Dd is 7 weeks old so I know is probably still too young to have a proper routine. However the lack of sleep is killing me! I start getting her ready for bed about 7.30/8 (dimmed lights, quiet voices, pjs, song and white noise) but she usually doesn't fall asleep til 10pm after crying unless we sway her lots.
She'll then sleep til midnight, feed, sleep till 2.30/3am, feed but then will not sleep anywhere from that time on unless it's on me!
We have a cot with the side down wedged next to our bed with a sleepyhead (which I had high hopes for but made no difference whatsoever). From 3am if I let her snooze on me for 20 mins or so I might be able to put her back in the sleepyhead but only for about half an hour or so before she wakes up (she grizzles for ages which turns into crying unless she's picked up).
In the day she'll only nap in sling, pram or on me so I can't catch up on sleep then.
Anyone else had something similar? Is it just a phase and will pass?? When she wakes should I feed her then put her down straight away rather than letting her go to sleep on me so she gets used to that?
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Ebbenmeowgi · 28/01/2017 05:37
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