I need sleep!! Help!

JNoelleE

My son is 5 weeks old today, and he slept like crap last night. 

He usually wakes up every 2 1/2 to 3 hours to eat, (during the day and night) but last night it was literally every hour. There were maybe two times he slept a whole hour and a half straight. He would take about 2.5-3 ounces each feeding, I think once he took the whole 4 ounces. I would think the time he took the full 4 ounces he would have slept longer, but nope, didn't happen!

Also, each time he woke up it would take at least another hour before he was back in bed. I don't feel like I got any sleep at all.

Is this maybe just a growth spurt? Is there anything I can do? Tell me it gets better...I don't think I can handle many more of these kind of nights-I need some sleep!!

 

Sunshine+Luv

Sounds like a growth spurt, and my son's only last 24 hours. Maybe you will get some relief soon. You can try to get your dh to take a shift. GL 

Pdxmom73

I could have wrote this post about our weekend. I am betting there is a growth spurt going on! 

I had to nap with DD all weekend to get my sleep. We were at our beach house with family so I was able to do this. Can you catch a nap? 

JNoelleE

Thanks for the replies. I will get a nap in a few when my husband gets home... Thank god! He cant help during the night because he has to wake up at 5am to get to work, and doesnt get home til about 5pm. Hes off wednesdays and the weekend, so he will get him all to himself then! (Haha, yeah right.)

Meowmamma007

I almost wrote a similar post and this answers my question perhaps my baby is going through a growth spurt but i have also switched formula anyways i know what you mean about the sleep - my husband works the same hours but every day of the week and it's so hard with no sleep i cried all morning even though i had help all weekend from family at the cabin one night and entire day of this behaviour is torture.. i called over a friend for a visit during the day and it definitely helped my sanity but i'm scared for what tonight brings and the early AM.

  Hang in there - your not ALONE!  

gwennec

Yes, this was us yesterday and last night. She ate a ton during the day and then was basically up every hour from 1am on, either eating or just sleep screaming for a minute or 2. She barely napped today and was just very unsettled. Hoping it is over soon, need my sleep!