Every night my 1 week old starts getting grizzly around 8pm. This then escalates into full blown screaming which can go on for hours and makes it impossible to attempt to put him down for sleep at night. During the day he sleeps in a Moses basket well but at night he won't entertain the idea and only settles from his tantrum if he's on either me or dh.
I know it's early days and newborns aren't designed to being alone but what could be causing this pattern of hysterics at night when he seems quite content during the day? And how are you meant to sleep safely with a newborn who won't be put down separately at night? We've taken to sitting up separately with him in shifts as we are worried about him falling asleep in the bed with us, especially as knackered as we both are at the minute.
It's only been a week and I feel spent. How long will this last?!