Hi all,
Looking for some advice on how to get my 18 week old to sleep better. For context, this is what a typical night looks like and has done pretty much since he came out of NICU at three weeks old. He sleeps in his next to me.
6.30 - 7.00: last feed of the day (8oz expressed milk)
7.00 - 7.30: bath/wash and change into bedclothes
7.45 - 8.00: in bed - tends to drift off fairly easily, sometimes needs white noise
10.30 - 12: wakes for first night feed (bf)
2.30 - 4: wakes for second feed - hard to settle back down (bf)
Anywhere from 2.30 to 6am all bets are off! I try other methods of soothing, but only the breast seems to work.
7am - awake
Daytime sleep is good with three solid naps. He feeds pretty much every 3 hours and has 7-8 ounces per feed (bottle) I did ebf until very recently but he kept coming on and off the breast and neither of us were getting anywhere.
Anyway, my point is that my sleep is broken and I'm exhausted. I'm reading that babies should only be waking once or twice and 4-5 hour stretches are common. I need to establish good sleep before returning to FT work or I'll struggle to cope.
Any advice/tips welcomed 😊
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18 week old baby - not sleeping well
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chelle33 · 12/05/2022 04:47
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