please sleep baby Harry
I'm all in a pickle, as my one week old baby, Harry, has been up now for 14 hours [apart from a half hour sleep at midday].
Does anyone else have babies that stay awake all day? I met up with some NCT girls at lunchtime and all their babies were fast asleep, whilst Harry was awake. He seems to want food all the time in the day. I think my milk is working fine, as he only lost about 3% of his body weight at day 5 weigh in.
Our day has consisted of feeding, nappy change, crying [both me and Harry!] and more feeding. He is just missing out the sleeping phase.
Anyone experiencing anything similar?
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Does anyone else have babies that stay awake all day? I met up with some NCT girls at lunchtime and all their babies were fast asleep, whilst Harry was awake. He seems to want food all the time in the day. I think my milk is working fine, as he only lost about 3% of his body weight at day 5 weigh in.
Our day has consisted of feeding, nappy change, crying [both me and Harry!] and more feeding. He is just missing out the sleeping phase.
Anyone experiencing anything similar?
xx
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I would say I've never seen a newborn stay awake so long, they usually sleep 16+ hours in my limited experience.
Have you spoken to your midwife to see what they say?
Really think that might be a qu for the mw - no idea what to suggest! xxx
Finally went to sleep at 9.30 and slept really well through the night [waking only twice for feeds]
I'm trying something different - I wondered if he was overstimulated in the day, so we are trying to settle him upstairs in a dark room to get some day sleep. He has already had a morning nap and just started his second one.
This is such a steep learning curve isn't it!
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The dark room worked well yesterday - he had a couple of morning naps in there. But was awake for most of the afternoon. The pram did work for us as well. He slept really well in the night.
Today the dark room has had no effect - he has had a couple of half hour naps but that's it. I'm sending him out for a walk with my husband now so hopefully he'll get some shut eye.
xx
once they get past the tired stage they go into overtiredness and its bloody hard to get them down! as soon as you see yawning or lots of blinking start doing whatever you do to get him to sleep!!
good luck!!!!