Baby fighting sleep
Our baby girl is just over 4 weeks old and we are really struggling with her fighting her sleep during the day then she gets over tired and screams the house down. I start trying to get her back to sleep almost straight after a bottle so within 35 mins of waking up but she will still be awake hours later, or she goes to sleep but then wakes up 5 minutes later. Is it something I’m doing wrong, her screaming upsets me because she is inconsolable!
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We have struggled with this for a while now with my 6 week old - I don’t have any advice but just want to say you’re not alone in it and I don’t think it’s anything you’re doing wrong but more the temperament of our babies! Some babies are more alert and struggle more to fall asleep but I hope as time goes on they’ll get better at being able to fall asleep and so in turn will cry less bc it really is awful when you’re trying everything to help them sleep and soothe them and they cant
Have you tried putting her in a tight swaddle? My little boy is 4 weeks old and we had exactly the same until we tried it, turns out he just wanted to feel secure. You’re not alone and it becomes a vicious circle that you feel you can’t get out of!
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