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.

For those with Ewan. Which is you ‘go to’ leg?

Mine is back left. Every time.

Also back left

Thanks hashtag im just so angry with dh!!

There’s no Ewan in our house. I did download a noise app but DS seems totally non plussed to it. Although we do have an air purifier on pretty much all the time in the bedroom so maybe that does the job.

Does anyone else ever log a feed (I track my feeding with an app) and then have absolutely zero recollection of it?! I apparently fed DS at 3:45am but I don’t remember it at all and neither does my DP.. but it wouldn’t be logged if I didn’t feed.. so confused!

Nothing worse when you accidentally press the musical leg of Ewan rather than any of the white noise ones.

sounds like Ewan gets the thumbs up on here. has anyone tried myhummy? I haven't yet but my DM has ordered us one and am curious as haven't heard it mentioned much on here.

@Lallypopstick 😂 we’ve all done it!

@GimbleInTheWabe I use an app too. I would have no idea of feeding frequency if I didn’t log it! I do get the look from other parents though, but I don’t care it’s my way of working it 🤷‍♀️

@sleepycat13 no idea about that one. I’m sure it’s good though, they are all the same sort of thing.

Aargh what a night...i mean it's day now right??

Ds has had TERRIBLE farts all night. Noticeably in pain. Gonna have to get some gripe water

I’ve bought a Ewan!

Fingers crossed

Sorry you had a bad night @Jellybabie3. How old is your LO? Just I think gripe water is for babies over a month because I tried to buy some but the pharmacist wouldn’t sell it to us as Dex was too young.

He will be 5 weeks on Saturday so think thats OK? .

TOTALLY blaming dh for last night. Dog house....

bollocks you will love him. Just dont press the musical leg.....😂

Ewan makes me drowsy too

I’ve got a white noise machine that plays all night. I liked the idea of Ewan until I realised how short the play time is.

I’d totally recommend the back left leg. Works a treat for me and ds 👌
Oh, and I don’t have the glowy chest on.

We are going to have to start a new thread soon, before we run out... just a heads up before it’s too late!

Ooo is there a limit on posts?! What shall we call the new one?!

Still awake with a newborn.....

I am armed with infacol. Pharmacist said its better than gripe water for bf babies.....?? Wish me and ds trumpety luck!

Good luck Jellie.
Some people swear by infacol. Some people say it’s rubbish. Some people swear by gripe water, others don’t. It’s all a bit hocus pocus tbh. I was told that if using infacol it can take a few days to build up in the system and work, so make sure you persist in order to give it a good go.

You can try gripe water if infacol takes no effect.

Also colief might be something worth trying if you don’t get any success with the others. It’s quite expensive though.
It also depends what is causing the wind. Infacol and gripe water work on encouraging the bubbles to come up with burps. Colief is more about the digestive system and a reaction to lactose. I think. It’s just how i interpreted what the HV told me. Good luck!

@Jellybean2017 yes. 1000 posts.

Still awake with newborn is apt. When we are close to 1k one of us should create it and post the link in here before the end. I’m not sure I know how to do that?

Try this

Still awake with newborn
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/sleep/3082585-still-awake-with-newbornwww.mumsnet.com/Talk/sleep/3082585-still-awake-with-newborn

I don't think anything actually works for wind 😖 But might get placebo effect 🤞

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