when should a 6 w/o be asleep for the night?

[shirat]

my lo doesn not seem to settle down for sleep at night for hours. il start at around 7 30/8 (depending on when her cat nap was) but she takes forever to clsoe her eyes, and when she does finally she wakes  every few minutes. i thought maybe its reflux, but not sure. is it just ot? or typical newborns? usually by around 11ish she is finally soundly asleep.

[PaulsMom]

My dd is the same way.  She wants to cluster feed a lot before going to sleep so ATM I'm going with it and feeding her frequently in the evenings and ten she settles well.  Otherwise she's a crying mess. 

What does your routine look like?  Also remember at 6 weeks, a lot of Los have a growth spurt.

[Erin M]

That was pretty typical newborn for us.  I think I read somewhere that it takes nearly 2 weeks of a good bed time routine for it to sink in a little.  Just keep pushing forward, you'll get there!

[PaulsMom]

I saw your other post about reflux.  If she has trapped gas or is refluxing, then she won't settle easily.  With both of my Los, I found the 4 to 8 week period tough due to trapped gas or wind.  We really had to work on burping them and bicycling their legs to help alleviate discomfort. A vibrating chair also helps.  My dd would vomit up most of her feeds but figuring out how to get her to burp has greatly reduced the amount of spit up.

[Erin M]

Totally agree with PaulsMom.