How do i get my 5 month old on a normal sleeping schedule?

DD is a night owl and i dont know how i can continue living like this. She will go to sleep between 8-10pm, sleep for maybe 2-3 hours, wake up and is sometimes up until 4 or 5 in the morning. Then she will sleep until 2pm! She also naps throughout the day for maybe a total of 1.5-2 hours. Now i am on this schedule and its becoming hard to get things done anymore. By the time we wake up and get ready its already getting dark out and i dont like driving with DD in the dark. What can i do?

Re: How do i get my 5 month old on a normal sleeping schedule?

You say she sleeps until 2pm? Honestly, I'd stop that.
I was waking Lily every 3 hours when she was young to get a pattern going. The schedule really helped her and she was sleeping through the night by 6 weeks.

Good luck!

Re: How do i get my 5 month old on a normal sleeping schedule?

Re: How do i get my 5 month old on a normal sleeping schedule?

I would gradually try to move her time. Try to keep her up as much as possible in the mid morning. Play with her, give her a bath, anything to keep her up. Maybe for a few days have your DH or a family member come over and help out so you can rest why they try to keep DC up by playing with her. You will need to do this gradually and eventually she will get on your schedule.