No sleep

Has anyone else’s 6 week old just decided that sleep is not needed. I can hardly get my LO to sleep during the day and is hard to get down at night.

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Yes it’s just a phase! But it’s a tough one for sure. Lots more contact naps and holding and house stuff out on pause

Omg yes, how long does this last? I’ve had 4 hrs of sleep in the last 20 hours

My 6 week old has been sleeping a lot and is fussy throughout the day 😭. She’s been spitting up a lot and we believe she might have acid reflux 😢… we are going to see her pediatrician to rule it out.

Yes! He’s been awake all day for the last couple days and so fussy and I cannot get this little guy to nap!

Baby wraps guys 😭 idk how mommies do it without them 😩

Yup! It’s a really rough stage - my girl started this phase at 5+3w and it went on until 7+2w. Since that though she sleeps well in the day and a lot better at night than ever before as well (she used to wake up every 2 hours if not sooner and since this phase she now does 4h stretches or only sleepy wakes for food but pretty much stays asleep while feeding - it’s been wonderful! Calm after the storm). She does still cry loads before bed though 🫣

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MIL not listening

Just looking for a bit of advice. I'm really lucky to have a "village" and once a week my MIL watches the baby (10 wk), so I can shop/nip to the gym etc. The only problem is she doesnt feed her. Ill have expressed ready to go or formula as back up but she never feeds her.
My LO tends to cluster feed a little on a morning as shes a decent night sleeper, but only really cries at desperation - she puts her hand in her mouth or grunts as early warnings. Ive told MIL this, and asked her to feed when she sees it. Ive tried saying "she was fed 30 mins ago, she'll want another in half hour", but she never does.
Yesterday I explained shed been really hungry and hadnt expressed much as shed fed so much I hadnt had chance, said to give her a little formula as she'll want it in about 45 mins. I got home 3 hours later and asked how much shed eaten.
"Oh, nothing, she had a little cry but we distracted and she went to sleep. She'll probably be starving when she wakes up".
She was starving. And then had both sides (which she doesnt normally do) and ended up more refluxy and messed up her timings all night, so she woke up more through the night (not ideal as we have an event today).
I dont wanna fall out as I'm grateful for the help but I'm running out of things to try. My husband is on my side and wants to tell her not to come if she just wants her "to sleep" and not actually look after her. Any advice??

Did you implement a nighttime routine straight away and if so did your little one start sleeping through before 8 weeks?

Keep seeing people say it’s just luck. I think it’s a little bit of luck but also a good solid routine.

Obviously lots of exceptions, poorly babies etc.

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