My 9 week old baby (9 weeks tomorrow technically) won’t sleep longer than a 2 hour stretch at night in his cot - if that.
usually he has a 2 hour stint first thing (goes down for the night between 8-9 30pm) almost on the dot, then proceeds to wake throughout the night pretty much constantly. I know he’ll want to feed but after the initial couple of hours, it’ll take me about an hour to put him back down and he usually feeds to sleep (during the day too but has always done so and I can’t keep him awake, he’s a booby boy) but will wake within 20-30 minutes for the rest of the night. I usually have to give in and co sleep from about 4-5am when the exhaustion hits the worst and I can’t keep going any longer. I don’t want to co sleep but feel I have little choice if I want to remain sane.
i guess I’m looking for advice / others experiences and know I’m not alone - I’m reading all the time about putting newborns down drowsy but awake and that if this isn’t done they will never sleep longer until they’re toddlers but on the other hand being told by medical professionals that you can’t hold your baby too much and that it won’t create bad habits. I have tried a bit but don’t really know how to put him down drowsy but awake properly without upsetting him, he’s usually either too awake or starts crying. Most of the time he falls asleep feeding anyway but again I hear this is bad but feel panicked because I can’t stop him from falling asleep on the boob ever. I’ve tried tickling him, talking, singing but nothing works if anything it puts him to sleep quicker.
he’s gaining weight well and having plenty of wet and dirty nappies so I assume he’s full after feeds.