Won’t go back down

My Lo is 5 weeks and won’t go back to sleep after night feeds for well over an hour and it’s killing me. She just lays there grunting and groaning and then will get to crying. I can’t keep doing this. I’m losing so much sleep. I use red light and stay super quiet during all this to keep her calm but she won’t go back to sleep unless she’s on the bed with me. I don’t like to co sleep because she naps perfectly well without contact but i get desperate at night. Any advice for helping her back to sleep.

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Have you tried dream feeding her? My daughter did the same but I started dream feeding. It helped

Do you burp her after the feeds? Sounds like she might be a little gassy?

My lo is the same, and also 5 weeks. He has a bit of reflux. I feed upright, make sure he's well burped then let him fall asleep in my arms - wait 10 minutes then put him back in his next to me :). This way I usually manage to get another couple of hours sleep myself before we go again haha.

My baby is 3 weeks and grunting after EVERY feeding. Turns out my lo has reflux. Doc prescribed medicine so along with burping after every ounce and sitting upright for 30 mins after feeding. Seems to be helping so far!

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