Our little guy so far is an ok sleeper (touch wood), he is 2 weeks now though and seems to be going through the cluster feeding/growth spurt which can happen around now. He is suddenly eating all the time, and up more than normal. Not that you could tell right now as he snoozes peacefully beside me. Our DD was a night owl, at this age, and if she woke up after 2am she would stay awake until 5-6am, which I remember being torture. I was utterly exhausted and I would often wake up next to her having drifted off while she was up. Things I tried that may have worked (although I suspect reaching 12 weeks was the key factor)...
- white noise machine using water/air sound and ours lit up too, only use red/orange type colours. The blue/white ones will stop melatonin forming which is needed for sleep.
- blackout blinds
- Going for walks during the day in the sun (trying to let them distinguish day from night, but their circadian clock doesn't really set in till week 12 ish)
- Doing the same routine every night starting as early as possible (bath, feed, bed)
- I've read that putting them to sleep in their bed is best so they don't wake up and get scared due to a new location to where they fell asleep
- Consider using a bottle to do the final feed so you know how much is in their tummy
- Consider putting some formula in their final feed for the night, it takes longer to digest i've heard
- Gripe water if it seems to be colic induced discomfort
Lord knows if any of it actually worked, but I was desparate and trying everything with my DD... my husband even called a night nurse around 6 weeks who basically laughed down the phone at him and told him to call back when the baby reached 12 weeks/14lbs or something around that level. Hope that you are all coping though, and that the last few babies of the group are making their entrances very soon. Today was original induction date, so it's weird that he is 2 weeks and more of a "real baby" now!