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3.5 month old baby - sleep in day hoo haa!

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carocaro · 15/05/2007 15:15

Blimey riley help me, my DS2 aged 3.5 has just 30-40 mns naps in the day, if atall, and wants to be held all the time inbetween. he goes from zero to totally berserk, cherry tomato head screeching and coughing, I feel so stressed all the time as if I am not holding him and stressing whilst trying to do even the most basic of things like wee/poo/eat/shower etc and all I can hear is this screeching, baby gyms, music, the TV etc seem tot do nothing to placate him, what on earth can I do, I am sick and in tears about all this NEED he has, I know he's a baby, but give me a break I feel mentally fried, I dread going to pick up DS2 from school as the hoo haa getting him in and out the car etc is hidous. What is the problem? He wakes at 2 am and 4 am also. This baby is making me an emaotional teary stressed wreck.

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canarygirl · 15/05/2007 15:29

Oooh poor you, he sounds exhausting bless him. Have you tried a baby sling? My dd was really settled in the sling, just walking round the house, it seemed to soothe her when nothing else would. The cloth ones you tie round yourself are really comfy to wear but can't remember the name sorry - something like karrime.com? Try to take each day as it comes and it will get better.

ProfYaffle · 15/05/2007 15:33

You have my sympathy! dd2 is 12 weeks old and I don't know what I would have done without my sling. I got a peerie from brightsparkslings.co.uk, worth every penny 10 times over! I've also got a swing which she will sometimes sleep in and give me a bit of a break.

Dd2 also wakes up at 2am and 4am.

and 6am

and midnight (sometimes)

NewMum24 · 17/05/2007 14:49

My son has days when he wants to be constantly held and i have a sling too. It really helps for them days. He wakes at 2am and 5am for feeds and is 10 weeks old.

JodieG1 · 17/05/2007 14:52

My ds2 is the same but wakes much more at night. Last nighht is was 4 time from 7-12 and then about 6 times from 12-6am and he's 18 weeks. I'm exhausted but there's not much I can do really. Sling leaves me hands free at least.

NewMum24Gem · 17/05/2007 15:01

yeah its tiring but its what you have to do at the end of the day isnt it

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