Need some advice ! :(
I don't know what to do anymore.. Davis's sleeping patterns are so terrible. I will rock him to sleep and then once I put him down he wakes up within 5 minutes.. I'll do this continuously and it's exhausting and we both end up getting no sleep.. I've tried bed sharing, co sleeping and his crib and nothing works. He barely sleeps at night and barely sleeps during the day.. I just don't know how to get him to stay asleep.. I can't hold him all night to sleep.. I'm so frustrated. :( ready to rip my hair out...
Babywise is basically implementing a schedule and teaching baby how to sleep well so they can feed well. It's a parent led feeding schedule. The schedule varies by age. It's a great book and the system is working so im really excited! Oh and the incline we had to do that when my kiddo had reflux. We just put books under one side of his crib mattress but I heard you could just use a pillow.
Thanks ladies. I can't wear him because he hates being carried facing me, only facing out. He doesn't like his swing so he won't sleep in that either. What is the babywise program ?! I might try letting him sleep on an incline but how do you do that? Prop up the bassinet with blankets ?
Ladies I was in the same exact position as youse but it does get better.. I promise! We went from getting no sleep to getting 8+ hours (with minimum feeds) literally overnight. Some nights we are lucky and sleep all night without no feeds. Your baby will sleep better as he/she learns and starts getting into a routine. Ariana started sleeping better around 3 months mark! Just hang in there ladies!
Same here. Unfortunately, my daughter can't put herself to sleep. She won't take a pacifier and doesn't suck her thumb, and she needs to be nursed to fall asleep. Don't hold your LO all night... That's exhausting and also dangerous. All I can recommend is having a bedtime routine and try letting baby cry a little. You don't have to do full on cry it out, but 5 or 10 minutes might wear him out enough to finally sleep. The thing is, if you never let him practice, he won't figure it out, and you'll be stuck rocking him, co sleeping, etc.
Mine too. I'm so jealous of everyone who has a lo that follows the standard 5-6 hours and then some. I battle my little man every night trying to get him to sleep in the co sleeper. One night this week I got three hours, the longest I've gotten since he was probably 3 weeks old. I was so excited thinking maybe we were getting over this. Then, last night, I battled him until 130am. Putting him in there and him waking up within 5-10 min, rocking him and doing it again. I finally gave up at 130 and put him in bed with me. It's the only way he'll sleep and even then I only get 3ish hours. I don't want to bed share, in fact, I hate it. It makes me nervous because of all the warnings and I'd never forgive myself, but I have to for my sanity. I started back to work this week and have to be up at 5, I can't battle him like that every night. I'm exhausted and just think how much easier the day would be if I could get 5-6 solid hours of sleep. It's so exhausting. I've tried everything, and I feel your pain. So glad I'm not alone!
Yesterday I went out with my boyfriend went to watch a movie, me and him don't live together yet. but point is yesterday when he was dropping me off his like sleep over at my house witch the mom and dad lives. I said no,
his response was why is everyone deciding or making choices for you and their going to do the same with the baby, when I know that's not true. what he thinks is that my mom tells me not to sleep over. So he left all mad. and I felt in my heart that he went on and cheated on me...
Moms! My baby's bottom is just so torn up and hot:( this rash won't go away fast enough! It hurts him so bad when he screams he throws up multiple times while getting changed! I don't know how to help him quick enough! Help!😭😭
so I thought with Gary being off work this week I'd get a few lie ins, of course not I don't know why I was so silly to think it! I've had 1 lie in 😐 I heard him getting into bed at 2:45am so I knew straight away he wouldn't be getting up with Kai 😐 I'm fed up.. he hasn't even helped with housework either not like he usually does anyway, before I went to bed last night all I asked him to do was sort the bottles in the sterilizer and of course that must of been too difficult cause they still ther...
Trigger. Lost baby
Went in for my 20 week check up and found out our son had passed away. Nothing was wrong, my pregnancy has been going great. I'm so numb right now. I'll he delivering him later this week. I don't want to do this. I don't want to do this. Not before Christmas. How am I'm going to tell my kids?? My dear sweet baby boy. Why did this happen?
Get some help. In Aus there are sleep schools. I would enrol immediately to get support. Or a consultant to help you. Sleeping
And self settling are skills that babies need to learn.