How to get my 7 week old to sleep please help FYM?

[LizzeyBenett]

So we were having huge problems I thought she had CMPA she screamed and farted all day and fights her sleep turns out the infacol we were giving was the cause so have stopped that and now giving gripe water and that end of things seems fine but she is still fighting her sleep but only during the day she is absolutely fine at night . I'm at my wits end I have tried everything . She hates and I means hates being swaddled just makes things worse . I darken the room and turn off the tele. I bring her for a walks. She doesn't care about white noise . Even if I manage to get her to sleep she wakes up 10 minutes later or the minute we get home from the walk as the motion stops . And then screams because she is so over tired . She also is tired nearly straight away after a bottle her wake windows are very short in that she wants to sleep but won't . I just got a carrier and tried her in it this morning she hated it. What on earth do I do she is a very good baby otherwise

Does she settle to sleep if being held OP?

Hiya. It does get better!

My son was a catnapper at that age and could easily be awake after 15 minutes. It drove me crazy! In the end hubby and I had to establish the sleep first by holding him while he slept and then gradually building up to moving him to a basket or equivalent. You could try a moby wrap to keep your hands free whilst he naps on you? It's not ideal but hopefully a temporary help to get towards a better routine. Hope it might help

That is all just normal baby behaviour, some are like that. It’s not forever. I know it seems like it now but it will stop and you have to persevere with things. I sent hours driving about as it was the only way DD would nap unless on me.

My DD was a terrible napper, she stopped them entirely by 2.

Keep trying the carrier (it might take a lot of tries), keep up the walks, try the car. Sometimes they just won’t sleep and you just have to let them be.

Yes she will but even then will fight sleep and wake up again only during the day she is fine at night

Have you got all the wind up before you out her down?
I used to walk mine out in the pram and then leave the pram in the garden and I could sit close by and relax whilst they slept. It did take some practice before either slept for a decent stretch.
When desperate I have driven round in the car until they have fallen asleep and then sat with them.Take book coffee snacks with you.
it’s not easy

My baby is similar, she’s nearly 4 months old now and still the same. At night she goes down into her crib no problem (ish) but during the day she will not nap anywhere other than flat against my chest, literally ever. I’ve just accepted that this is what she is like and so we are contact nap people for now!

I would say a busy environment might actually be easier. My health visitor said for day time sleeps you’re better off keeping the room bright, tv on, white noise on, make a phone call/have a chat etc because it helps them establish day vs night and having a lot going on around them almost makes them just give in and have a nap as they can’t compete with the noise.

It’s a difficult stage but it won’t last forever, good luck x