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ot/ getting baby back to sleep
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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ot/ getting baby back to sleep
"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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ot/ getting baby back to sleep
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. -- Anita -- -- SUCCESS FOUR FLIGHTS THURSDAY MORNING ALL AGAINST TWENTY ONE MILE WIND STARTED FROM LEVEL WITH ENGINE POWER ALONE AVERAGE SPEED THROUGH AIR THIRTY ONE MILES LONGEST 57 SECONDS INFORM PRESS HOME CHRISTMAS. |
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ot/ getting baby back to sleep
"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? 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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ot/ getting baby back to sleep
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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ot/ getting baby back to sleep
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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