Sleep

I got my LG to take a dummy but dabbing a bit of gripe water on it if youve got any.

Really normal. Both my babies have been like this and I’m currently 6 months into it with my second 😬😬 neither would accept a dummy. At 6 weeks they’re still so tiny x

I know it sounds cruel but even if they gag and make sour lemon face at the paci they still might take it! Sometimes I will give baby boob, pinky then paci once she’s super tired. I also have to swaddle my baby or she wakes up constantly! Do you bedshare? Sometimes this will happen simply because baby can smell your milk right next to him

I went through this. Sought some help and found out that comfort sucking is the best way for them to calm their nervous system as they can't independently. I still let bub do it when she's really upset but I also put some breastmilk on the tip of her dummy and she is taking that about half the time now. I use the nanobebe flexy dummies because they are very similar to breast. Bub loves them.

With the feeding, when he starts getting slow, try a nappy change mid feed or gently rubbing his ear or cheek. Waking every hour may indicate he isn't drinking enough but every baby can be different and cluster feeding is common. I had to do that for 7 weeks because bub needed more intake to sustain weight. She was born on the smaller side. LC told us it's because feeding is hard for little babies and they get tired easily.