So my five week old is not able to sleep on his back.
Basically whenever he gets put down he has phlegm in the back of his throat or up his nose (both) that comes up and causes him distress. He'll wake within five minutes to half an hour. It can sound like he's choking. In turn this is causing me a lot of distress. I'm very sleep deprived. Last night I fell asleep with him in my arms. I'm heavily relying on other people to come in while I catch up with sleep during the day so I can get sleep at night so that my husband can sleep then as he goes to work during the day.
Last night we went to the doctor's. They said that nothing is wrong with his lungs or heart. That it sounds like this is a lingering cold or similar. But the issue is is that it's been getting worse, and I'm stressed to my eyeballs.
Has anyone been through anything similar? Do you know a possible cause? At the moment it is coming up for winter and the temperature is so cold that we need the heating on a lot. This is causing the air to be dry in the house. My husband thinks this may be an issue so we're getting a humidifier today.
I'm very worried about him. During the day I need to stay awake but I'm finding it more and more difficult. I've tried bed sharing in terms of him sleeping next to me directly in the bed, but even that doesn't fix the problem.
The midwives where I am recommend only allowing him to sleep on his back.