3 week old awake all night

[emmybaird]

My 3 week old is awake most nights either from 10-5am or if I'm lucky 2am-5am. I am breast feeding and during this time awake she just wants to be nursed. During the dat she will sleep happily no matter what noise there is-I did the hoovering yesterday with her in the baby bjorn and she slept throughout. I try and keep night time quiet and dark and day time noisy and bright, andhave tried the no cry sleep suggestions with no change so far. During the day she wakes up evey 3 hrs for a feed and is alert for only an hour or so appart for feeding. Any suggestions on how to go from here?? Also is it ok to sleep during the day when she sleeps or is that going to make her even more nocternal. She is fully breast fed and at her last weigh in she had out on 7 onz in a week.

Hey, you might get more replies posting this in another section :) Do you co-sleep? My baby feeds alot at night - I just latch him on and fall asleep myself, plus I am pretty sure the fact you are sleeping/slow breathing helps them nod off too. Getting out in the fresh air even for 5 mins during the day too seems to help. I find they start to follow a normal routine if you keep them close day and night - they sort of learn from you. 3 weeks is abit early to have much sense of day/night - my 3mo is quite good at it now and has been in a loose routine for a while now.

Is your DH there at the moment? If yes, can he put her down after her feed at night - so she can't smell you?

Also, whilst very little, I would recommend cranial osteopathy (works best the younger they are). It might help her to settle and be less fretful.

At night, warm her crib with a warm water bottle before laying her back in (if not co-sleeping) so she's not shocked by the cooler sheets.

If you carry her in the sling a lot in the day, it may be that she wants that closeness at night too.

When she's trying to settle at night, time your breathing to hers - she'll go off more easily then and also, if you have to, gently tap her shoulder/chest with your fingers in time, like a heart beating - works a treat .

You are doing so well - feeding her lovely mummy milk. Try to get out and see other mums nearby too - you can all give each support and swap baby ideas etc.

Sorry posted this in the wrong place-lack of sleep. I will move it. Thanks