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To worry these wake windows are not normal

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Newnanit · 14/04/2023 21:56

My baby is 6 weeks old and cries what feels like ALL DAY. Sleeps well during the night for stints of 3 -4 hours which is wonderful but the days are tough.

I keep reading all the nice things we should be doing during wake windows but the majority of them are spent soothing a screaming baby trying to work out what’s wrong (after feeding nappy etc) I feel like a failure

am I deluded and this is normal and I need to get on with it or am I doing something wrong?

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RoseslnTheHospital · 14/04/2023 22:01

At 6 weeks they don't need to be doing anything much at all inbetween naps. The time is mostly taken up with feeding, changing and a bit of cuddling.

Don't put any pressure on yourself to do x/y/z activities, just go with the flow.

If the crying is constant then I would see a HV/GP about possible causes - could be issues to do with feeding (allergies, or similar) or something else. Best to get it checked out.

Ponoka7 · 14/04/2023 22:00

Is it definitely not colic, or some other type of discomfort?

TeeBee · 14/04/2023 21:59

Mine used to be the same except he would only sleep for 45-minute bursts through the night too. He's now 6'3 and still not the greatest sleeper. My second used to sleep 13 hours with only a short wake-up to feed. They're all different; you're not doing anything wrong.