I just need a bit of reassurance that this will improve one day!
DD is 15 weeks, and my first. She had health issues when born and we were in hospital for 2 weeks, and these seem to be behind us now. She is bottle fed and has approx 1000mls thickened reflux formula a day (and on ranitidine)- no issues with feeding atm. Poos regularly and not constipated. I think I can see a tooth coming through on her bottom row so I’m giving neurofen and teething gel.
She is just so wingey and needy. I can only really put her down for 5 mins before she starts crying to be picked up. Often she needs constant walking around to be happy. When she is in a good mood, she is a truely delightful social baby... but it doesn’t last long.
In terms of sleep, she self settles in her next to me cot at approx 10pm and sleeps through til 8am... which I am thankful for!! But all naps in the day are an utter struggle- she needs rocking and rocking until she drifts off (usually screaming the whole time in protest) and i have to hold her the whole time as otherwise she wakes up immeadiately. I make sure she had at least 3 naps a day- an hour in the morning, 2 hours in afternoon and an hour-hour and and half in evening. (If im really honest I don’t mind holding her while she sleeps, I love the cuddles and excuse to watch the tv 😶. But the ‘fight’ to get her to sleep is horrible).
Just wondering if there’s something obvious I’m doing wrong. All my friends have babies who sit calmly and happily, never seem to cry, and will just put themselves to sleep in their pram when they need a nap.
I should add that this has been her temperament pretty much since born (I.e. I don’t think the teething has caused it).
Thank you. I love her very very much but my goodness she is hard work 🙈