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.

Csd, 2 weeks sounds like a killer! I too hope it will be over in a couple of days. Could do with some sleep right now...

To update, after 6 weeks of pretty tricky feeds and DD not settling easily at all, it turns out she had tongue tie. She had procedure done on Monday and is now basically learning how to use her tongue again. About 50% of feeds have been ‘good’ with minimal fussing and crying. Sleep has become a bit more disrupted but generally I think (hope!!!?? ...) things are improving! I must say i am sooo tired though!

We are getting 2-3 hours of sleep between feeds now (11 weeks old tomorrow!) however we are co sleeping as baby will not sleep anywhere except in someone's arms or snuggled up next to me in bed 🙈 my poor husband has moved into the spare bedroom during the week so he can have some decent sleep and actually function at work. In exchange he is on call for night time nappy changes!! Not the best arrangement for our relationship but hopefully it won't be forever - I miss him (but not his snoring when I'm feeding in the middle of the night!) glad to hear some of you are having better nights and those with babies only a few days old I can vouch for the fact things will slowly improve in terms of a) breastfeeding and b) sleep duration. Although we are in leap 2 at the moment so things may take a turn for the worst, plus I hear there is a four month sleep regression to look forward to 😂

Last night was 'great' again. I was so tired I could cry. Hopefully things will go back normal soon and I get a few hours.

DD is also very clingy and wants me all the time at the moment, at least in the same room as her.
I got really cross with DH as he was rushing me to come out of the loo because DD was mardy with him! So next time I will just pee myself.

jellybean it's really tough, isn't it? I am having to co-sleep quite often, too.
Hopefully we don't get to experience 4 month regression as it can't possibly get worse, can it? (DD is 12 weeks on Sunday)

Awake wishing her back to sleep

Jelly, your husband’s move to the spare room won’t be forever. Your little one will sleep through eventually. It is hard though, without them. At least he will be rested and in a better mood. How do you co sleep? I do co sleep sometimes with my son (8 weeks yday) but find it quite anxiety inducing.

12 weeks.. isn’t that one of the wonder weeks? Was your Baby early or late?

AMag I hope last night was better. The thought of the sleep regression strikes fear in my heart.

My baby was over tired last night, crying a lot but when he finally settled to sleep around 1030, he slept through until 315. And then back to bed at 430 til 630. Amazingggg. That never happens. Not getting confident though. It may not last. Will enjoy it while it does but continue to expect frequent night wakings.

My baby’s supposed to be in a leap right now (almost 11 weeks old but due date almost 12 weeks ago) but he’s just gone from a 7.30pm feed to 4am, up for 34 minutes then up again at 7.45. This does not seem like leapish behaviour.

Night before he fed at 7.30, 11.30, 3.45 and 7.30 which is a bit more frequent than usual but nothing horrific.

Yet he’s showing some of the developmental signs of the leap by blowing bubbles and almost managing to suck his thumb.

Certainly doesn’t sound like leapish behaviour despite showing new skills. 🙌🙌🙌 Long may that sleep continue.

Csd17 he,was born at 37+1 so a few weeks before due date. Yes I keep thinking at least one of us is properly rested, no point us both being exhausted! And I'm the one who has to feed so 😊

We try to lay in the recommended way, me on side with pillows and duvet away from baby and my arm curled around him with a clear gap between arm and his head. He wears a gro bag and I wear a long cardigan. The next to me crib acts as a (very expensive!!) bed guard. However sometimes I have fallen asleep with him laying across my tummy in bed which is obviously not ideal. It tends to be a very light sleep either way, I often wake before he does. I try not to beat myself up about it too much as I think I would be a danger as a mother if I got absolutely no sleep.

I do much the same Jellybean but we don’t have a cosleeper yet, so I just make sure he’s in the middle of the bed as far from the edge as possible. I do get sore hips lying on my side though so I have to vary the position and sometimes lie on my back beside him.

Will I get any decent sleep tonight? I reckon bubba says no

And I really hate it when my work colleagues boast about their babies sleeping tgrough on FB (same age as DD).
I don't think my child will every sleep through, so not very helpful! 😢
Or they're lying...

Sorry. Had a tough day with DD...

Hi again it sounds like everyone’s having mixed experiences atm.
AM, I can imagine that’s annoying seeing that, my DS is just 6 weeks and I know some babies sleep through at that stage, I just try to remind myself every baby is so different. I long for a full nights sleep tho.
Up until last night we had been having four feeds at night, 9,1,3,5 and then up at 7. Got some advice to up his bottles from 4 to 5oz, and yday was the first day he drained every bottle and he went 10-3-7 which was amazing for me. I felt alor more rested. so I’m hoping he does the same tonight.

7 week old here.
He’s waking up very 2-3 hours at night. I’ve given up hope of any decent sleep ... 💤

Morning campers. Not had the best evening/night with DS. He threw up 2 entire feeds and has been hungry to replenish ever since then so lots of waking up for me. How often do you change a dirty nappy st night? I normally do 2 I think but not sure if it’s a bit overkill.

Gimble. Sounds like a rough night 😔
As for nappies, my 7wo is feeding regularly and if I don’t change him twice he sets through. Normally change around 10/11 pm and again around 2/3am.

2 dirty nappies is the norm for us, although I really think DD is a poo box and has too many in a day! Doctors and midwives all say it's a good sign...

DD woke up twice last night, so an improvement, but I did bring her in pur bed after the first waking. She falls asleep very quickly in our bed.

I was thinking about Christmas yesterday and I thought that I'd really really really like a proper night's sleep as my Christmas present 😂 Must be going mad

AMag That would be the best Christmas present ever.

Csd I'm afraid DD is not the generous type, though 😢

Hi everyone, my son is 7wks and has never slept more than 2 hours. Also feeds more at night and more frequently. Has anyone noticed anything about sleeping less / more in the day , playing more changing sleep at night?? Zzzzz exhausted.

Hi Loving
Your LO is still tiny. They just do what they want/need.
The only thing I have noticed is that an overtired baby will wake up more at night, so encourage naps, however short they may be.

We had a breakthrough of sorts. DS fell asleep while I was rocking her in the bouncy chair. Was hilarious to watch her fight sleep Mum-DD 1:0

How is everyome doing?

My LO is 12 weeks today. No improvememt on the sleep front. Currently in the crib chatting away to herself
The devil!

We’ve had a lot of very good nights lately. Feeding at around 7pm, in basket asleep around 8 and not waking until 1.30 at the earliest but often not until nearer 4. Then back down after an hour, for another 2-3 hours.

He has been crankier than usual during the day though so I wonder if that’s his sign of being in a leap phase?

The four month regression is going to hit hard after all these good nights!

Thanks Amagdalena. No improvement for me, i have tried everything. Wakes constantly and will not settle on back. Wahhh.