newborn wont settle in moses basket at night

[Wishing84]

Our little 1 is 3 days old. I am breastfeeding. Which i am doung at least every 2 hours. He sleeps fine in his moses basket in the day but just won't settle at night. He will become really niggily, makes noises like he is holding his breathe. I am at the end of my tether. Breastfeeding obviously means that although my husband tries to help its not always possible. Night 4 of no sleep and had tears tonight. Any advice greatly received. Also he is being sick quite often after a feed. Is this normal for breastfed babies?

 

[Kiagirl]

My LO didn't like her basket on a night. I swaddled her and that seemed to help, I then tried a hot water bottle to warm the sheets and that did the trick so didn't have to swaddle, she started going between 4 and 5 hours between feeds then x

 

[buttonbear]

Swaddling is what id suggest too they seem to hate the dark and all the space!!

The sick is normal as long as its just bits not whole feeds etc. I keep Lo sitting up a bit before lying her down.

 

[Sparklisam]

You could place a small blanket underneath the top of the Moses basket mattress to raise it only slightly. This helped my LO at night time. It's hard but all completely worth it xx

 

[Orion]

Can't comment on the breastfeeding side, but we sleep with the hall light on at the moment as I suspected the darkness of our room was an issue. Not enough light to keep us awake but enough to see baby easy.

 

[Durhamchance]

I used a rolled up towel under the mattress sheet to make Arias basket cosier and it really helped. It makes her feel like she's being held x

 

[Durhamchance]

This shows how to do it: http://community.babycentre.co.uk/p...all_struggling_with_moses_basketcrib_sleeping

 

[girly2007]

I used to have to hold my son upright on me for up to 40 mins before laying him down at night, maybe try that?

 

[bigbee]

We've had (still do at times) this problem. Baby will sleep in his own bed in the day but likes to be cuddled at night.
We heat his bed up at night, so it's a little warmer when we put him down. We also keep the room dark.... Some are saying it doesn't work for them???? We had the hallway light on but it was too bright. He seems to sleep better if it's pitch black, although we will be getting a night light as changing is impossible.

 

[buttonbear]

We are looking for some kind of night light, one that isnt too bright but gives enough light for changing etc. A lamp is just ridiculously bright and wakes her right up lol

 

[SaraLouise]

Absolutely completelyy normal hun! All your baby has known for 9 months is your smell, the sound of your heart beating, the rumble of your voice, the feeling of your chest rising & falling as you breathe. Everything about you is comforting & loving & your milk makes him feel more amazing than anything else. Honestly to expect him to go all night sleeping on his own is well.. unnatural! Co-sleep, snuggle, skin 2 skin, enjoy every single moment with your boy, let him nurse as much as he wants, let him be with you as much as he wants. He will soon be older & not need you so much x x x

 

[Allthingsgirly]

I can't talk for BF but my LO is always sick after every feed at the moment not huge amounts so the HV isn't concerned as he is gaining weight. I do put him straight back down after his feed at night though but that's because he is always more times than not fast asleep & he doesn't seem to be as sick on his night feed but he is only up once in the night.

I swear by the grolight I've finally started to use it it basically attaches to you main light in the bedroom & works on a 2 click system. One click it switches in the grolight which is basically a night light to be able to check on the baby, feed the baby etc & I used it last night for the first time & it worked brilliantly. I also have a projector which projects animals onto the ceiling again I use this for night feeds as it seems to soothe him & help him go straight back down & gives the right amount of light for me to be able to see what I'm doing. TBH though he doesn't really need a night light as he is good at going down on a night!

He doesn't mind his Moses basket goes straight down in it but he doesn't like to be swaddled his hates having his hands & feet covered! It's hard getting him to keep his blankets on at night (he is still too small to fit into his grobags so he needs his cellular blankets on until he fits into his grobags) once he is fast asleep though I can cover him but I need to have his hands out or else once he wakes & can't get to them he will scream the house down!

 

[Dodsy83]

I've done most of the above, but also we lay one of my husbands shirts down a a sheet so it smells of one of us x

 

[littlemonkey]

Do try and keep your LO upright for a while after a feed if he's being sick. I have to hold my baby upright against my chest for about half an hour after a feed other wise he'll be throwing up every where. I also have his crib on an angle cos he didn't like being laid flat. He's settled much better at night from doing that.

It is difficult in the early days. If baby is settled and sleeps in the day do make sure you sleep when the baby sleeps. I didn't first time around but have made sure I have with this baby while OH is off work.

 

[kitten2014]

allthingsgirly, our lil girl is fairly good at nighttime too, if you pick her up to feed at the first cue she is usually still half asleep, that way she takes the bottle more slowly and I find I dont have to burp her she just goes straight ten 10mins later even after 85ml but if she's woken up enuff and fusses with her milk and drinks faster, have to burp her for at least 20mins...its cute cos do the sit on lap facing me chest forward position and you know when she's done cos she leans her head back on your fingers, open her mouth and falls asleep groaning or snoring lol...you do have to mind the angle tho cos once or twice she has burped like that and boy does it hit you straight in the face lol...

 

[Wishing84]

Durhamchance I have tried the sausage towel this morning. He fed and went straight down! Fingers crossed for tonight. Will keep you updated! X

 

[Sunbeam638]

We have done things so differently this time and it's made a huge difference! The sausage towel really works and it's slightly elevated underneath like it shows in the web link which helps if they are a bit sicky. Also I have placed a long maternity top that I have worn when he's been on my chest and I've worn during feeds which has my smell all over it and I think that has helped too.

With our first it was a nightmare, he never settled in it at night and suffered a lot for it during the day this time LO is 9 days old and sleeps really well xx

 

[Rooster30]

Mine is the opposite, good at night and utterly rubbish during the day - whilst for the most part I am grateful that it is that way around, for a small part i'm ticked off because it means I can't play with my son so much as she is always on me. She is 4 weeks old - when should I be trying to resolve this? I put her in at first yawn this morning and she eventually settled for an hour. I've just put her in now and I keep hearing little moans and fully expecting it to wind up to full on crying. I'd probably try harder at settling her in her crib if I only had her, but since I have a toddler I don't have the time to faff around with her for half an hour to an hour as it's not fair on my son.

Grrrrr.

Babies are hard work! I'm just keeping in mind that all of this is just temporary.

 

[Rooster30]

We use the paddle pod which seems to work like the sausage towel thingy. She was brill in it for the first two weeks and now it feels like she's 'woken up' and not duped at all! (She still prefers the paddle pod than the big empty space though).

 

[JJ Mum]

Cosleeping might becworth a try as your two hrly feeding anyway? I did it for a couple of years with my 4.5 yr old and 13 mths with my 2hrly hungry baby! They are used to having you and your sound there. If you don't fancy co sleeping then try playing hb or background baby whitenoise of cd player.