Hi everyone,
Was hoping for a little bit of sleep advice for my 8 week old who has suddenly become nocturnal!
At the start he was sleeping from 10-12, 1-3 and 4-6 which was brilliant. I was getting 6 hours sleep a night - happy days.
In the last couple of weeks things have changed. He will go down in his crib (next to me) for the first two hour session but after that it’s a nightmare. I’ll put him back down and he’s awake within half an hour. The rest of the night is a battle of constantly trying to put him back down which will usually end up with him falling asleep on me which I’m really not comfortable with because I usually drop off too and I know it’s not safe.
He’s not generally crying or upset during this time. He will usually feed on me (or just suckle for comfort) fall asleep on the boob, I wait 15 minutes or so, transfer him and then he’s awake very soon after.
We are combi feeding at the moment due to issues establishing bf but he is generally exclusively bf at night unless my husband takes a feed. He wears a Love to Dream swaddle with a onsie underneath and I’m fairly certain he’s not cold because I do check him regularly.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
A knackered mum
xx