Having a rough day (obviously a vent)

Re: Having a rough day (obviously a vent)

• chemmie03

  April 2012

  Do u swaddle? I have to swaddle ds and I do it real tight so he can't get his arms out. If he gets his arms out then he wakes up. And when he really won't sleep I put him in bed with me. I put him on his side on my right arm and then I move the sheets and blanket down. He tends to sleep that way. Have u tried a shower or bath before bed. I do that also. I bath, feed, swaddle then off to sleep he goes. Sometimes 8 hours sometimes less. But I feel for you. I hope things get better soon

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• bigbear

  April 2012

  chemmie03:

  Do u swaddle? I have to swaddle ds and I do it real tight so he can't get his arms out. If he gets his arms out then he wakes up. And when he really won't sleep I put him in bed with me. I put him on his side on my right arm and then I move the sheets and blanket down. He tends to sleep that way. Have u tried a shower or bath before bed. I do that also. I bath, feed, swaddle then off to sleep he goes. Sometimes 8 hours sometimes less. But I feel for you. I hope things get better soon

  She hates not being able to move her arms around, but yes, that also wakes her up sometimes. We do the bath sunday evenings and it makes no difference at all. She does sleep better in bed with me. I kind of put my arm around her and she's cradeled in there and she'll sleep much better that way. DH is just not too happy about that. But at this point maybe I'll go back to that.... Thanks!

  

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• bpwife&mama member

  April 2012

  I know you said your LO hates swaddling, and mine did and usually does at first as well, but he ALWAYS calms down after.  The first time I swaddled him, he slept for like 5 more hours because his hands were not constantly waking him up.  I say give it another try and see what happens. Also, are you only doing one bath a week?  We do one every other night.  I can't imagine doing it any less because by bath night he really needs it.  Plus it calms him a bit.  Good luck!

  
  
  

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• theladyjess member

  April 2012

  I feel for you!  I'm getting about 4-6 hours a night, some nights a little more but my LO doesn't STTN either.  She was doing a 6 hour stretch, then waking for a feeding before sleeping for another 3-4 but the last few nights she's been up every 3-4 hours wanting to eat.

  Do you BF?  If so, have you tired sleeping with your LO in bed with you so she can nurse while you sleep?  I do this in the mornings when K wakes up before I want to get up.  I bring her in bed with me, lay on my side and let her nurse while I get some more sleep.  She'll usually fall back asleep after eating a bit.  I don't really like having her in bed with me but I need my sleep too!

  Have you talked to your ped regarding you LO's sleep issues?  My sister had problems sleeping as a baby.  Every time she was laid flat she'd start screaming.  Turns out that she had chronic ear infections and once she had tubes put in her ears her sleep problems went away.

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• lp0 member

  April 2012

  blancokm:

  so i am a FTM but here is what has worked for us. first off do you BF? if so, does LO act still hungry when done? i know i wasnt giving LO eniough and started to offer a bottle after every feeding and he always took more. second, how much does LO weigh? at about 15lbs is when they should start to STTN, but i have heard most BF moms still do at least one wake up. not all but a lot do. weight has a lot to do with it. third, do you respond to every cry, immediately? i dont respond till he is screaming, really crying. if it is just fussing i let him be and a lot of the time he goes back to sleep. in the morning he coo-s for about 30-45 min before i go get him, change and feed him. lastly, my LO doesnt take a paci, but have you heard of a wubbaNub? https://www.wubbanub.com/. i have heard amazing things from those that use this anhow hope my ramblings help.
  
  and sorry you are having a rough go around. 

   

  My ds will only take a wubbanub, he hates other pacifiers. It's nice because if he spits it out the little stuffed animal keeps it right there so most of the time he can get it back in without any help. My friend has been having the same issues with her ds being up every 2 hours at night. Finally at 4 months the dr said to add some cereal to his feedings and he is doing much better during the night. Also my ds has been sttn since 6 weeks and I only bf. He sleeps in the bassinet portion on the pnp by our bed. Last week I took him out of the bassinet and put him directly flat onto the pnp so we can start transitioning into the crib. He hates it! Three nights and he was up constantly. I put the bassinet back in and he's back sttn. He hates sleeping flat on his back. I'm not sure what we're going to do since he's out growing the bassinet fast. I only mention it as a suggestion that maybe your baby hasn't found a comfortable sleeping position.

  
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• Huahine member

  April 2012

  Does your daughter sleep during the day?  One of the women in our baby yoga class had a baby who was up most of the night, but slept well during the day.  Another mum suggested that she "flip the baby to sleep."  It might just be an old wives tale, but in her case it worked.  She went home and did it that night and came back the next week to say that she had been getting much better sleep at night.  If you google it, you'll find lots of info. 
  

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