Baby not settling after feeds at night
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Its so difficult at this stage as they don't know they are separate from you and know they are familiar with your sound and smell so feel safe. Have you tried a sleep sack. My son is 1 month and around 2 to 3 week mark needed a sleep sack to settle. If you haven't tried it yet try swaddling. Some babies love it others hate it. As hard as it is, it is just a phase. My daughter slept with me in a safe co sleep set up as for the first 7.5 weeks she only wanted me. If you feel comfortable enough maybe try safely cosleeping. Does baby sleep in the pram bassinet? If so might be worth setting up the pram bassinet for her to sleep in. Also in the moses try a used unwashed tshirt as a mattress protector for your smell, i also hang their current muslin cloth that i use after bottle feeding over the side of the moses basket. Try also using a hot water bottle to warm the sheets just before they go to bed. Reflux is hard. My son currently has it. Have you tried infacol before feeding or another in shop reflux meds?
What is it that’s actually waking her when you’re doing the transfer? Is she writhing and unsettled due to tummy ache with her reflux or does it seem to be just because she isn’t sleeping on you anymore? I don’t want to teach you to suck eggs (so sorry if you have these things or have tried them already) but just some ideas that have worked for both of our children: - Love to Dream swaddle bags (these are tight fitting so make them feel secure) - When transferring baby, keep them as close to your chest as you can when lowering them down. - When you’ve placed baby in bed, place a fairly firm hand splayed on their chest to keep them settled and slowly remove the pressure as you feel them stay asleep (this could take a while!) - Place a hand on their forehead and again remove slowly as you feel them relax/settle. We often did the chest and forehead hand with my first born, whereas this baby just needs a heavy chest hand for a while to settle down. Again, apologies if you’ve tried!
I found to transfer my LO onto the next to me works best when I lay her on her side and take a long pause before removing my hands completely from her, then after 5-10 minutes I gentle roll her onto her back. If I go straight to back even after being up right for a period of time and burping her reflux would always kick in and she’d end up with violent hiccups. As I said this is what Im currently finding helps my baby, give it a go if you want but I understand it’s not the “safe sleep” advise everyone drills into you.
Exactly the same with us, LO is 1 month old and we're lucky if we can get an hour in the moses basket overnight, hoping it gets better x
In the same boat! ⛴️ following for some tips !