Am i doing something wrong?

[april83]

My DD is 7 weeks old and i have a very hard time getting her to sleep in the day. I watch her tired signs and put her down to bed - but she fights it and no matter what I do will not go to sleep (unless i go for a drive). she then gets so overtired she cries - by the time that cycle is over its time for a feed again!!! am i missing something???

[Littletreasures]

does she sleep if you are holding her?
is this a new thing or has she always being like it?

when DS was a baby he wouldn't sleep unless he was being held.. only at night would he sleep by himself... he always had a bad time of the day where we just couldnt settle him and it always seemed to be in the afternoon as soon as 5pm came along he was such a mission...

i dont think that you are doing anything wrong maybe just try a few different things...

sleeping with her during the day
maybe a little tummy time after her feed just to make sure that she doesn't have wind
going for a walk in the pram


i think that once you figure out what works for her it will be alot easier...she might just want a cuddle during the day and not at night....
thats all the problem was with ds and once i realized this life was alot easier

[keenansmummy]

ds wouldnt sleep well either at that age, I had to rock him to sleep or sometimes a cuddle walking around would do it.

[kdmid]

I also hav a litle bub plus 2 older ones...Geting her in to a routine for nap ime is very important even if for the first few timmes she refuses to sleep. Where does she sleep at night cot/cradle make sure you put her in there also for her daytime sleep then she will begin to relae this area to rest/sleep. However you get her to sleep at night is how you need to do it during the day as well at only 7weeks she should still realy be sleep a lot even in the daytime. I wake my ds up at he same time every morning , change him playwith him , feed him and burp him then about 1 and a half hrs after hes woken up i put him back to bed and he has a good sleep ... when he wakes up we do it a again except i keep him awake a while loger with tummy time and playing when he starts geting grisley and rubs his eyes hes back off to his bed and so on. While she might cry the first fw times just sooth her but keep a routine after just 3 days of a new routine it will be habit for her!
Of course ther will be days when you have to go out or she starts to teeth but ifshe has a seeping pattern which will change as she gets older to, if theres a routine it wont matter where you are shel go t sleep on cue.
Also its very important when you put her to sleep make sure shes not being over stimulated with tv/radio other children etc a calm enviroment is very important.

Its differnt with all of them i know its been differnt with al three of mine but as long as you find what suits both of you and stick to it you can stay sane and dont forget sleep when she sleeps!!:hugs: ! Good luck Im sure it will al work out soon shes only new.:angel:

[cheekypossum]

Hi April

My DD is 7 months now. She has always been a really good sleeper at night, but in the 1st month I had a lot of trouble getting her to have a day time sleep unless I was cuddling her.

Now I know this is against SIDS, BUT, my sister did this to her bub..........DD would sleep ever so soundly on her belly........ONLY DURING THE DAY WHERE I COULD WATCH HER. At night I would ALWAYS put her on her back to sleep

And now taht she can roll over, she sleeps on her belly all the time now

[the_queen]

Babies are designed to feed to sleep. Learn to feed laying down, and that way you both get some rest. Let her stay attached after she falls asleep, the comfort sucking is good for your supply regulation.

Try a sling, a Hug-A-Bub is perfect for restless bubbys, they invariably go to sleep within minutes of being put in it, and will stay asleep for hours. When my boy was very young, I wore him almost constantly.

[Beany]

My little one would always fall asleep on the breast. Always. It used to annoy me, actually, because he'd fall asleep before he was done feeding and so wake up hungry only a few minutes later ... silly boy!

Even now, much to my CHN's dismay, I follow a routine of feed, play, feed-to-sleep. Sometimes, if he's too full (this can apparently happen! Before starting him on solids, I was convinced he was a bottomless pit), he pulls off and whinges a little but will be easily patted and rocked to sleep.

[honey_tequila]

Hi there :)
I was in your position not too long ago. The only thing I could get to work was a vibrating bouncy chair, and a dummy. I think reflux was a problem, and DD hated being layed flat. The chair was what saved us. She loved the vibration, and I could couple that with bouncing the chair with my foot, allowing me time to eat also. She still didn't take long sleeps, but she got enough for us both to get by.

Working out the sleeps is tough, but DD is very good as self-settling now, and it's only a couple of weeks later. Hang in there!

[april83]

thanks for the advice girls. I have changed tactics and now look at the clock, take note of how long shes been up then put her in bed before an hour and a half. I stopped wrappign her last week because i found she was spending so long trying to get out - but i wrapped her again and she happily goes to sleep - The problem i now have is that she wakes after 20 minutes or so all the time, she just cant seem to get into a deep sleep. I go in and resettle and she nods straight back off, but same thing 20 mins later!

[april83]

she made a liar out of me - shes been asleep well over 2 hours now!!!

[shed]

You might like to try the Lullabub cot rocker. It is like being in the car, it vibrates. It keeps my DS asleep longer than he would be without it.

You will have to google the website coz I don't know it, although its probably just lullabub.com.au

[mikaylasmummy]

Mikayla is exactly the same, please do not think that your doing something wrong.
I hve found that if I put Mikayla in my bed and I lay with her for a little while she will settle alot easyier and sleep fr alot longer, try that...

Good Luck

[nanaduck]

my little boy is 18 months old will not sleep more than 1 hour in the day time and then wont settle till about 10.30 at night , after trying to settle him for about 1 hour . i have tried laying down with him ,nursing him but nothing works . he sleeps till about 9 o`clock next morning . when he was smaller it would be 2& 3 o`clock before i could get him to sleep until he was 6 months old . he had eczema very bad and egg and dairy allergy once this was all fixed up i thought his sleeping pattern would change i feel like i have not had a good nights sleep for 18 months and its starting to catch up with me he is on the go all the time but even that wont tier him any suggestion would be appreciated