DD is 8 weeks and a pretty decent sleeper, she usually sleeps from 11pm to about 3 or 4 and then after a feed goes back down most of the time until 7am. However she is a really noisy sleeper, especially during the second half of the night. As well as the usual newborn snuffles she grunts, squeals, squeaks, clicks, and cries in her sleep. Her arms windmill around like she's conducting an invisible orchestra. She'll also strain away for ages trying to fart or poo at certain times of the night. She's also good at lying awake and not crying if she takes a while to get to sleep, but she still makes all the other noises.
I'm a light sleeper and she's in a bednest inches from my head, and often I just can't sleep through it. If she does quieten down I'm usually too frustrated to nod off by then, or it's time for DH to get up. During the day napping when she sleeps is impossible if she's in the same room so I can't catch up with sleep that way.
We tried swaddling early on but she screamed bloody murder over it. 'Proper' cosleeping with her right next to me, and her dummy only seem to turn down the noises a little.
I guess what I'm asking is, is there anything else I can try to encourage her to sleep more quietly, and if not, is it ok for me to put earplugs in? I assume that's better than putting her to sleep in her own room?
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Can I wear earplugs to sleep?!
moggle · 05/01/2015 07:46
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