Newborn sleep tips

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Classic nearly 3am post here!

My baby is still tiny. Month today...but!

She has been doing 2 hour blocks of sleep at night in her crib since week 2.

All of a sudden at week 4 when we put her down it is like she realises and cries. When we pick her up boom she's immediately asleep.

We have run through hunger, temperature, she doesn't have wind and She has my pillowcase underneath her for scent and I placed a hot water bottle so it was warm before we put her down.

Any other tricks? I know lots of people will just say it's too early so more people with actual tips.

Thank you so much

Have you tried swaddling?

LO loves to have her arms out so stuck with a sleeping bag. Too late to start trying? I feel like she will hate it but happy to try anything!

Try a love to dream swaddle, they keep their arms up rather than at their side

Have you tried a dummy?
How long do you wait before picking her up? It might just take her a minute or two of grizzling to settle.

@WomenAndVulvas

Have you tried a dummy? How long do you wait before picking her up? It might just take her a minute or two of grizzling to settle.

Dummy works well for daytime. Not so keen in the night or she loses it easily.

I can't find a reliable source on how long is appropriate for a 4 week old to cry???

I'm not overly precious but if she genuinely can't settle herself yet it night be mean?

If it’s a proper cry there’s no way she’ll be able to settle herself at 4 weeks so I’d say pick her up immediately. If she’s having a little grunt / grumble that’s fine for a couple of minutes but probably not much longer than that.

Following in desperation also with a 4 week old who refuses to do longer than 1.5-2 hours at night and also wakes up as soon as I’m crib 😴 I’ve resorted to co sleeping atm so I can at least nap in between wake ups but really don’t want to make a habit of it.

@Flappityflippers1

Following in desperation also with a 4 week old who refuses to do longer than 1.5-2 hours at night and also wakes up as soon as I’m crib 😴 I’ve resorted to co sleeping atm so I can at least nap in between wake ups but really don’t want to make a habit of it.

They are not recommended by the lullaby trust but the sleepyhead in the crib is what she will sleep in...or did!

Just sharing for those in the same boat.

We switched to Aptamil comfort milk today. So far so good.

Also used a JoJo Mama Bebe swaddle blanket. Just woken up to texts from my husband that she's been asleep for a 4 hour block!

She's tiny but she ended up sleeping quite well today and she fell asleep roughly in the with the naps of our future routine. For example there will be a 12-2 nap. She fell asleep at 12 so I gently woke her up at 2pm simple hoping that less sleep in the day would mean more at night. Still a chink of the night to go but so far a much better 7.30-11.30pm than yesterday!

Check reflux symptoms online to see if any of that could be the cause?
My boy fusses when he’s put down if we put him down too soon after feeding, so I normally keep him upright for 10 mins while he snoozes then put him flat in his bed.
Do you do the floppy hand check before you put her down too? Pick up a hand of hers and check there’s no resistance and it’s limp when dropped back down, we had to make sure our boy was completely out of it before we put him down at that age

@serialplanner that’s the only way my first would sleep!