10 weeks wakes/fusses when put in moses basket

[driedapricots]

so he can be in a really deep sleep, fed, changed, burped, yet as soon as we put him in the moses 8/10 times he wakes up, either immediately or a few minutes later and starts fretting - stuffing hands in mouth (but then when i offer a feed he's not interested) and as soon as you pick him up and put him on you he falls straight back into a deep sleep!!! does anyone know if there's any reason for this...my first didn't do it and with a toddler as well i haven't got the luxury of sitting with him sleeping on me all day/night! i have tried all the tricks i've read on here, hot water bottle, tuck in tightly etc..it's as if when you lie him on his back it sets off some digestive problem for him as he grunts and groans. can anyone offer any insights/advice? thanks :)

My baby is 3 weeka old and was born with quite bad mucus on her chest and went berserk when she was laid flat on her back as she was so snuffly. We put a folded up towel under her moses basket to prop it up a bit and she sleeps really well now now she's not lying flat.

Hope this helps :)

Try putting him down on his side? DS (now 6 months) slept on his side from about 10 weeks until he learnt to roll onto his tummy at around 4 months. It was the only way he'd settle and he seemed happy enough, so left him to it! I used to shove a cuddly panda bear behind his bum so that he didn't roll over - I've heard some people on here use rolled up towels...

I think some babies just don't like sleeping on their backs, especially if they have reflux (like DS). He's so much happier sleeping since he learnt to roll onto his tummy and always sleeps on his tummy now.

DS2 (now 13 wks)is just like this and I admit I have let him sleep on his tummy since birth - not without a great deal of angst I admit - otherwise we would never have got any sleep at all.

Putting him down (asleep) on his back = him awake within minutes everytime, putting him down on him tummy = lots of sleep for everyone.

He won't even sleep in his pram for any length of time - because he's on his back I suppose - whereas DS1 used to nap for hours in his. Ho hum, they are all different aren't they?

:)

hmm apricots it may not even be anything to do with him being on his back.
My ds sleeps on his back when we put him down at night (although wakes a few hours later, but this is for a feed).
However I cannot put him down during the day when he falls asleep, no matter how deep asleep he is, he also grunts, alot! I have heard many other people having the same problem without the baby having any problems themselves.

I just came to the conclusion that maybe they just like feeling your warmth at this age and they will (hopefully) grow out of it!

Sorry not very helpful but I didnt want you to suddenly think there was something wrong with him. I think it is something they will grow out of though :)

thanks all...he seems to be a little more settled now, and i must admit for my sanity i bring him into bed with me after that early morning feed so i at least get another hour before dd1 wakes up. i think you're right desperate they are just tiny and like being warm and snuggled ;)

If you tip up one end of the cot so the head end is higher and get a cot positioner so that he can go on his side that may help also my little one needed to be swaddled otherwise he would fuss and faff forever!!
A slumber bear also really helps soothe them .My little one loved it ! Good luck!

what's a slumber bear?

Both my children flat refused to sleep in a Moses basket from the moment they were born. I thought I was the only one! I clearly remember being in hospital looking at all the newborns in their cots whilst I had to stay awake all night to hold mine cos they just would not settle otherwise ( co sleeping forbidden and not recognised as an option in hospital!).
I never solved it and both co sleep.

Driedapricots, I had exactly the same problem with my DD. GP suggested she was suffering from silent reflux and prescribed infant gaviscon. We also tilted the moses basket by using yellow pages under the feet. This seemed to help a lot.

My DD was exactly the same. I think my life would have been much easier had a got a slide in crib as she hated the basket. She was diagnosed with silent reflux so I got her a Lila Kudis baby pillow. That and the Baby Gaviscon did the trick.

We used to put a hot water bottle in the moses basket for a few minutes before putting our dd down when she was tiny. We took it out before we put her in, obviously! It seemed to help settle her- feels like a warm body, I guess.

We also had a sleepcurve mattress which seemed to help her sleep better (they are expensive though- ours was a gift).

You lo will certainly grow out of this. He is so so little.

am starting to think mine has reflux, has anyone experience of this where they just refuse to feed? at my wits end offering bottles and breast and i swear he's only taking 1 0z each time if at all...

Yes, my DD was a nightmare for this and it turned out to be reflux. Breast or bottle she would start arching, yelling or refusing. Feedtimes were very stressful and full of nervous anticipation which didn't help.

Would only sleep in her car seat or her baby seat as well.
Baby Gaviscon helped gradually.