Baby is SO noisy at night !

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I have a 4 week old baby who is SO noisy at night & im really struggling to sleep.

The first part of the night he is generally really quiet so I’m guessing he’s in a deep sleep but then after his first feed it will take a while for him to go back to sleep again & once he is asleep I think it must be a light sleep as he’ll be moving around and making lots of whimpering noises which makes it impossible for me to sleep. I’ve been awake since 2 am this morning and every time i go to drift off, he’ll make a noise and wake me up.

Has anyone experienced this and got any advice ?!

You probably won't like it, but go to bed when he does to benefit from that early deeper sleep. It won't be forever.

I’ve been going to bed with him but he only seems to have about 3 hours of deep sleep which isn’t enough for me !

I had baby 1 next to me. Baby two I put the side up on the next to me crib and no longer had it attached to the bed. I put the cot at the end of the bed and that bit of extra space meant I heard less

also you get used to it, you adapt.

It's going to have to be enough. Your baby is 4wo and sounds like he is sleeping well atm. And he may hit "sleep regressions" at some point.

Sleep when you can and when you can't is my advice. Nap in the middle of the afternoon if baby is (easy if you don't have an older toddler). Ask your partner to let you sleep if not.

I wear a Fitbit and I slept for 4 hours and 45 minutes last night. But it will have to be enough. My youngest is 16mo. Sleep has been different for the past 3.5 years since my eldest was born.

You'll be fine 😊

Typo: should have said: sleep when you can and not when you can't

It's normal, this is how it is. Make sure you get time in the day to rest even if you don't sleep.

Moving baby slightly further away from you or using the ear plugs that block out some noise but not others might help.

Most importantly, if you are feeling really sleep deprived don't drive, you don't want to nod off at the wheel.

I was shocked how noisy and restless tiny babies are when they’re asleep. I’m not sure what to suggest sadly. I think I just got used/so exhausted, I was able to blank it after the first 6 weeks where I was listening and noticing everything and was on red alert for ‘do I need to do anything about this?’, ‘Is this ok/normal’. But I feel for you as it’s like sleeping in a barn with a piglet, a shuffling rabbit and a baby chick.

That's normal op. It's why most new parents are exhausted. Your partner needs to tag team with you at weekends to allow you to catch up.

My DS is 16 and sleeps in a room down the hall, with two doors between us. I still wake up if he makes noises in his sleep. 🙂

It's hard, they are so noisy! If he's happy being away from your bed I'd definitely move the cot a bit further away. I also slept with one earplug in on the ear closest to the baby which really helped. But never did this if I was co-sleeping or with a Next2Me as I was worried about choking if the baby got hold of it.