At the end of my tether – my nearly 6 week old has just gotton over the gasteroenterous (novovirus) after having it for nearly 2 weeks of being sick and diaoreah – in this time he became very clingy and would only settle in my arms. Now he’s over it his whole feeding sleep patter has changed for the worst to on average feeding 3 oz every 2 hours (was 4-5oz every 4) but also has restarted breast feeding (he got nipple confusion at 10 days). He now won’t settle for me in his cot or anywhere on his back nor his side (which when he was ill was the only way to get him to stay asleep when he had been prised off me!). The only way I can get him down now is for him to fall asleep on my chest then when i’m 100% sure he’s asleep I can put him down but 10 mins later he wakes and the whole porocess starts again for a good hour before both of us are exhausted! He used to be wide awake daytime until 2 days ago when he now sleeps a majority of it in bursts as the min i move him he wakes- but at night he disturbs himself (and me as i’m so tuned into any noises he makes I’m on red alert at every whimper – downside of being a light sleeper) and gets really ratty in the early hours. Now sleep deprivation is catching up with me – do newborns change their routine this drastically or have I dug my own grave by making him clingy? I even went out and spent £80 on a all singing and danging baby swing and he lasts about 5 mins before screaming the house down when put in it – allows me to chuck my lunch down or pop to the loo etc. Any comments recomnedations welcome. Have tried to create an evening routine – does anyone else bath their babies every evening – if so whats your feeding schedule. I am feeding him bottle first then once he’s had about 1-2 oz I put him to breast (otherwise we battle with eachother) then finish him off with bottle – sometimes he wants breast to fall asleep. I get up and put him down in his cot and sit and wait for him to grizzle – have tried leaving him to settle (it just gets louder and distressed to the point of choking his wee self), trying to rock him etc – this is all done in a darkened room with no stiumuls for him – makes no difference!!! HELP!
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My little granddaughter is just over 13 weeks old. Her Mum had awful problems breastfeeding at the start, apparently getting into a satisfactory routine can take weeks. My daughter seems to coping OK now, but she still worries about it, although baby is thriving solely on breast milk. She read somewhere that most babies have a teasy time at 6 and 7 weeks. Our baba certainly did.
I know it’s not much consolation to a tired and stressed new Mum, but babies go through stages. In a couple of weeks, he will have moved on, and you will be worrying about something else. Remember with babies, nothing lasts forever. I take it you are a first-time Mum? Do you have any friends or relatives who could watch baby while you grab some sleep, even if it is only for a couple of hours? As you are using some formula, they could give him a couple of ounces feed if he did play up. We babysat for our daughter, and it helped her through a difficult time, although she wasn’t using formula, she could have about 3 hours sleep, even if it was mid afternoon. If all else fails, contact Health Visitor to see if she has any ideas. That’s what they are there for.
well i went threw this. my daughter was ill at 8 weeks she got in to a good routine of 4-5hrs of a night about 4-5oz n 4-5oz every 4 hours of a day. she had tummy bug n was waking evry 2 hrs of night n only having 3oz. i sat uo 1 night n waited 2 hrs untill it was like 4hr feed n she was upset n so was i n tired but i persevered n afta a couple of nights she was sleeping right through.
do u keep it loud of a day quiet at night?
my daughter likes the bath hates getting dry so i try not to bath her every night.
but no matter what time she has tea i take her to bed at 7.30pm. she may only of had tea at 5.30pm but even if she only has 3oz thats it its bed. usually she will have 5oz n go sleep 2hrs after tea time.
i make it loud of a day n make her have at least 2x 1hr naps of a day. sleep of a day helps them sleep at night.
maybe get a lullaby 4 bed it may be 2 quiet my daughter started like that but now shed sleep in a ditch.
try looking at cow n gate website 4 useful tips or even tesco baby n toddler group they had a good article for 3-6month routines,
best of luck xx
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