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Newborn just won't settle at night

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Loudloopy · 13/06/2019 00:25

My two week old is an absolute dream in the day ! Really settled etc come night from 10 he will not settle at all ! Wriggling grinting whining till atleast 3/4 in morning before I would say he settles, which is fine but at the same time in. Trying to keep my toddler who is 2 asleep, I really don't remember how my 1st was at two weeks old but I'm sure he slept between feeds in the night even with severe reflux, where as this one just won't settle 😰 I've been fine but I'm starting to flag and just feel like I'm on a never ending train at the minute 24/7 it's making me not enjoy it at all, I'm hating that I'm wishing time away but I am, I can't help but think thank god im not having anymore, my husband is really good to be fair but he has work and it's not fair to for him to be up all night but he does do night feeds, but I still can't switch off, baisicly it's 12.30 at night I'm crying and grieving when it was just me and my two year old, think I'm hormonal which doesn't help I just want a break after a horrific pregnancy which drained me

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alfie22 · 13/06/2019 00:34

You sound like me 3 weeks ago. Remember, babies circadian rhythms haven't developed yet and they don't know the difference between night and day.

My DS is 6 weeks now and has started to grasp when it's time to sleep and he sleeps 4-5 hour stretches.

Try to not to be so hard on yourself Thanks

Yogurtcoveredricecake · 13/06/2019 07:31

It takes them a while to learn it's nighttime so keep the room dark and quiet. Can your DH stay up later and do a feed of you're FF or can express? That way you could at least get some sleep in the early part of the night.

Loudloopy · 13/06/2019 23:10

@alfie22 you made me feel so much better 💖💖💖💖

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