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3 week old!!!!

Posted by Henry in NY on March 13, 2002 at 14:31:17:

In Reply to: Getting a 3-week old to bed: what can be expected? posted by Julia's mom on February 08, 2002 at 16:46:29:

Sometimes I read these postings and wonder if parents want their babies born sleeping 8 hours a night and not bothering them at all during the day.

At 3 weeks of age the baby has no circadian rhythm and will not develope one till they are around 6 months old. During this time they will get sleepy any time day and night. Same goes for feeding. If you don't want them fussing alot let them sleep when they are sleepy and eat when they are hungry. Trying to schedule them can cause major problems. After 6 months, getting them in to the sun light in the morning will entrain their circadian rhythm (now developed) to go to sleep at the time needed to wake up to the sun.

So the answer to your first question is around 6 months.

2nd question. No future problem at this age.

3rd question. No problem at this age, again when they are this young and hungry, they should be fed. There are government warning about not doing this.

Henry


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