For the first five weeks of life, my baby had reflux, constipation and issues with wind so was in pain and screaming constantly.
We finally got the GP to listen to our concerns about potential CMPA and our baby has been on nutramigen for a week which has really helped.
His symptoms are really improving but he does still have reflux so we still feed him upright then keep him in an upright position for 30 minutes after feeding.
Usually if he's eaten enough he falls asleep after his bottle and I hold him upright for thirty minutes and then transfer him to his Moses basket. He then sleeps until he wakes up hungry and we change and feed him and repeat.
We are managing to get a few minutes of tummy time here and there, usually after changing him while we make his bottle or sometimes if he hasn't settled after the 30 minutes upright and he's crying, tummy time distracts him.
He has a swing and we put him in there every now and then if he's fussing too.
I've been reading about people having bedtime routines for their six week olds as well as having play time while they're awake.
It might be a stupid question but I'm wondering what our days are supposed to look like.
On the whole, our baby still basically just eats and sleeps and doesn't do anything else. If he's fussing or windy he gets some tummy time/ swing time/sling time, out of desperation on our part more than anything. If he feeds well, he just eats and sleeps.
Am I supposed to be doing something with him after he eats and before he sleeps? I talk and sing to him while he's feeding but that's it.
I feel like if I stimulate him after feeding he won't fall asleep and gets overtired but I don't know when else I would give him "play" time. I can't do it before feeding because when he wakes up it's because he's hungry and he doesn't appreciate having to wait for his bottle.
I'm still in survival mode and the idea of a night time routine is also laughable. Even trying to fit in baths is difficult.
He still does not seem to know any difference between day and night and the length of time he sleeps (between 3 and 6 hours) seems completely random.
Is this normal for six weeks and when does it change?