Not Sleeing.....

[lg084]

Hi all :wave:

My DD1 on 6 wks old today.

Past few days she strangley has not been sleeping :gloomy:

She dozes off for about 15-20 mins, then wakes & just lays there. She been doing it got the last 24 hours. She is not un-settled or anything, but I can see she is really over-tired.

I find this odd as she is so young & only meant to have 1-1.5 hours of wake time. How is she staying alert & awake for so long.

I am also finding her to be really restless, always skirming & kicking really hard.

Has any other mummies had this happen?

[Milliner]

DS used to do this he would be restless ect because he was over tired. We went on for weeks with this until we finally went to sleep school and they have showed us how to settle him and watch for his tired signs and then put him in his cot straight away.

I hope that she gets better for you. Maybe try lying her in her cot and pat her bum.

[tru]

I wouldn't worry too much about it Louise. Is she feeding more at the moment? Maybe she is going through a growth spurt. DS went through his around 6 weeks. Perhaps she has a bit of wind too which could be why she is kicking. If you are worried perhaps contact your local baby clinic? I ask mine lots of questions and they are really helpful.

Sounds like you are a very caring mummy. You're doing a great job!

[lg084]

Hi Ladies

Just realised I mis-spelled "sleeping" opps. Dnt i look silly:yes:

Anyways, I think it maybe a little bit of Colic too. I am so tired & really wished she went to sleep as normal. She used to wake, feed, play about got a bit then go to sleep again, so her awake time totalled 1-1.5 hours. I think not sleeping at all is not normal behavior for a baby of her age.
I think I will call my MCHN & see what she has to say.

She is feeding fine, but just wont settle until the next feed, them it happens each feed after. So annoying I cant get anything done & her screaming is starting to send me bonkers.

Thanks for ur input
Louise

[Milliner]

I understand how frustrating it can be, you can't get anytime to yourself or get anything done. Do you have a sleep centre near you? They are really very helpfull.

Bailey was the same we had the feeding and the play time down ok but it was getting him to sleep that was the problem for us too.
Pm me if you ever want to chat.

[lg084]

Hi Mel

Thanks for the advice, yes it is very frustrating, she sleeps for a bit but then wakes soon after screaming. its getting quite depressing for me as I am on my own & have to deal with it by myself. I will PM u laters.

LG

[hayles86]

Hi, DD did this to me around that age. DD's reason was because she was building up my milk supply. Which meant always feeding. It even got that bad where she would only feed to sleep. And even then she would only sleep for about a half and hour. Then be awake for up to 3 hours. Also are you breastfeeding or bottle-feeding?. Also does she have any wind issues?. I also found with DD that she had a pain in the belly and wouldnt sleep. So i gave her some infacol and she ok after that. I hope this helps and trust me they grow out of it. If you just wanna chat just pm me anytime.
Haylee

[belinda1976]

Hi Louise

My DD was exactly the same, resisting sleeping and was very alert from the day she was born. She too also suffered terribly from wind. A midwife once told me that wind is caused by the feed 12 hours prior to it occuring. If she is mainly suffering from wind late arvo / night then it's probably from the first feed of the morning when you have a lot of milk and she is drinking it too quickly. I had that problem with my DD and had to make sure I really burped her well.

With regards to the sleeping even if she is not showing all the tired signs have you tried putting her back into bed exactly 1 hour after she got up - she may just fall asleep.

Also have you tried just leaving her in her cot after she wakes up to see if she will eventually fall back asleep - it may take AGES but the main thing is that she will be learning to fall back asleep by herself.

Lastly.... :) I have recently just been told about White Noise - have you heard of it? Probably the best way to describe it is it's basically humming background noise that is apparently meant to help relax and calm babies, especially one's with colic/wind. I've had quite a bit of success with it over the last week with my DD.

I downloaded some tunes off Ebay for $7.00 and burnt them onto a disc. Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WHITE-NOISE-MP3-Baby-Sleep-Calm-Colic-Crying-burn-to-CD_W0QQitemZ300066404473QQihZ020QQcategoryZ88462QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Good luck Louise, PM me if you need to.

[lg084]

Hi Belinda,

Thanks for the info, yeah i have tried putting the dryer on (on cool of course as it chews the power :yes: ).

Your DD sounds just like mine :no: . I am having a really hard time with the whole colic/wind business. After every feed I am just praying she doesnt start screaming, I spend a good 30-40 mins keeping her upright & winding her (even during night feeds) I am really exhaused & tired as I dnt have a partner to help in the night. Family are good other times.

I know its bad wind cuz she not a grizzly baby usually, she only cries when hungry, & you can really tell the diff btween & pain cry & others.

I will check out that webbie. See if I can get some relief. How long did your bubba do this for?

Louise

[belinda1976]

It was probably up until she was about 10 weeks she was a terrible sleeper - although strangely enough it was only during the day which made it worse to get her down at night. Once she was down at night though she only woke once for a feed.

Seriously try the White Noise it's worth a try!

She could also be going through a bit of a growth spurt.

Keep your chin up, it does get better, slowly but surely.

[Milliner]

You can put a radio in her room and leave it not tuned in and that is a form of white noise and it's free! Otherwise pm me I have a full CD that I can burn for you.