Newborn sleep routine

I tried swaddling my little girl and she slept like an angel. However, with a 2 week baby, you should expect them to wake up every 2 hrs. I must also add that it definitely is difficult to set a routine so early as they are not use to the outside environment. But I also tried creating a quiet dark environment at night and exposing my baby to bright sunlight during the day just to give her an idea if night and day time. All the best mum 😘

Bath time before bed we only use soap 1/2 time a week other then that its just a warm water wash helps her settle her gas and calm her down for the night we do it at the same time

Day-night swapping is very normal early on. They don't have any concept of night or day. It helps to keep night waking very quiet - little to no light, soft voices, no loud activity. During daytime, sunlight, play, activity, tummy time. Morning sun also helps regulate circadian rhythm. Around 8-10 weeks, they start producing their own melatonin which helps regulate the day-night cycle - before that, they are just relying on yours.

What worked with me and my baby dad - I ended up taking the night ”shift” from 9pm-4am with our girl and dad took 4am until whenever I woke up and then we’d eat dinner together, and he would nap when she would nap if he was tired during the day it’s not ideal and some people really don’t like this method but slowly and surely she started to sleep at night for a couple hours, into 3 and 4, to keep myself up at night and make sure she got some sleep, I’d let her contact sleep while listening to podcasts and watching Netflix on my phone, slowly over the nights I’d transfer her to bassinet and would take naps while she slept. It’s probably not the answer you want, but the early days truly are survival, and that’s how I found we both enjoyed our time during the newborn stage