as they may help:

-Turn off or dim the lights during night time
     -Practicing this makes your baby differentiate day from night. 

-Swaddle your baby
     -Most of us has an air-conditioned room, but remember, babies just came out from our womb which kept them warm for 9 months.  So, by swaddling them, it makes them sleep better/longer.  Not to mention, they feel safe too!

-Feed them
     -Most parents or grandparents wait for the babies to cry before feeding them.  I once heard a grandmother says "why would you feed her, she even not crying?"  Babies should be fed every 3 hours if they're still on 4oz or every 5 hours if 6oz.  If your baby is sleeping but time to feed, feed her.  This helps her sleep continuously.

-Hele with dancing
     -This is a typical way of putting babies to sleep and it's effective. 

-Use Duyan
     -This may sounds old school, but believe me, this is really helpful especially when I'm tired carrying her or I'm sleepy.  Just don't swing it hard. 
*Tip on duyan:  Tie a string on it so you can still swing the duyan by holding the string while sitting or lying .

It may take some time for your babies to adjust, but don't worry, they will eventually adapt the right sleeping time. ☺

*I am no expert on this, just based on experience. :D