Baby not sleeping at night
Really need some help/advise if there is any, my 6week old will not sleep at night, she just cry’s until I hold her then sometimes will still cry. Manage to settle her and put her down and off she goes again, I’m getting no sleep and can’t hold her all night as I will fall asleep holding her. I’m at a loss on what to do, she’s fed changed burped, nothing wrong with her, she’s formula fed and thought she would be more settled. She is fine in the daytime and will go down and sleep fine then and I stick to the same routine in the day so I really don’t understand, I just need sleep 😴
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Most likely has day/ night confused like most newborns. Try stimulate her throughout the day with tummy time and keeping rooms bright. Do a night time routine of bath, white noise and keep the room dark or dim. From what I’ve been told it takes a long time before they’re used to it but you will get there! Does your LO sleep in the same place day and night? I was putting my boy in a Moses basket during the day downstairs then a next to me at night and he hated the next to me!
thanks, will try and keep her stimulated in the day, just find it hard to keep her awake in the daytime, especially when she’s not slept all night, i keep it light in daytime and dark at nighttime but that doesn’t seem to make a difference, she is definitely confused with day/night. I’ve been sleeping downstairs with her in the pram, was in Moses basket before which I thought she didn’t like but now does the same in pram and she’s been sleeping in that day and night, makes no sense to me, just trying my best and nothing seems to be working
I’m the same and my LO is only 3 weeks :( so I’ve still so many weeks to go. She is fine during the day doesn’t need me at all but come night time she won’t be put down once she is asleep on me I lay her down and she is wide awake screaming then sometimes won’t settle on me again. I’m sleeping in the front room on the sofa as that’s the only place she will go off. Hope you get some sleep soon x
Some babies just need to be held while sleeping. I did the same as Charlotte I had to sleep upright on the sofa for the first 2months and a bit, then she was able to sleep on my shoulder in bed, and eventually next to me in bed. I knew the risks but eventually if neither of you are sleeping then you have to weight them up against that.
I’m doing exactly the same, sleeping, well not sleeping 😂 downstairs. Just hate it when she’s so upset and all she’s doing is crying, make me feel like I can’t do anything right and that she hates me, sleep deprivation is the worst 😔 hope you get some sleep soon too x
It’s the worst isn’t it and when they don’t stop even when you cuddle them that’s the hardest part. X
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