Newborn fights sleep

[lmx0]

Anyone else's newborn fight sleep during the day?? My LG is 3 weeks and the last 3 days refuses to nap well she will have maybe 2 small naps during the day compared to her usual naps i have downloaded the wonder weeks app and according to it she is due to enter her first 'leap' on Sunday is it possible she is going through it early?? Anyone any tips to help settle her as she is getting overtired then come bed time can be hard to get off to sleep!! Many thanks from a very tired mummy who is hoping this phase passes very quickly!!!

@lmx0 I've just written this on the other threads we're on!

Thea has huuuuge screaming bouts when she's tired, both during the day and at night. During the day I generally can get her to sleep on me in some form of hold or another (she changes her mind every time!) but at night, it can take up to 2 hours and who knows how many songs, pushes of the pram, basket rocks etc.

You're not alone.

We're 2 days off the end of the leap, I also questioned whether we went into it early as she was showing all the other signs.

On the plus side, she's much more alert and interested in the world and I love hearing her speak and seeing her smile.

Its awful to watch them scream so much if they would just give in they would feel better for it!! If i manage to get her over mostly during feeds as soon as she is set down bam the eyes open!!! Hopefully you are coming to an end and back to a happy sleeping baby again the smiles will make it worth it!!

Is your baby light or sound sensitive m?

Mine is, I put her sun hat on her to block out the light and it really helps. Yes mine fights sleep too, it’s very wearing.

Best of lucky lovely xx

Normally light/sound doesnt bother her

It's the time to introduce a soother if you haven't done so and don't mind it. I'd say do so; sucking is very comforting and it reduces SIDS risk.

Id be lost without a dummy she has finally given into sleep yay!! Im hoping this is a phase that will pass very quickly

DD is 9 weeks and is like this during the daytime and doesn't sleep much in the day, she tends to only have cat naps of 30mins at a time but shes a good night sleeper (6 or 7 hour blocks with an hour feed and another 2hr or so) so I can't complain really. You've probably already tried everything though? DD is quite light sensitive so darkening the room even if its just putting her in pram carrycot with the hood up helps. She also sleeps better with movement so going for a walk with her in the pram or baby carrier, or a drive with her in car seat. The problem with them though is that usually very soon after stopping she wakes up, and it's not like you can have a nap or doing anything while she's asleep. Dummy does help her settle especially if she's already drowsy or half asleep after a feed. Often she chucks it out her mouth by accident a lot though and then can't sleep without it. Sometimes we take her into our bed with us in the mornings with the dummy so we can help her keep the dummy in for awhile then she drops off to sleep for an hour or two, so you could try that, but google safe co-sleeping. At home sometimes I stick her in her car seat or bouncy chair and rock/bounce her in them. Yeah movement and dummy combined is what we've had the most success with, and breastfeeding on demand as she often has a nap after a long feed.

@MeadowHay some good suggestions ive taken her for a walk couple times and surprisingly nope shes would still be awake i cant drive atm due to section but any time dh has her out shes out like a light but then i dont want to leave her sleeping in the carseat sometimes you just cant win can you?! The dummy is a life saver but ww have that problem too at what age can they put it in themselves? Would save alot of trips 😂

The midwife told us not to leave her for more than 2 hours in the carseat as a newborn, we dont drive either so she's only in it the odd day here and there so now she's a bit bigger I just leave her to sleep in it for a few hours if she will but obviously would move her to crib for overnight. So I wouldn't worry too much especially if you stick to the 2hr rule and don't do it every day. And I dunno but I can't wait, nothing more annoying than getting out of bed every 10 mins to put her dummy back in!

Suppose if its not everyday now and again can do no harm and its always just as your starting to drift off!!

It’s hard when they don’t nap isn’t it? I’m just wondering if you are following a routine set out in a book OP? Mine never would follow those routines...

Re dummy replacement: take the side off the cot and push it securely up beside your bed like a sidecar. Buy half a dozen glow-in-the-dark dummies. Keep them on your bedside table.

Other things to try OP are white noise, swaddling and putting a tshirt that DH has worn in the crib, the smellier the better. One of yours might not work as it will probably smell of milk. Some MNers use the tshirt as a sheet over the mattress.

Have you read the No Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns too?

My LO was like this. Would not nap at all during the day I felt hopeless not being able to help her sleep. Thankfully came out the other side and was a great sleeper from 7 weeks old.

It really is hard when they don't im pretty flexible with a routine ill follow her lead some very good ideas ill them a go ill deffo have a look and see if i can get some glow in the dark dummies do mam do any? Or wonder if stickers would be any good? Dh managed to get her settled last night by letting her cuddle into his chest so she seems to just want cuddles at the minute

@mrs2468 thats great to hear im sure things were alot easier then

We were Nuk people... they have luminous ones for sure. I wouldn't like stickers really. It will all improve, though it's hard when you're in the midst of it.

DD pretty much hates the car seat so that doesn't work for us.

We just work through a routine of rocking, swaying and pram pushing with white noise and a dummy - one of them works eventually. She only takes a dummy when she really really wants it though so it's not always the answer for us. I do swear by the My Hummy.

She actually went to sleep within minutes of getting grumpy for this morning's nap so hoping it continues that way.

I had tried TT but we also had a MAM bottle and she preferred the MAM im not fond of the stickers as they would prob come off easily its all trial and error sometimes isnt it

Mam do luminous soothers.

Good stufff thanks!!