6 week old grunting/squirming

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Hi all

My nearly 6 week old wakes for first night feed between 2 and 3am, after the bottle, burp and change we have some time upright and sleeping in my arms and then i transfer her to her next to me which is right beside me:

when she is in my arms or in our bed she is relaxed and doesn’t squirm or grunt, but as soon as moved across starts. My partner thinks it’s gas but she’s fine in our bed and burps and trumps after her bottle so at a loss.

has anyone else experienced this, do I just wait it out until she settles or could it be something under lying? It only happens at night never during the day.

thanks

I found my daughter always squirmed in the next to me too but didn't in my arms or on my actual bed.

Your daughter might have reflux. Lots of babies get it and it usually goes away by around 12 weeks. If you're able to incline the cot slightly so her feet are a little lower that might help.

Wanted to add that I wouldn't worry too much unless she is in obvious discomfort.

Mine is exactly the same. Doesn't happen during the day. But she's grunting away during the night. She's 10 weeks old but has been doing it for weeks. She hasn't done it as much in the last week so I'm not sure if it changes as they get a little older.
I read somewhere it's their digestive system. But my partner said it's something to do with their brain development which is completely normal. So I'm not sure. But apparently it's normal. Everyone I've spoken to who have children said theirs did the same.

I feel like this is one of the things they should teach before you have a baby. It's completely normal, it sounds awful, it's really disruptive and you can't help but think they're uncomfortable or in pain, but it's normal.
If babies doing it combined with any feeding issues/crying out then they could need checking (could be silent reflux/allergy etc), but generally it's really common

we thought it could have been reflux or bad belly so her cot is on a slight incline to help but she’s not in pain, she doesn’t cry, doesn’t spit up, and generally sleeps through it’s just as soon as she’s put down that initial 15 minutes to half an hour squirming!

Glad to know she’s not the only one, hopefully she will outgrow it then by 12 weeks!

Mine used to grunt like a farmyard animal.
She slept better once we moved from Moses basket/bassinet to proper cot with sprung mattress. We did the change much earlier than the suggested 6 months and didn't regret it but it's v personal choice

colicsos.com/infant-dyschezia-grunting-baby-syndrome/

All completely normal!

My dd also did this. We tried tilted her next to me as well but it seemed to be just a phase through when she was sleeping. As long as she's not crying I'd suggest leaving her to sleep still and she will grow out of it

My little one does this for the first 15/30 minutes after her 2am feed.

At first I was worried something was up or she was in pain and I was constantly picking her back up! I have noticed now she’s not in any discomfort so I now tend to leave her in her next to me crib and let her soothe herself back into a full sleep or I stroke her hair to help her drift off.

I’d second infant dyschezia (grunting baby syndrome). It normally starts around the 5/6 week mark. It was a massive shock to the system for us, we thought something was really wrong! She just couldn’t fart, apparently their brain and digestive system aren’t quite linked up yet. Like you it only happened early hours of the morning.

What helped was gently lifting her knees up and across her chest which often elicited a huge fart. She’d relax & go to sleep after that.

Thank you all! Put my mind at rest that I’m not the only one and that she’s not got something wrong with her.
I will definitely be trying the legs up to relieve any wind when she’s sleeping in the hope it quietens her.
Hopefully in a few weeks it will pass and I’ll start getting some sleep haha.