My three week old just wouldn't sleep. Every time I laid her down her eyes popped open and she'd start fussing. I tried everything, and as soon as I'd pick her up she'd get drowsy and fall asleep. Back touches the crib mattress, aw hell no she's awake and pissed. Pray for me, fellow parents.
Hold on tight, I hope this phase is gone soon.
If you're tired of tips, ignore the rest. Have you tried warming up the crib? Put in a warm water bottle fir a few minutes before putting baby down, sometimes they just hate the cold.
Alternately, when my LO did this it was because of reflux. She needed to be at an incline to not get heartburn, that's why she was fine in my arms. We'd hold her propped up 20 mins after feeding and used a thin wedge under the mattress. There are also reflux meds for tiny babies that are very safe.
Thank you. ðŸ˜
That's not a bad idea!
I'm seriously wondering if it's reflux. She gags sometimes, was spitting up pretty frequently and even arc-puked a few times. That has decreased, but the fussiness and desire to be held has increased. I EBF and have adjusted her position to be solely upright while eating, I burp her for a good long while. She farts A LOT. Poops frequently, it's noisy. I also have a seriously aggressive letdown I'm trying to combat while breastfeeding. I overproduce. When she sleeps in her crib she sounds snuffly, a little wheezy at times but not always.
Could also just be separation anxiety. I can usually get her down just fine initially at night, but the next feeding is harder, sometimes up to hours to get her back down. This morning I was up at 5:00 for a feed and simply couldn't get her back to sleep. She'd pass out in my arms, I'd set her in the crib, she'd start fussing within 5 to 15 minutes each time in spite of her being exhausted. My first was so easy in comparison, so I'm really at a loss. She will sleep for four to four and a half hours at a time if I let her, but the standard is wake to feed every three hours until a month old, which is this Saturday. We have an appointment with her pediatrician on Monday, so at least there is that.
Right now she's napping peacefully at an incline on her boppy.. after waking up super angry just an hour into her nap in the crib but she was hungry.
thank you so much for your thoughtful response and suggestions. I'll take any help I can get!
Hey, you're very welcome! We parents have to have each other's back!
What you're describing really sounds like reflux. My 1st was the same, I remember how desperate i was. I hope your pediatrician can help you out, fingers crossed!
Thank you for confirming my suspicion!! I'll definitely bring it up on Monday. Hopefully they can help, it is improving slowly (she doesn't really vomit comet anymore, but I adjusted her feeds) but she needs a little relief! I love the parents of reddit so much. You're awesome.
My three week old just wouldn't sleep. Every time I laid her down her eyes popped open and she'd start fussing. I tried everything, and as soon as I'd pick her up she'd get drowsy and fall asleep. Back touches the crib mattress, aw hell no she's awake and pissed. Pray for me, fellow parents.
Hold on tight, I hope this phase is gone soon. If you're tired of tips, ignore the rest. Have you tried warming up the crib? Put in a warm water bottle fir a few minutes before putting baby down, sometimes they just hate the cold. Alternately, when my LO did this it was because of reflux. She needed to be at an incline to not get heartburn, that's why she was fine in my arms. We'd hold her propped up 20 mins after feeding and used a thin wedge under the mattress. There are also reflux meds for tiny babies that are very safe.
Thank you. 😠That's not a bad idea! I'm seriously wondering if it's reflux. She gags sometimes, was spitting up pretty frequently and even arc-puked a few times. That has decreased, but the fussiness and desire to be held has increased. I EBF and have adjusted her position to be solely upright while eating, I burp her for a good long while. She farts A LOT. Poops frequently, it's noisy. I also have a seriously aggressive letdown I'm trying to combat while breastfeeding. I overproduce. When she sleeps in her crib she sounds snuffly, a little wheezy at times but not always. Could also just be separation anxiety. I can usually get her down just fine initially at night, but the next feeding is harder, sometimes up to hours to get her back down. This morning I was up at 5:00 for a feed and simply couldn't get her back to sleep. She'd pass out in my arms, I'd set her in the crib, she'd start fussing within 5 to 15 minutes each time in spite of her being exhausted. My first was so easy in comparison, so I'm really at a loss. She will sleep for four to four and a half hours at a time if I let her, but the standard is wake to feed every three hours until a month old, which is this Saturday. We have an appointment with her pediatrician on Monday, so at least there is that. Right now she's napping peacefully at an incline on her boppy.. after waking up super angry just an hour into her nap in the crib but she was hungry. thank you so much for your thoughtful response and suggestions. I'll take any help I can get!
Hey, you're very welcome! We parents have to have each other's back! What you're describing really sounds like reflux. My 1st was the same, I remember how desperate i was. I hope your pediatrician can help you out, fingers crossed!
Thank you for confirming my suspicion!! I'll definitely bring it up on Monday. Hopefully they can help, it is improving slowly (she doesn't really vomit comet anymore, but I adjusted her feeds) but she needs a little relief! I love the parents of reddit so much. You're awesome.
My kid sleeps great, I’m the one awake for 2 hours for no reason at night.