Hi there
I'm new to Mums Net - this is my first post! I'm a first time mum and seeking some advice/experience about my little boy who is 7 weeks old. In his first 2-3 weeks he had no problems about sleeping in his cot or pram, now he just cries if he is in either for even a few minutes.
We thought he had a reflux problem which was making him uncomfortable to lie on his back in either the cot or pram so resorted to using a sling to carry him to help with the reflux. I'm still not entirely sure if it is/was reflux as GP not being particularly helpful but in the meantime I cut out dairy and he is no longer being sick on a daily basis and seems to be more comfortable after feeds. We are also using Infacol before feeds and he has had two sessions of osteopathy.
We have tried to put LO down in the cot (a co-sleeping cot which attaches to our bed and is currently elevated to help with the reflux) or even to take him out in the pram to get him to nod off (which used to work very well) but he just cries and cries and his quality and duration of sleep got so bad last week (averaging 8 hours in a 24 hour period) that we resorted to using the sling (stretchy wrap type) to get him to sleep both day and night. Right now its the only way we can ensure he gets some decent sleep otherwise he just gets cranky, overtired and then we get in a vicious cycle of him having very poor sleep. This means that either me or my husband are constantly carrying him (when he is not feeding or having his nappy changed!). My husband and I take it in turns for him to sleep on our tummies in bed (loosely attached on with a stretchy wrap so that he doesn't slide off) and sort of half sleep/doze with one eye open while the other sleeps. We have a bouncy chair which I try to use in the day and he lasts about 15 minutes in that before the crying starts.
Has anyone else experienced this in the beginning and if so how did you cope? Did your LO eventually get used to the cot/pram as he developed/grew older or did you have to "teach" them? I don't want to leave the baby to cry it out, especially not at this young age. I realise he wants comfort and love and its really early days in his life, but at the same time all this constant carrying in the sling is getting exhausting! As LO was ok(ish) in the cot and pram in the beginning I wonder if we have inadvertently helped him get over attached by over use of the sling!! Is there a way I could gently reintroduce the cot and pram? I was thinking of trying a little every day and building up the minutes. At the same time I am concerned that he does not end up with really poor sleep again!
Apologies for the lengthy post. Any advice or your own experiences of similar would be much appreciated.
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AliMaryLiv · 21/04/2015 21:10
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