The first few weeks are always difficult. It will take her a while to get into a routine. My best advice to you is, if she decides to sleep all day- then you sleep all day.

Newborn babies kind of make their own schedule......and it changes all the time. Once they are a little older it will be easier to have her on a routine.

My advice.........try to sleep when she does. If she has a nice long sleep period during the day then make that your "night" time sleep. So that way you will be a little better rested for when she is up during the night.

It will get better hun.....just give it a little time.

That is the best advice. Once she's a bit older you can get a good routine going.

At first, you should sleep whenever she sleeps. Sometimes you may just get two hours of sleep at a time. It's not forever but it sure is exhausting. Just one of the many joys of parenthood.

ya i think most enwborn babies have that issue becuase when they are in the belly you move around during the day and it rocks them to sleep but when u lay down to sleep things are still and they wake up. sleep whenever she does. does she sleep in your bed or a crib? i always had mine swaddled in a blanket and then near me and i think it soothes them and they sleep better

just go with the flow for now.. i let Reese make his own routine, and if your tired in the night take turns with travis (after all hes a part of this) make him get up once then once shes alseep the next time she wakes up is your turn... thats what i did..
i didnt worry about his routine, after awhile he just started sleeping threw the night on his own, i didnt try to force it or anything.. was all on him..

you aren't breastfeeding so get help with feedings so you can sleep more. i remember those first weeks with eadie. oh my god. rich and i were both zombies but especially me. i was so tired i couldn't form a sentence properly. i would say the words out of order or just say the wrong ones altogether. and i would cry from being so tired but you just have to get through it. i think it's even worse when you breastfeed because you're the only one who can feed them and your boobs are in so much pain. good luck. these ladies are right, sleep when she does and get as much help as you can. and remember to try to enjoy her while she is so tiny, it doesn't last long at all.

Oh yes i know how you feel! Mika slept for hours at a time during the day when my fmaily came to visit and then as soon as it was dark she was wide awake. i can remember that every night without fail from 1am-3am she'd be screaming, not fun. And during the day whenever i'd finished doing all the housework jobs and just fallen asleep i'd have Dom coming up the stairs saying 'Danni, Mika wants boob' so i didn't get to sleep during the day. I couldn't talk properly, i can remember when my mum offered to cook me dinner because i was so tired and asked me what i wanted i was in the middle of asking for spagetti bolagnaise and all i said was 'spag...' then i fell asleep. it does get better, once she establishes herself into a bit of a routine and doesn't need feeding as frequently it will be easier, at the moment she'll wake up every hour for a feed or is it longer for formula fed babies? Anyway after a few weeks the period between feeds will get longer so you'll have more of achance to rest before she's up again. Oh and if people want to come and visit you and you're tired tell Travis not to let them in, you need rest and you need time alone as the three of you so you can establish yourself as a family

Sleep when she sleeps then everything will fall into place. Just be sure during the day to leave the curtains open and at night keep things dim and dark. She'll adjust. Whatever you do, don't try to keep her up.

thanks everyone! slepts alot today so i can stay up tonight with her since last night travis did most of the worrk. so he can get some sleep and we can take turns
ses still a great baby so far. she never cries unless shes hungry. and even then its not much of a cry. im tired but i got a good 6 hours today so i think ill be ok

its funny
even 3 hours of sleep is ALOT now that i have her...

newborns sleep whenever they want. just sleep when she sleeps

Both my babies did this and my attempts to keep them awake were completely useless. They just made me more frustrated. I was so anxious about her being up so much in the night that I would start to feel panic by about 5 pm when she was still sleeping. My advice is to get over it. These teeny people have all the control in your life right now. Even if there are people at your house visiting, and baby is sleeping, just say-"I'd really love to sit and visit but Kristin was up most of the night last night. Feel free to stay and watch over my laundry/dishes/housecleaning/etc while I'm sleeping, and as soon as she wakes up I would like to have coffee/tea/milkshake/etc with you. Of course, you can always visist in the middle of the night, if you would like." This is your time to be treated like a queen. Have no regrets over someone else cleaning your house or making your dinner or whatever. Your one and only job is to be with Kristin and maybe get a shower every 2-3 days LOL!

I had a really hard time doing this, but it is truly the very best advice. Funny enough, few moms ever take it!.

ok last night was so much better
i actually just woke up around 10:30! she slept a little better and when she got up we went into the game room and i fed her then she fell fast asleep in her swing so i crashed on the recliner for a few hours lol

travis has been asleep since midnight
he really needs it though
that way tongiht he can be up

thanks everyone for your advice! now i actually have some strength and time to do some laundry!!!!!

I remember those first nights. I would just cry whenever I would feed him late at night because he took forever to eat and my boobs hurt and I just wanted to sleep. There are still some times that I cry (like saturday night when he didn't go to sleep till midnight). It gets better.

A lot of advice has already been posted, so I hope I don't sound repetitive. The nurses at the hospital gave me a little bit of advice before we were discharged. They told me to keep things as dark as possible during the night and as bright as possible during the day. At nighttime feeding use a very dim light and keep it as quiet as possible. Don't talk to or stimulate the baby. During daytime feeding, talk to her and try to keep her awake for about 15 minutes after feeding. This will help her to start understanding the difference between night and day a little sooner. It worked for us.....