HELP-5wk old up all night

[Haribolover]

For the last 2 nights DD has been awake literally the whole night finally sleeping 6am. She has always cluster fed 11-1/2am and then gone down with a couple of feeds after that. That was just about bearable but this is another level as we have had no sleep at all. She wanted to fed but would only take a small amount (ebf) and when put in her cot just screamed. We think she probably has some silent reflux and was distressed by this but why did she then sleep at 6am fine. Yesterday was the same and she was fine during the day sleeping in cot or bouncy chair and then last night was so awful. Would the reflux not affect her all day and night. She made noises suggesting reflux during the day but didn't affect her sleeping.

DHnand I are now so sleep deprived we're just arguing with each other and no idea what to try next. I really don't want to co-sleep. My last option for tonight is a dummy but worried it'll affect breastfeeding but run out of any other bright ideas.

Hi! I have an almost 4 week old & posted a similar thread a few days ago as my DS just won't sleep in his Moses basket.

Overwhelming advice from other MNers was to just co-sleep if it makes things easier & since I've told myself it's ok I feel a lot better about it. I was also really against it (so worried about squishing baby!) but I think really it's fine & yeah I don't sleep brilliantly but it's better then the sleep I'd get with DS screaming in his basket.

You could speak to GP about the possible reflux?

I was also so worried about the dummy route but so many people have told me that in their experience it never affected breast feeding. Plus at 5 weeks hopefully your BFing is well established so it really shouldn't affect it. If it is going to help just do it!

Unfortunately my DS just spits the dummy out anyway! Good luck. Try & sleep whenever you can if baby sleeps during the day.

Is there a reason you don't want to put her in your bed?