night time struggles

[Stephiimumtoamelia]

hello ladies,

Im new to parenting,i have a 3week year old girl & she is my first baby!
Im really struggling getting ger settled at night time,some nights after her feed she will settle down no problem & sleep for about 4-5hrs have a feed then go straight back to sleep & other times she will be wide awake for a couple of hours (sometimes just cries) even after ive done everything! i do find she is alot more hungry at night time!!..but even after ive changed her nappy&cuddled&fed her she still won't settle,she does suffer badly with hiccups & atm i can't use gripe water until she's 4weeks+..
my husband has been amazing,but he goes back to work next week & he works nights,im dreading it :(..I do feel like its a massive pressure on me because i'l be looking after her all day whilst he's in bed asleep & all night whilst he's at work! obviously i don't mind but its the night times im dreading as she just won't really settle..she does have a dummy but sucks it for a while then spits it out,then cries..
I also suffer with SPD which is extremley painful & i find it a real struggle getting outta bed! can any of u give me any tips on how i can settle my babygirl easier? or give me ur experiences?!..

I've got a few suggestions for you which may possibly help in some way.. firstly baby could be suffering from silent reflux. Without knowing all the details about her it's hard to say but it may be something to look into if she's crying for hours on end and nothing seems to work
Secondly not sure on your stance here so if it's not your thing ignore this but does she have a dummy? My daughter was constantly wanting to suck on something and in the early days I thought she was constantly hungry but I was advised to try a dummy to see if she just needed comfort and it worked for me.
Do you sleep when she sleeps? Best advice I was given which I didn't follow enough. Thought I had to stay awake and be doing things which weren't nearly as important as me getting enough sleep.
It does take some getting used to having a newborn and just like you're trying to get used to it all so is she
White noise of a night may also help settle her although it doesn't work for all.
Are you breastfeeding or bottle feeding? If she really is hungry and you're bottle feeding hungry baby milk may work too. If you're breastfeeding i think it's just a case of feeding as she needs it until she's in an established routine.. I wasn't able to breastfeed so you may want to research that to check I've got it right.

Try lifting the head of her cot. It will help with colic if she has that. Also try using MAM bottles as they are anti colic