Hi all, I am new to mumsnet and looking for some reassaurance.
I have a beautiful dd who is 4.5 weeks old, she is ff due to breastfeeding issues from birth, ready made apitmal1 (she has expensive taste 😂)
She is generally a pretty content baby touch wood, however once she goes down for the evening, she grunts and strains nonstop all night long.
She isn't constipated, she burps well and farts like a trooper so we have ruled out all of these issues. We have had her checked by a doc who says it is normal in newborns and ruled out silent reflux.
The problem is that due to her grunting I cannot sleep for a minute and it's becoming very stressful. I am not comfortable with cosleeping so just lay awake all night until 4am where dp takes her downstairs ( he seems to sleep through it)
I just need some mums of fellow grinders to tell me it will get better, it's making me feel really low and just knowing that it has resolved itself for others will give me the encouragement to try and deal with it.
Also, if you have a grinder what strategies have you used to deal with it? E.g. Sleeping in shifts, ear plugs etc
Thank you everyone!