Hello
My lovely baby is 5 weeks old (6 on Wednesday) and I am absolutely at the end of my rope. This baby will not sleep. Sometimes she sleeps during the day for a maximum of 2 hours. But the rest of the time, which includes overnight, she grizzles and whinges and simply refuses to go down for more than about ten minutes (just enough for me to get drowsy before she screams and screams). Then she will only settle on the boob before the whole cycle begins again.
So I haven't slept for more than an hour since she was born and it is ruining my time with her. Every time I pick her up , she just roots and yells for milk - even if she's just eaten. I feel like a dairy cow. I am sure the milk supply is fine as she has a very easy latch, has gained a lot of weight, and fills lots of nappies. I'm sure it's comfort feeding.
I have a very supportive OH but there is only so much he can fo when this bottomless pit of a baby just screams for food after an hour with him. And to make matters worse, he's started snoring like a truck.
This is the fifth morning on the trot that the baby has been awake all night. My back and shoulders are killing me and I'm hallucinating with tiredness and worst of all struggling not to shout at my helpless beautiful daughter. I an disgusted with myself.
Things that don't work: swaddling, white noise, cuddling without feeding, rocking the buggy, sleepyhead next to me in bed ( we have a memory foam mattress so she can't co sleep as it's not recommended), walking around ...
What am I doing wrong and how can I do it right???
Thank you!
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Baby will not sleep, at end of tether, please help!!
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scarednoob · 24/10/2015 06:01
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