Really need some help. For context I’m breastfeeding. Also for context, our baby is a dream in the day time and will happily sleep in her bassinet for 3 hours.
My partner is now back in work, however he has our baby from 9pm - midnight whilst I sleep, then I take over.
I get no further sleep after midnight whatsoever. We have a Next2Me but she hates it, so we instead take the pram bassinet upstairs as she sleeps in this during the day and likes it. Complete darkness, Ewan the sheep turned on, hot water bottle to warm the mattress and some clothes that smell of us stuffed in pocket of bassinet. The second he puts her down, she is unsettled. She wakes for 3 diff reasons; feeding, painful wind, wanting to be on me, in order of most to least frequent reasons.
I know she’s 2 weeks old and will feed regularly through the night, that’s no problem. She’s a great feeder, good latch and feeds quickly and effectively. But she won’t settle back down in her bassinet and it’s due to wind 75% of the time despite using infacol, spending huge amounts of time burping, and doing things to try and relieve gas like bicycle legs etc (it’s rare I get a burp or fart out of her), and keeping her upright 10 mins after each feed. She’s a very burpy, hiccupy and sneezy baby generally.
My partner then wakes up and leaves for work at 6am and I’m left to function the whole day having only slept 9pm-12pm the previous day. I do nap in the day when the baby does sometimes, but I have responsibilities (dogs) and if I slept all day I’d just feel like I was missing out on precious time with her.
I’ve tried to reach out to other mums for advice and support but they all seem to get at least 1 hour of sleep in the middle of the night, or they’ll say “yeah my baby only sleeps 2 hours at a time it’s a killer”, when I’d kill for even one two hour block in the night.
Not sure what I’m asking but any advice or hand holds appreciated x