Hi there - it's perhaps too early to expect my baby at 4 weeks to be sleeping long chunks of the night, but at the moment, she is sleeping (reasonably) well during the day, and then waking at roughly 2-hour intervals throughout the night. Last night, it was even less, and she woke every hour... and every time i put her back in her cot, she fussed a great deal and found it very hard to settle, and sometimes she simply didn't, and I succumbed and bf her.
I'm sure this topic has been done to death on mumsnet, but i'm just at a bit of a loss on how to get her to sleep through the night - not all the way through, of course, but for three to four hours at a time. I guess part of the problem is that she is confusing night with day, but we've tried playing with her more during the day, and quietening things down in the evening, but to little avail. But she also seems uncomfortable (arching her back, writhing), although she isn't crying that much, just making noise. I find her quite difficult to burp at nighttime, and sometimes stop trying after five minutes or so, but perhaps i should persevere..
Anyway, if anyone has any pointers or tips on how to extend her nighttime sleep, they would be very much appreciated..