Hi... hugs to you.. It is very hard to get an 8 week old into a routine but it can be done. Is she BF or FF? My DS is fully BF and I feed on demand so it could be 5-10 feeds in 24 hours just depending on what he feels like. The things that I make sure that I do before bed is give him the sleep time cues such as bath, story, feed, sleep. I ALWAYS put him to sleep awake in his cot - I never rock him to sleep as when he wakes after the first sleep cycle (45 minutes) it is exactly the same as when he fell asleep. This is probably my number 1 advice... Sometimes he crys but it is only for a minute or so and then he falls asleep on his own. I also have a 2.5yr old and he still can't put himself to sleep so my second bub is completely different... All bubs are different!

This is generally my daily routine... My bub is 4.5 months old but I have been doing this from day one..:-

6:30am - 7:00am - he wakes on his own and i give him a feed and then he has a play

9:30 - 10:00am - he will usually be displaying tired signs about now so I will give him another feed and pop him into bed he will generally sleep for 1.5-2 hours. Sometimes he doesn't sleep too well during the day but because he gives me a full 12 hours at night I am not too concerned, it's just hard to get stuff done during the day thats all.

1:00pm - wakes and I give him a feed. He will generally stay awake until about 3:00pm - 4:00pm and go back down for a "nap" so really only about 45 minutes.

6:30pm - I will bath, story and he will be in bed no later than 7:00pm.

Sometimes if he is really tired and missed his afternoon nap he will be in bed by no later than 6:00pm and still sleep until 6:00-6:30am.

I think when they are this little you just have to go with the flow.

Do you have another child or is she your first? I would just relax, not get too stressed over it especially if she is your first child. Just give her your attention, kissess, cuddles, songs, books and she will eventually understand that night time is sleep time..

Good luck and sending heaps of *sleeping vibes****.... LOL xxoo