OHbaby! Forums : Dark or daylight day sleeps? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:57:57 +0000 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:57:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15957 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : We shut the curtains here as Drews...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=344159&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#344159 Author: My3Sons
Subject: 15957
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 7:57am

We shut the curtains here as Drews room is really sunny otherwise

]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:57:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=344159&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#344159 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : Used to sleep Chloe with the curtains...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=344147&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#344147 Author: LittleBug
Subject: 15957
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 1:10am

Used to sleep Chloe with the curtains open all the time, and she was fine... but when she reached about 8 weeks she wasn't sleeping well during the day anymore, and plunket nurse suggested I close them. So now I keep them closed for naps during the day, which has definitely helped, although it's still quite light in the room - just a bit dimmer. So she still knows day sleeps from night sleeps, since she can still see everything during the day.]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:10:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=344147&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#344147 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : Half shut in summer but just day...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=344127&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#344127 Author: yummymummy
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 10:35pm

Half shut in summer but just day light the rest of the time - Gina sleeps OK with no issues. At daycare, the sleep roon has the curtains shut and she sleeps roughly the same amount of time as she does at home so I guess it makes no difference to her]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:35:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=344127&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#344127 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : We have the curtains open during...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=344099&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#344099 Author: myfullhouse
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:58pm

We have the curtains open during the day. I wanted Jack to be able to sleep anywhere during the day. I remember when my MIL and FIL came to stay and bought my nephew and they had big problems with his day sleeps as he was used to black out curtains being closed and we don't have them. Plus my Mum said to leave the curtains open during the day and Mum's always know best, don't we!? ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:58:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=344099&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#344099 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : Shut at all sleep times here,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343911&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343911 Author: HippyMama
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 8:29pm

Shut at all sleep times here, but no blackout curtains either so it's not pitch black unless it's night time anyway.

Edited by Pearls]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:29:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343911&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343911 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : I shut them in summer and half-shut...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343851&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343851 Author: busymum
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 7:59pm

I shut them in summer and half-shut or shut in winter (different in summer cause it's so bright and hot at times)]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:59:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343851&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343851 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : I did what megansmum does with...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343809&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343809 Author: Maya
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 7:23pm

I did what megansmum does with Maya, and had no probs so did the same with the gremlins but I started having probs with their day sleeps around 5 mths and The Sleep Store recommended closing their curtains so I tried it and they sleep heaps better now.]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:23:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343809&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343809 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : Once day and night seemed established,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343777&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343777 Author: miss
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 6:52pm

Once day and night seemed established, and we moved her day sleeps to her room we started darkening the room for day sleeps.]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:52:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343777&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343777 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : with my kids i just close the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343751&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343751 Author: MyMinis
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 6:24pm

with my kids i just close the blinds and its not to dark or to bright ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:24:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343751&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343751 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : We leave them open - and he sleeps...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343591&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343591 Author: Danash
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 3:27pm

We leave them open - and he sleeps fine where ever he is now. (mainly coz when he is in the office with me I can't darken the room)

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:27:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343591&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343591 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : I leave Megan&#039;s blinds...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343563&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343563 Author: hooper
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 3:03pm

[QUOTE=MegansMum]

I leave Megan's blinds open during the day and close them at night havent had any problems with her sleeping during the day. I wanted her to learn that day sleeps are her short sleeps and night sleeps (when blind is closed) is her big sleep.


iam the same with Paige.]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:03:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343563&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343563 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : We leave ours open - seems to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343546&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343546 Author: emz
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 2:33pm

We leave ours open - seems to work as jack has short sleeps during the day and sleeps 12 hours at night so I'm not changing anything no matter what! I guess you just do what works, if one thing doesn't, you try another! It's what this motherhood thing is all about afterall, trial and error..]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:33:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343546&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343546 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : We close them - and always say...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343461&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343461 Author: MummyFreckle
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 1:22pm

We close them - and always say "Goodbye Mr Sunshine - see you soon!" and then when he wakes up and we open them we say "Hello Mr Sunshine"....they arent black out curtains so its pretty light anyway, but think it helps for him to know that its sleeping time rather than awake time.

 

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:22:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343461&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343461 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : I think I closed them with Hannah,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343453&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343453 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 1:17pm

I think I closed them with Hannah, to differentiate dark for sleep, light for play. And I was doing the same with Greer, but one day the midwife came and said it was mean so I stopped. But now, two sleeps in a row she's gone down no problem at all and she's not stirring all the time. Must be helping. Thanks everyone! ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:17:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343453&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343453 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : I used to leave them open. Now...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343444&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343444 Author: .Mel
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 1:10pm

I used to leave them open. Now he's older and he needs sleep associations I close the curtains. ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:10:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343444&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343444 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : we always close them for day and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343378&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343378 Author: Mum2ET
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 12:29pm

we always close them for day and night sleeps.

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:29:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343378&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343378 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : I always close the curtains when...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343331&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343331 Author: Neeks
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 12:03pm

I always close the curtains when it's time for K to sleep, so now she knows the difference between play time and sleep time We had major issues with day time sleeping in the beginning because she decided she didn't want to be wrapped anymore, so whenever it came time to move her she'd fling her arms out and wake herself.. but we have started wrapping her for her daytime naps again (one arm out) and it works a charm for settling her down She doesn't get wrapped at night because she goes to bed awake and self soothes plus she's in a Safe T Sleep and the wrap just gets in the way]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:03:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343331&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343331 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : I used to always leave Isla&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343323&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343323 Author: Kellz
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 11:56am

I used to always leave Isla's open in the day cos I thought you should to teach them day from night,..but when we went to the Mothercraft unit at Waikato hospital when she was 4 months old to get some help with her feeding and sleeping, they said to always close them. She slept way way better then!]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:56:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343323&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343323 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : I do the same as MegansMum. Sleeps...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343319&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343319 Author: Peanut
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 11:46am

I do the same as MegansMum. Sleeps during the day with curtains open and night with shut as I wanted him to know the difference and haven't had any probs. Also wanted him to sleep anywhere so figured leaving blinds open and slept all his day sleeps in the lounge until about 8 weeks would help with that.
Now he sleeps anywhere!]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:46:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343319&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343319 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : I leave Megan&#039;s blinds open...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343311&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343311 Author: NovemberMum
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 11:33am

I leave Megan's blinds open during the day and close them at night havent had any problems with her sleeping during the day. I wanted her to learn that day sleeps are her short sleeps and night sleeps (when blind is closed) is her big sleep.]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:33:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343311&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343311 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : curtains shut always ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343291&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343291 Author: kebakat
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 11:08am

curtains shut always]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:08:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343291&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343291 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : We have been closing the curtains...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343262&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343262 Author: sally belly
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 10:20am

We have been closing the curtains too & haven't had any problems. My hope is that Liam knows it's time for sleep when he gets wrapped & I take him into his dark room.

I did hear somewhere that you should leave them open so that baby learns to sleep in places where it's not dark???

Edited by sally belly]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:20:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343262&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343262 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : Both Paige and Blake have/had...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343239&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343239 Author: Kelpa
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:55am

Both Paige and Blake have/had curtains shut....but in saying that its pretty light as we have those silly verticals anyway.......

Neither of them have been affected by Daylight savings either...Yay fingers crossed for next one!]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:55:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343239&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343239 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : Until recently I left them open...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343228&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343228 Author: monster
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:35am

Until recently I left them open and had no problems, but we were away for Easter and he was in a dark room and slept really well (especially considering he was in a unfamliar portacot), so now I've started shutting them. The room is still fairly light though. ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:35:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343228&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343228 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : On the sleep store website they...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343226&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343226 Author: arohanui
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:34am

On the sleep store website they say to shut the curtains, and I noticed when I started doing this with Harry that he slept better ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:34:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343226&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343226 <![CDATA[Dark or daylight day sleeps? : Do you leave the curtains open...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343219&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343219 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 15957
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:31am

Do you leave the curtains open or shut them for your littlies day sleeps?

I can't remember what I did with Hannah. I had been leaving Greers open but this morning cos it was so cold I left it all shut up and heater on and she went to sleep really really easy.]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:31:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15957&PID=343219&title=dark-or-daylight-day-sleeps#343219