Baby Won’t Stay Asleep

Not sure if you do this already but sharing just in case! I’d recommend burping baby after feeding because they get so much gas stuck in their little bellies & it’s very uncomfortable to lay down afterwards. After burping & checking for a clean diaper, I recommend swaddling baby to stay warm & for them not to startle themselves during the night💗

Do you have a bedside bassinet? If not, and it’s in your budget, I suggest getting one. It’s been a game changer for us. We were on the verge of fully cosleeping with her (no judgement if someone does cosleep, not my place to say what works for someone’s family) and the we tried pulling the bassinet up beside the bed. It has a zippered side that can be lowered, but still has a bit of a lip. She has her own space, but is so close it’s similar to cosleeping. I am up to pump right now at 1:10 AM and she is asleep and has been asleep since 10 PM. She will probably wake soon to be fed and then will go back to sleep probably until 5 AM. I can easily reach over and place a firm but gentle hand on her belly, or do some maneuvers of her legs to relieve gas real quick before she wakes, or just place my finger tips on her, or put in her pacifier to comfort her and let her know I’m there and she will settle without waking.

Sounds weird; when you set her down, have her head and shoulders make first contact with the bassinet, then her bottom and back.. someone told me this and it helps! Not a whole fix; but definitely helpful! Also, have a heating pad in the bassinet but take it out before laying baby down.

This happens with my son sometimes during cluster feeding days

While frustrating, this is totally developmentally normal for her age! Many 2 month olds still require extra help + comfort to sleep. I’d look at a few things: wake windows during the day, making sure she’s getting all of her calories in during the day, your transfer process - move slowly when transferring, lower booty first, keep a hand on her chest with soft pressure for about 30 seconds. Keep her as close to your body during the transfer as possible.

On top of all that, try to make sure you’re transferring her at the right time. She should have slowed breathing and you can do the arm test (pick up and see if the arm drops). Final thoughts are warming the bed with a heating pad (take off before adding baby) and making sure baby doesn’t have reflux or gas pains.

Hey I have a two month old son who does this and I can only say what I have to do and I hope maybe this can help you.
One thing I try is - I get up and we do tummy time and play music and “dance” and I’ll have him sit up and look around and just talk and read.
The other thing I try- is I’ll hold my son and walk around with him and if he’s stealing with being held then usually i believe he’s feeling “lonely “ so I get in the floor or the middle of my bed or the recliner we have in the bedroom and I’ll slowly lay my son on my chest and carefully lay down and he will wiggle up to me and put his head right under my chin and sleep and then after a while I can roll over to my side and help him slide down and sleep on his side and he will stay asleep.
And my last ditch effort is I’ll give him a bottle and he usually wants to have the nipple after he eats a little and so I place him on his side and prop a bottle and I put on an audio book & tell him goodnight & go out of the room & that work

Sorry mine is so long!

Try rolling her to the side if she wakes when you transfer her and do back/butt pats or forehead tracing with shushing. We do this a lot with babies in our infant class. And if your baby can roll both ways independently try laying on tummy back butt pats until asleep. Babies love sleeping on their tummies.

I was so scared of my baby not breathing in his sleep in the bassinet. I had to watch him all night. He would wake up often and make so many noises in his sleep. So I started cosleeping with him. He slept through the night and didnt make noises. He just is very dependent on me being near him. He knows when im not next to him.