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4 week old unsettled at night no matter what?

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Lanzy · 20/01/2023 20:24

At night recently it’s got worse with baby having short sleep window then once awake at night, becoming upset, crying and no matter what we do she won’t settle so it goes on for hours. Change, feed, burp and position. Rocking, and making sure not too hot or cold. Anything we try won’t settle!

lately took to gp and said reflux with other symptoms she had but unsure if this could cause? She does look for feed guzzles then sick then cycle :(
does it get better?
during day sleeps ok but very light sleeper and kicks a lot in sleep which wakes her..or will fall asleep on me but if move her after while its :(

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fairgame84 · 20/01/2023 20:35

It sounds like she needs pacing during feeds if she's guzzling. Or it could be that the milk flow is too fast but she would be spluttering and dribbling it out if that was the case.

Google paced bottle feeding and keep her upright for around 20 minutes after each feed and see if that helps.

The sleep thing - DD was the same at that age. I tried swaddling her because she was waking due to the startle reflex but she hated being swaddled. She then went through a phase of only sleeping on me, thankfully that passed after a week. Once she got to 6 weeks old she slept in her sleeping back. She falls asleep on me then I put her down once I'm sure she won't wake up.
Also have a look at purple crying. We had hours of it nearly every night from weeks 2-6, it was hell.

thattravelphotographer · 20/01/2023 20:39

All very normal at that age! But it does get easier as the weeks go by. Try swaddling if her movements are waking her up, this might help her feel more snug and secure when you put her down. I think all parents of newborns go through this phase of day time being great and night time becomes a mission. Try making a clear distinction between day sleep (light room, noise, moses basket etc) and night time (dark room, swaddle, crib etc) to help her to start to learn that night time is for longer sleeps, but it's very early days, and it does get easier!

roorooA · 20/01/2023 20:48

Sounds like it could be CMPA?

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