11 weeks old and grumpy!

[Mandymoo]

DS wont sleep (see my thread!), is grumpy because he wont sleep, cries unless i hold him (which is not practical as i also have dd 3.8), gets all worked up and in turn then i get worked up. Are 11 wk old babies meant to b grumpy or is it just mine?

Must admit I left DD to cry for a minute or two right from the start. She woudle grizzle for a bit and then always go off to sleep. I propped DD's bed up a bit so that she was never lying totally flat and she also slept on her side, between wedges.
I would think his main problem is tiredness, but it's so hard when he won't sleep! DD only got into good day naps from 16 weeks - now naps like a dream. Make sure the room is darkish, swaddle him and leave him to it for a few minutes and see what happens. He won't be any worse for wear and it may just be all he needs. Also, try to watch him for the first small signs of tiredness and put him down then. If you wait till he's already moany, he's already overtired and more difficult for him to go to sleep.

I let dd3 cry if I am desperately needed by one of the other dds

or if I am eating my supper

actually dd3 is now very very chilled and rarely cries although was seemingly very grumpy until a couple of weeks ago

she is much happier now she is old enough to bat at her activity gym, she does it for ages and is then knakcerd

second the walking option

alos sitting feeding while reading to dd/watching cbeebies etc

Hi Mandymoo - haven't seen your other thread I'm afraid, but I too had a grumpy non-sleeping baby. 5 1/2 months on and we have thus far identified 3 reasons....

1. Head compression from birth - cranial osteopath sorted that out in 1 session.

2. Milk intolerance. Don't know how you are feeding, but DD is breastfed, and cows milk protein was being passed to her in my milk from me eating dairy. I gave up dairy totally at 15 weeks and massive improvement. Grumpiness isn't likely to be only sign if this is the problem for you - other possibilities include diarrohea (sp?), hives if she comes into direct contact with cows milk, or a failure to thrive.

3. Silent reflux (silent is where the acid comes up and goes back down again, as opposed to standard reflux where baby is sick a lot). Lots and lots of night waking is common (DD had me up 5 or 6 times a night), particularly if fed to sleep, as the lying down causes the acid to come back up and wake them, and they then want to feed again because the milk soothes their throat. Recommended actions are prop up basket/cot/bed, use infant gaviscon (on prescription, or else you'll have to lie to pharmacist and say that GP has told you to get, as otherwise they can't sell it for babies under 1 year), and keep baby upright for as long as possible (we aim for an hour) after a feed.

Hope some of this helps!

DS has made me eat my words (for today at least!) as we took dd to a picnic and soft play and he basically lay on the blanket kicking, smiling and cooing all afternoon!!!!

Oh Mandymoo, I also am there with you. Another grumpy May baby!

Dd just screams when we are at home and I have to leave the house for her to sleep! tried the baby whisper routine but when your child doesn't sleep and you try to eliminate stimulous and all that jazz she still will wake suddenly and start crying again.

She is Dd1 but am still trying to work from home, unsucessfully and trying to work out why I have to leave the house to get any peace. She's not like this in other people's houses!!

She does sleep all night though, but that doesn't help with regards to getting stuff done through the day.

Feeling lost and miserable.