Feeling totally clueless! My DD is 4 weeks old (though only just at her due date now, so I've been cutting her a bit of slack). She will pretty much only sleep on me at night, which I've indulged up to now as she's so little, 4th trimester etc. However the lack of sleep for me is getting to be a problem, especially as my DH is going back to work tomorrow so I won't be getting the same level of support.
We have a SnuzPod and I have got her to sleep in it for a 2-3 hour stretch a handful of times but with no consistency. When she does sleep in it, her sleep tends to be very disturbed and she needs lots of patting, shushing, humming etc. I can't quite tell if she's actually asleep or not sometimes with all the nose she makes. In a way it's less restful than having her on me!
I did manage to get her to have a nearly 3 hour stretch last night by putting her down awake but drowsy rather than waiting for her to go to sleep, but it didn't work tonight and she just got herself worked up so is back on me.
She will nap during the day in a reclined rocker chair, though often with the vibrate function to help settle her. She will also lie on a playgym mat so I know she can lie horizontally without discomfort.
I've tried swaddling but she doesn't seem to like it. She just gets distressed trying to break out of it. I've also tried co-sleeping but she was just as reluctant to be put down in the bed as she is in her SnuzPod. I found it quite stressful and I'm also not clear how co-sleeping done 'right' is that different to her being in a bedside cot.
Is there some magic trick I'm missing? Should I be persevering more and just power through the crying, or will she just magically start to do it when she's ready? I just want a sleep equivalent of a BF Counsellor to come and tell me what to do!
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MissHoney85 · 18/01/2021 01:18
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