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Old December 31st 03, 02:22 AM
Zucca4
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Any suggestions on getting baby back to sleep in the most efficient way at
night. Our son is 5 weeks old and still has his days and nights confused. We
call him our little vampire as he slumbers for most of the day and is bright
eyed and bushy tailed at night.

After nursing and changing his diaper he lays on top of us in our arms. We
can't put him down, even next to us on his back, or he cries. We love snugglig,
but we really need to catch some zzzs. It takes hours to put him back to sleep
and by then it's time to change his diaper or feed again.

This, I'm sure you can tell, is our first child. I knew I'd suffer from sleep
exahaustion, but it's getting ridiiculous. Sometimes I'm only getting 2 hours a
night. It's getting me depressed.

Any tips?

thanks,
Lisa

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Old December 31st 03, 02:52 AM
Nina
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"Zucca4" wrote in message
...
Any suggestions on getting baby back to sleep in the most efficient way at
night. Our son is 5 weeks old and still has his days and nights confused.

We
call him our little vampire as he slumbers for most of the day and is

bright
eyed and bushy tailed at night.

After nursing and changing his diaper he lays on top of us in our arms. We
can't put him down, even next to us on his back, or he cries. We love

snugglig,
but we really need to catch some zzzs. It takes hours to put him back to

sleep
and by then it's time to change his diaper or feed again.

This, I'm sure you can tell, is our first child. I knew I'd suffer from

sleep
exahaustion, but it's getting ridiiculous. Sometimes I'm only getting 2

hours a
night. It's getting me depressed.

Any tips?

I'f try nursing him to sleep.
But really, at 5 weeks usually its just a matter of wiating till he gets
older. They just sleep funny at that age. Mine gets most of her sleep in my
arms.
Have u tried sleeping with the baby on your chest?


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Old December 31st 03, 05:27 AM
Irrational Number
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Zucca4 wrote:
Any suggestions on getting baby back to sleep in the most efficient way at
night. Our son is 5 weeks old and still has his days and nights confused. We
call him our little vampire as he slumbers for most of the day and is bright
eyed and bushy tailed at night.


We woke Pillbug up if he slept too long during
the day. Plus, we had Grandma here to chant him
to sleep. It was just a matter of time
before he figured out night and day.

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Old December 31st 03, 09:20 AM
Dagny
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"Zucca4" wrote in message
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Any suggestions on getting baby back to sleep in the most efficient way at
night. Our son is 5 weeks old and still has his days and nights confused.

We
call him our little vampire as he slumbers for most of the day and is

bright
eyed and bushy tailed at night.

After nursing and changing his diaper he lays on top of us in our arms. We
can't put him down, even next to us on his back, or he cries. We love

snugglig,
but we really need to catch some zzzs. It takes hours to put him back to

sleep
and by then it's time to change his diaper or feed again.

This, I'm sure you can tell, is our first child. I knew I'd suffer from

sleep
exahaustion, but it's getting ridiiculous. Sometimes I'm only getting 2

hours a
night. It's getting me depressed.

Any tips?

thanks,
Lisa


Have you learned to nurse lying down yet, with him already next to you on
the bed? It was a little tricky at first, but I had a friend who never
mastered it so I tried hard right away and we got the hang of it.

Does he let you put him down sleeping during the day?


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Old December 31st 03, 10:00 PM
HollyLewis
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Any suggestions on getting baby back to sleep in the most efficient way at
night. Our son is 5 weeks old and still has his days and nights confused. We
call him our little vampire as he slumbers for most of the day and is
bright
eyed and bushy tailed at night.

After nursing and changing his diaper he lays on top of us in our arms. We
can't put him down, even next to us on his back, or he cries. We love
snugglig,
but we really need to catch some zzzs. It takes hours to put him back to
sleep
and by then it's time to change his diaper or feed again.

This, I'm sure you can tell, is our first child. I knew I'd suffer from
sleep
exahaustion, but it's getting ridiiculous. Sometimes I'm only getting 2 hours
a
night. It's getting me depressed.

Any tips?

thanks,
Lisa


First, make sure that you emphasize night vs. day by keeping the house dark and
quiet at nighttime, and bright and busy during the day (even when the baby is
napping). This will help "set" his body clock. When you need to nurse and/or
change him at night, use the dimmest possible nightlight, don't play with him
or talk any more than necessary.

Along those same lines, don't change his diaper in the middle of the night
unless it's poopy or you're already battling a nasty diaper rash. A wet one
probably won't keep him awake and it won't hurt him. Also, when you do change
him, try to do it before or in the middle of a feeding rather than after, so
that if he falls asleep at the breast you're not waking him up afterwards.
(You may want to change the nursing-to-sleep pattern later, but it's much too
early to worry about it yet. Use whatever works.) Of course, if he's the type
to poop after every feeding, you may have to change him after nursing, but so
as quietly and calmly as possible, without turning much light on.

The other thing you need to do is learn to sleep with him. At 5 weeks, it's no
surprise at all that he can't sleep alone. And it's much too early to "teach"
him to do so, even if you'd like to eventually try to do that. Chances are,
sometime in the next month or two it will be as if a switch was flipped and
he'll begin to sleep more comfortably in a bassinet or crib, or at least next
to you in bed without being on top of your chest, but for now, hold and cuddle
him to sleep in your arms. Clear your bed of too-fluffy bedding, don't sleep
on a couch or anywhere that baby could too easily fall, and go ahead and
snooze. If you can't yet manage to nurse side-lying in bed (I couldn't until
DS was 12 weeks old), try to nurse in a semi-reclined position, either in a
wide recliner chair or in bed propped up on firm pillows, with arms and baby
well supported by a nursing pillow, so that you can nod off while baby feeds.
You will probably find yourself waking a few hours later in exactly the same
position you fell asleep; you might be a little stiff, but your baby will be
fine and at least you'll have gotten some sleep! If you're still worried about
the safety of falling asleep while holding the baby, try taking turns with your
DH -- one to sleep, the other to stay awake and monitor. :-) Once DS is
deeply asleep, you might be able to transfer him between you or even put him
down for a few hours, but at this stage don't worry about trying to get him to
*fall* asleep alone.

Best of luck
Holly
Mom to Camden, almost 3
EDD #2 6/8/04
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Old December 31st 03, 10:07 PM
Zucca4
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you ladies are fantastic!

Happy New Year!

I had a breakthrough last night which I will post about separatley

Lisa
(who is sincerely giving it her all to make this breastfeeding thing work )
 




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