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Just need a bit of reasurance

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Bleepers · 16/12/2019 06:30

My 6 week baby has just stopped sleeping on her own. She's never been great but could do 2 hour stints a couple of times a night. Now she won't go longer than 50 mins and most times won't go down no matter when we try. She isnt hungry, dirty etc. The room is a good temperature. We've tried swaddled and unswaddled. I just need to know this will pass. I had 40 mins sleep last night and I'm struggling.

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GiveHerHellFromUs · 16/12/2019 06:33

Does she have wind? It can make it uncomfortable for them to sleep on their backs, or is she quite content but just awake?

Scully1984 · 16/12/2019 06:33

No advice, but just wanted to say that my 5 week old is currently the same! He only catnaps when we put him down on his own. Sorry you’re struggling, sleep deprivation is awful.

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Bleepers · 16/12/2019 06:46

I think she might be windy but no more so than the previous weeks. We burp her and she does lots of poos. We also give her gripe water.

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Bleepers · 16/12/2019 06:46

Thanks - always good to know I'm not alone. I think it's just shitty because I feel like she's getting worse not better.

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TanteRose · 16/12/2019 06:55

Congrats on your baby Flowers
its hard at first, I know, but you need to remember that babies' sleep is not linear - its not a continuum from bad to good...

they have many many MANY developmental leaps and bounds (their little brains are growing so quickly) and this affects their sleep.
When they learn a new thing, have a new experience, taste/eat something, learn to move/roll/crawl/walk/talk, when they get teeth...all of these things affect their brains and their sleep patterns. You HAVE to go with the flow - each baby is different. Some are quite amenable to being gently led into routine early on, some resist for months or years Confused

You will get used to functioning on very little sleep but every time you have what for you, as a sleep-deprived parent, is a "set-back" (which in fact is a giant leap forward developmentally for your child), you must just keep faith that "this too shall pass" until the next leap Smile

ToTravelIsToLive · 16/12/2019 08:46

Sounds like a development leap. My baby hit theirs around week 7. It didn't last long but not long after he started to smile a lot so it's worth it Grin

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