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Tips to settle a 3 week baby at night

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Vics100pink · 17/05/2017 13:14

Hi my three week old baby, settled ok during the day after feeds but at night it's another story last night we up all night from 10pm right through until 7am with her crying and not settling we fed her, changed her, cuddle her, refed her, changed her, etc, it's hard and we ended up in flood of tears and close to loosing sanity, we not sure what to do, we are first time parents and scared

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thuslyitwas · 17/05/2017 22:49

Oh and baby got colic white noise app was amazing to get her to go to sleep too.

Crispmonster1 · 17/05/2017 22:50

You can settle 3 week old babies. Just wait another 4 - 5 months. Wink

Oly5 · 17/05/2017 22:57

I agree with doing shifts with your partner, which is even possible with brestfeedding. You go to bed as early as you can while they hold baby. Then around midnight or whatever you swap so he can get sleep for work. Then at 5am/6am he comes and takes baby from you so you can get a few more hours.
It's the only way we survived those early weeks. It does improve!

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Screamifuwant2gofaster · 17/05/2017 23:02

This is normal. It is he'll. It will get better. Don't stay awake together. When baby sleeps in daytime-you have a sleep/rest too. Forget housework!
In evening, you go to sleep 7pm-1am. Your partner cares for baby till 1 then you take over. It's hard but at least you both get at least 6 hours sleep. It will get easier.

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