@Sarahjane789
My daughter is 4 months old next week.
Since birth she has not slept for more than 2 hours day or night. Every might she is up pretty much every hour. I am co sleeping as she won't settle in the next to me. During the day she is in the sling for all her naps as that is the only way she will go down.
She is very upset a lot. She was exclusively breastfed until a few weeks ago when she cried loads when I tried to breastfeed her, she now has a bottle and has only 2/3oz per feed.
I have been to the doctors who said it sounds like silent reflux, she has been on iy for 4 weeks and is still so upset most of the time she is awake.
Please help, what am I doing wrong? What can I do to help us both get more sleep and help her be a bit happier?
I am currently walking around the kitchen with white noise on, the sling on and trying to get her to calm down. It is so hard, I really thought it would start to get a little easier by now :(
@Sarahjane789 I don’t think you are doing anything wrong. If only our babies could talk and tell us exactly what they need us to do for them!
Mine just turned 4 months recently, and up until a week ago we sort of had a decent routine but she seems to have back tracked to the beginning again where she now does not want to be put down to sleep, just wants to sleep on me for naps and at night. And has now also taken to waking every two hours at night instead of the usual 3/4 hour blocks she had been doing.
Add to that she also has reflux (not silent) and Is constantly possetting. I try my best to do whatever it takes to get her to sleep... be it taking her out in the pram... or using the carrier around the house. She does not fall asleep in her bouncer or swing but some babies do. Or I walk about rocking her. At night am too tried to those so I let her feed till she falls asleep. And to be honest most times she struggles to sleep any other way.
It sounds like you are doing the right things. But it’s obviously taking a toll on you. Things will get easier as they grow and the reflux apparently should get better once they are on solids which is not far off now.
In terms of having a happy baby, just keep playing with her (in as much as she wants to), talk or sing to her, play nursery rhymes, give lots of cuddles and kisses, a massage and just let her lie on you for comfort when needed.
Sorry if this is not particularly helpful but I suppose my point is you are not alone, you are not doing anything wrong, and do whatever works for you to get you and your baby to sleep. Do you have anyone who can help with putting her to sleep?
Is she taking anything for the reflux? Have you been referred to a paediatrician?
Regarding reflux...have you tried elevating the next to me so it’s higher at one end so she isn’t lying completely flat.