Awake with newborn, anyone else? :)

[Jellybean2017]

My little boy is nine days old. He sleeps pretty well during the day but at night just wants to be held and breastfed. He doesn't settle in his moses basket at night (but he will quite often do so during the day)

Anyone else up doing the same?! I'm not keen on the idea of co-sleeping but would be grateful for any advice. Baby sleeps in a gro-snug and we have a dream sheep but I'm guessing this frequent feeding and love of cuddles in the night is probably just par for the course at this early stage? 😊 I am napping during the day so I'm probably averaging about 6 hrs sleep in a 24 hr period.

Lallypopstick no idea. Every night with him (6 1/2 weeks) is different. He's had nights where he has slept through until 3am but then nights like this where he just won't let me put him down. Trying the same routine each night: bath at 730, big feed, swaddle and cuddle until sleeping. Then I put him down in his crib. Some nights he settles but other nights he wakes and starts crying again. Around 10:30 I try to dream feed if he's not still awake.
He has a next-2-me crib, Ewan the dreamsheep and that babymoov thing.
I breastfeed him mainly but he never seems fully satisfied, kicks his legs and pulls hard at the nipple after around 10 mins so we top up his feed with formula. We haven't ever used a dummy because I don't want to confuse him with another teat.
Please can anyone give me advice, I'm open to any suggestion. Thank you

If he’s able to swap between the breast and bottle without issue I can’t imagine a dummy would pose a problem.

We tried the dummy first and then bottles and haven’t had any issues with confusion.

k567, I don't see why a dummy would confuse your LO. You could always try one designed for BF babies? I have a NUK one and trust me, if DD is truly hungry, she will not entertain it. Her latch is ok, too (we had problems with that in the first 2 or 3 weeks). I only give her the dummy when out and about, though.

DD has just fallen asleep without the boob I am sure this has necer happened before...

Thank you for replying and mentioning the dummy. Does using a dummy help them sleep?

I believe it does help her stay asleep in the pram (taking her put was a nightmare before as she's a really sucky baby), yes, but she spits it out when she's really hungry.

When I know my LO is tired and not hungry he gets his dummy and it really helps him go to sleep. It also works if he’s fallen asleep by feeding but woken once he’s been moved into his basket.

I think I need to try again with a dummy but we’ve had no luck so far.

Why does this child need a poo 20 mins after I lay it in its crib????
She did do a 3hr stretch to begin with, though.

Hi all,
I've been following this thread for a week or so now. I have a 3 week old little girl and the last 4 nights have been a challenge to say the least. She's fussing (well screaming) on the boob. and had gone from 4 hour runs of sleep to waking up every hour and a half. The feeds then take an hour to an hour and a half. We're lucky because she has been going down in the Moses (eventually!) but I'm hoping this fussing/inconsolable crying during feed is just a phase. Health visitor wasn't massively helpful today because of course she didn't do it when I went to the clinic on zero hours sleep and tears streaming down my face this morning.

I mentioned reflux but she totally refused to even entertain that,

Hi SK12345, welcome to the thread!

If I remember correctly, it's normal for babies to constantly want the boob around this time as they go through a growth spurt between 4 and 6 weeks.
LO will also be building up your supply and it should get easier, although mine just loves the boob full stop (nearly 9 weeks) and still has days where she feeds what feels like constantly.
As for the screaming, is her latch ok? Do you not have forceful let down by any chance? My LO screamed at the boob when milk was flowing too fast.
What makes you suspect reflux? My DD spits up A LOT very frequently and is sometimes in pain when doing so, so she has been prescribed ranitidine by the GP. The HV wouldn't entertain it either. Everything seems normal to her!

Hi peeps

Up again!

My daughter will only take the dummy on rare occasions.

She went down at 9 tonight and awake now at 1.30.
The routine hasn't changed sadly still waking around 1. 3 and 5

Have tried all doemaula feeds at night or so breast and it didn't make a difference. I thought formula might keep her asleep. Sadly not.

As for going out on Friday I'm going to stay out at my friends! Hubby is going to have the girls!!
Mind you I'll still have to express but hopefully I'll get a better night's sleep!

Oh also if tried a white noise app because I was integrated to see if that might help her sleep longer rather than investing in a Ewan the sheep or myhummy but it made no difference although she mildly likes the womb noises.

Has anyone got a Ewan or Myhummy?

I have a 12 week old although only been home 2 weeks who thinks pulling his oxygen prongs out every hour through the night is a new fun game.

Superglue is unfortunately frowned upon.

Mumagain2017, I am jealous at you going out! I haven't been able to keave LO since she was born. She won't take a bottle (screams to high heaven), so there is no point in expressing. We keep trying her every so often.

Well, DD tired herself out yesterday, mainly being grumpy, so she hasn't been too bad. Did 3hrs in her crib, woke up for a feed, but I cpuldn't be bothered to do the whole putting down routine, so she's in bed with me.
Now, she's wide awake cracking smiles at me

Welcome @unbornmortificado sorry to hear you've had a difficult time. That doesn't sound fun

Well I might regret the Night out the next day

Thanks Mumagain I should be grateful he's home we had a rocky start in hospital but my god he is a little sod with his wires.

Hope you enjoyed your night out

It's not till next Friday...fingers crossed for a sleep revolution by then lol

Mumagain we have a Ewan the dream sheep which I put on when he goes in the cot for bed / after a night feed. But not sure if it makes a difference or not, as there are so many variables at this stage (10 weeks) it’s hard to know what helps!

@lallypopstick I was so hopeful.of my white noise app....im an optimist at heart every night I think she might sleep longer!!!

DD was like a different child today. Didn't cry once! Probably mean I am getting no sleep tonight

OMG, I put DD down to sleep at 9pm after a feed. She was stirring 40 mins, but I only stroked her a few times and she self settled. She only woke up at 3.30am This is the longest she's ever gone!

*40 mins later, I meant to say...

Another one awake. My little one is 12 days and waking me up pretty much every 1.5 hours. Feel like. Zombie. I have found the app sound sleeper helps to put her back down though. It's tough as my partner is back at work so nighttime is all me.

Amazing news AMagdalena - every good night should be celebrated.

We had two really good nights then last night was a bit mixed. Only one wake up (yay), but it took him a while to settle. 11pm until 7.30 isn’t bad compared to the early days.

Lallypopsticks Oh, I am certainly celebrating last night!
DD seems a lot more settled in general. Maybe reflux meds are working?

We had another breakthrough, though sleep-unrelated. DD has accepted a bottle of expressed milk, so I can finally have my hair cut Good, old Lansinoh.