holly just wont settle

[roxanne080]

she was as good as gold until she was five weeks..now she does not even have one nap during the day..i have to carry her in my arms every where i go and in the evenings its a struggle to get her to sleep. she has been feeding quite alot lately but what she eats sometimes she brings it up again. she wakes up at 11pm , then 2am and then 5am for a feed. she is on SMA gold, tried SMA white but it still didnt do a good job. any suggestions girls as i feel am going to go crazy , i feel claustrophobic and i m not enjoying the baby as im supposed to..help is appreciated!

 

[Lyndsey]

for in the day get a sling - that way your baby will be close to you but you can get things done - in my case I was able to go and get a drink Logan soon grew out of needing to be this close to me, not able to help for night time feeds though as my baby is still waking twice!

 

[hev&madi]

how much milks is holly taking??

with madi she used to walk alot in the night so i put her on the hungry baby food and it worked a treat

shes now sleeping 8 till 8

 

[roxanne080]

4oz every 2 hrs in d day and every 3 during d night

 

[skatty]

Maybe she has reflux and that's why she wants to be carried upright all the time. Leorah has the type where she always spits up but hers isn't painful but some babies don't spit up at all but just get acid indigestion. Perhaps get the doc to check her out but also you could raise the bed and changing table and maybe sit her up in a baby seat after feeds and see if it helps at all.

I used to carry Leorah around in a sling loads until recently when she was ill or teething, I definitely recommend them

 

[roxanne080]

she does not spit up all the time and this has started when she was 6 weeks old. she eats like a pig even and screams for a bottle, as soon as i put the bottle in her mouth she stops. now ive noticed another thing that when i put her in her chair and i leave the room she starts crying when i go back in again she stops! she is very clingy and wants to be in my arms all the time. ive got a tomy baby carrier and she didnt like it , probably because i do not know how to use it properly. we ve spoilt our baby with cuddles when my family and his came to visit and therefore she got used to being in peoples arms..i dont know what to do..i was going to resign to gina ford but i do not want to live a rigid lifestyle or put my baby in it either.some people say that she is to young to be in a routine. i get jealous of other parents when they say that baby slept through or that they have longer naps. she is not difficult , she just wants to be entertained all the time. ive came up with silly songs and am hoping that neighbours wont hear me. i ve even took her with me in the bathroom and i sing to her whilst i was in the shower.all i want is to be able to clean the house a little bit and cook a decent meal for me and my OH,. sometimes i do not even eat all day long! sorry for whining!

 

[skatty]

Roxanne all I can say is that it will definitely get better as she gets more independant. I also have a demanding little monkey and even now she has days where she wants to be carried around and prefers me entertaining her than anu of her toys

Have you tried any dvds? Controversial I know but since a few months old Leorah would sit independantly in her bouncer for half an hour watching Baby Einstein or a cartoon on the kids channel.

 

[Shaz]

Hi Roxanne

Connor is 6 weeks old and he's doing exatly the same as your little one.

He's feeding every 2 hours, taking 4-5oz in the day, the last feed being at 11pm. He then wakes at 2, 4 and 6 and only takes about 1-2oz then takes ages to settle again.

It's soooo frustrating like you said - OH and I long to have an evening to ourselves with little one tucked up in bed upstairs but at the moment it's just not possible.

The girls here keep telling us it'll get better so we have to believe them!! Otherwise we'd go mad!

But you're not alone Girlie - there's a lady here Bristol who cant totally sympathise with you.

all you can do at night is check she's dry and nice and warm and then you can be sure she's waking up 'cos she is actually hungry and for no other reason!!!

 

[foxymum]

awwww hun, i hope things ger easier for you soon.

 

[rusks]

big hugs roxanne. i hope it gets easier quickly for you and you can enjoy being a mummy.

have you tried swaddling her after a feed? if you read sassy's thread in this section about not settling in moses basket it has worked for a lot of people and i must say it has worked for us as luke wouldn't settle at night. i think they feel closer when they all wrapped up. luke would whimper for a while and then be out like a light and settle up to 4 hours.

thinking of you.

we also have a bouncer chair that vibrates and luke is fascinated with it. have you anything like that?

 

[roxanne080]

i bought the fisher price chair which vibrates but she does not like it...she loves sitting upright on my lap and look at things pr watch d telly im typing this whilst she is on my lap wit 1 hand

 

[Misslarue]

sorry can't help you hun as Dan is 11 weeks old and still waking up 3 times a night!