Fomo baby sleep

Are you breastfeeding? My baby is 6 weeks tomorrow and I had a stage of this a few weeks ago but she's got abit better now but I'm breastfeeding and it just felt like she was feeding 24/7 x

@Laura she’s formula fed so what we are dealing with is it taking 2 hours to get her to sleep and then it basically being time for her to have a feed again 😭

Is she suffering with reflux/colic making it hard to settle? X

How many ml does she have at every feed?

If you think she’s overtired/overstimulated, it might be worth trying some skin to skin in a dark room to help her relax. Or even a bath? Otherwise she might just not need to sleep as much in the day. It can be common for them to be awake a lot. My little one was awake pretty much all day today apart from a couple of 2 hour naps, she settled about an hour ago x

@Laura i definitely think she’s got a bit of silent reflux but we swapped formulas and that seems to have improved a bit. It now seems to be the straining for a poo that’s frustrating her, she’s not constipated because the stool is normal but she spends a lot of the day trying to poo and then does a few big ones towards the end of the day. She’s just gotta figure it all out

@Sarah it can vary but generally she’s having 100-150ml every 2-3 hours

@Christie she gets so stressed getting undressed that having a bath atm is not the greatest experience but we are going to keep trying it every few days to try and get a positive connection with them. She’s definitely tired because she yawns her head off so we are just gonna have to keep trying different ways to get her to sleep

I have no advice but we are in the same boat - it takes us 3 hours to get her to sleep every night and another 3 hours to get her to sleep in the morning, for example she has now been awake from 4 and still fighting sleep. Happy to chat if you ever need a moan moment because it is very hard!

Also experiencing the same and it’s Completley new to me as my older boy used to drink a bottle and sleep or nap in the pram if I went for a walk! My little girl fights every nap/ won’t nap in the pram and I’m resorting to the carrier but that still doesn’t always work! It’s so frustrating and really gets me down (especially as I have a toddler who wants my attention and when it’s gone on for hours!) Wish I had a magic solution for you- but genuinely I use the carrier, white noise, attempt a dummy (but she’s breastfed and not keen) and walk/ bounce etc.

My girl was like this to begin with and I can’t recommend Muslin swaddling enough! It stops her startle reflex which was waking her and she can now sleep 6 hours (and more if I was to let her) without waking 90% of the time :)