What am I doing wrong here?

CandyM

I am up ALL night with my baby. I just keep thinking he has his days and nights confused but am starting to wonder if this is normal. is anyone else going thru this with a 5 week old??

He doesnt sleep at night!! and i feel like ive just accepted it. he starts getting wired around 10 pm and goes strong until 7 am. we feed, burp, dipey change, play, stare at the wall etc no matter how dark and quiet i try to keep it. i try to make nightime activities just about business and getting back in the bassinet but DS isnt having it. i try to keep the lights on and volume up during the day so he knows its daytime... ugh. 

 he's dealing with reflux issues too so i try to keep him upright as possible after feedings, which is hard at night.

he's now found his lungs and screams at the top of them when he wants something. no cute cries anymore. i cant help but think im doing something wrong here and he senses it?? sorry if that sounds stupid.

jess1984

My six week old isn't that bad with the nights, but he had been keeping me up until 1 am and then only sleeping for a couple hours and keeping me awake from 3-5 am and then fully waking up at 8 am for the day.

Have you tried giving him a bath with Johnson's sleep time bath wash and then lotion afterwards. ? I bfeed Ds, bath him with this, then formula feed and then rock a bit then it's down in to crib, but it took a while to create this routine.

Good luck, I understand the sleepless nights. You could always call your public health nurses too and ask them if they have any suggestions.