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4 week old not sleeping

LittleNugget93LittleNugget93 member
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My LO is almost 4 weeks old. She slept maybe 90 minutes in total on Thursday. She wasn't fussy, gassy, or anything. I tried the 5 S's. No success. Now that it is nighttime (though practically morning), she STILL won't sleep. She slept for a little less than 2 hours at the start of the night. But since then she has woken up every 30 minutes or so. She just won't sleep! I have a white noise machine going that usually works like a charm. Our room is dark. She is swaddled. The temperature is the same as always.
Literally nothing has changed. I'm a single mom. I'm exhausted. I'm losing my patience. I have no idea what to do.
Please help.
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Re: 4 week old not sleeping

  • thedashthedash member
    Have you tried the swing and a bouncy chair? Does she want to eat? DD has been going through a growth spurt and won't sleep until she has nursed for a lot longer than she normally does.
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  • LittleNugget93LittleNugget93 member
    She already went through her growth spurt. It was worse than this. Haha.
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  • jmo866jmo866 member
    I read this blog when my first son was little. It's a little humor based, but it really did work when he refused to sleep. Worth a try: https://www.troublesometots.com/the-ultimate-baby-swing-sleep-guide-for-swing-hating-babies/

    I never did the head jiggling thing, but fast speed, white noise, swaddled with dark room and paci seemed to do the trick. I am having a sleep deprived morning (plus toddler) so I feel your pain, GL!
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  • Carnation77Carnation77 member
    Everyone else had some great suggestions to try - swaddling, 5 S's, swing, bouncer, etc.  But when I'm really desperate I stick DS in his car seat and either drive around with him or, if I'm too tired to drive, put him on top of the dryer.  Does your LO like her car seat?

    If you get too tired to care for her just put her down somewhere safe (crib, bassinet, pack and play) and let her cry.  As a single mom you have to get some rest sometime.  If there's no one to relieve you then just do what you have to do.  I know it's hard to listen to your LO cry but if you've changed her, fed her, burped her, and cuddled her and she's still crying then nothing bad will happen to her while she's laying somewhere safe for an hour or two.
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  • pantsarellapantsarella member
    If she's not crying or fussy, put her down in the swing or the playmat and walk away. Do you have any family or friends nearby who could watch her for a few hours so you can get some rest? If not, try care.com and find a babysitter for a few hours. 
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  • BelhurstBrideBelhurstBride member
    Week 4-5 is a Wonder Week. She's likely going through a growth spurt- of the mental/developmental kind. (As opposed to physically growing.)
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  • pilatesmommy25pilatesmommy25 member
    I don't think they ever stop going through growth spurts in the first year! I remember with my first, always seemed cranky for some reason or another. Growth spurt, then she started teething at 2 months, then another growth spurt, then gas, then teething again...and then all of a sudden she was 1!!! Now I'm on my second child and she's completely different. This baby is not as cranky but when she decides she is unhappy she lets the whole house know! The only thing I've figured out that she likes is to be on my left shoulder (not the right one...just the left) like a monkey so her tummy is pushed into my shoulder, or draped over my knees while I pat her back or butt and hold a paci in her mouth. She basically likes to be on her tummy. If I lay her on her back, she wakes up from that Moro Reflex, even if swaddled. I know they say back is best, but she HATES being on her back. I don't sleep ever, and I've just gotten used to it. I sleep when I can and drink a lot of coffee. One thing I know from already having one child before this one is that the time is going to fly by so quickly, so I try to just enjoy the moments that are happy, get through the moments that aren't so happy and take as many pictures as I can instead of focusing on getting to the next phase. Good luck mommy!
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