2 month old sleep/naps

Hi all. My baby has been sleeping his naps as contact naps or in his lounger. And it will be in daylight. Do I have to start letting baby nap in his bassinet in dark room during the day? And does baby need a white noise?

Ive heard that baby should sleep in daylight during day so they can determine the difference between night and day? But then ive researched that baby needs to nap in dark room om same sleeping space too?

I have no idea whats the right thing to do.

We were just going with flow amd following babies cues. Do I have to start setting a strict schedule routine now for him?

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I would say do whatever is working for you! I personally let mine nap in a bright room without worrying about staying quiet. I have a strict nighttime routine but that’s about it.

I have my daughter nap in my room during the day, semi lit (just a little sunlight peeking through) and at night it’s dark w red light and white noise. She sleeps through the night like that. She takes some naps in her swing but they don’t last more than an hour

what does sleeping through the night look for her?

what is your strict nightime routine. How did u get to make one

I think it also depends on where your kiddo is at. My first born took a bit to actually need a sleep routine, he's always been a once a day napper, that was once he started being more wakeful at around 6months. By 6months he was sleeping in his own bed in his own room ( 5ft walking distance from my bed to his, with a hallway being the only seperater basically) and napping in there too.

My little one now, she hasn't found her routine yet. I have her nap on me sometimes so I can get my cuddles in, sometimes she needs it too haha, but she actually sleeps on her tummy alot on the floor during the day, or she'll sleep in her swing right next to me when I work.
I lay her down when I lay down in her own crib now and she will wake around 4-6am to eat and go back to sleep till 8-10am for another feed and basically sleep all morning. She's only awake for brief moments at a time right now, sometimes only awake for about 10 min and longest maybe an hour and that hour wake window is typically right before her bedtime.

she goes down at 8 and wakes up around 6 to eat, I bring her in my room nurse her and put her in the bassinet or co sleep depending how I’m feeling (I have a kind bed and it’s only me lol) but she’ll fall asleep after that feed till about 9

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oh wow! How old is ur lil one? And how did u get her to fall asleep at 8 and wake up at 6?

My guy used to sleep at 10 and wake up at 5/6 for me… but now he changed

we do bath time every other day w the lavender and then I rub the lavender lotion on her face after bath, nurse her swaddle her and rock her in the dark w the hatch system I have it on red light and white noise . After rocking her I just lay her down in the crib and she’s out

But I can say every baby is diff . My first daughter could neverrrr 🫠 she was legit up every 3 hours

If it's working it's fine, just know that the more that is going on round them while they sleep their brain has to filter out so it's not as restful and may lead to fussy baby later. Kind of like if you sleep in the car on a long road trip it is not the same kind of rest as sleeping in your bed

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