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Hey Connie,
Just wanted to tell you that a good friend of mine took her little DD to sleep school (the Koo Wee Rup one) and she said it was a blessing and the best think she's done as now her DD is in such a good routine sleeping like a trooper (was a very bad sleeper, but then again, aren't most of them like that at 5 weeks old??). I'm sorry to hear that your DS has hernia, it could very well explain the unsettled periods and definitely lots of crying. Poor wee mite. Big hugs to all.
B xx
Loula, 9:30 - 4:30 is FANTASTIC - what a good boy!!
I asked the paed if the hernia was causing him discomfort (hoping to find a reason for being unsettled), but nope! The paed didnt seem to make a big deal about the operation, so I guess thats a good thing :)
As usual... he is an angel in the day. Took 35 mins to self settle for his 1st nap (with no crying), and 5 minutes to settle for his second. For the first time I have been able to keep him awake for a play after his feeds today. Fingers crossed that helps the night.
Hope you're all having a good day!
Well it's good to know that the hernia is not causing him any pain.
Have you tried going for a walk before bed or a bath?
We are also using a new herbs colic mixture
Hi Connie how have things been hope your little fella is feeling better? And you are getting done rest?
just wanted to add my 2 cents worth. firstly, congratulation on you little boy!!!
I remember those first few weeks with DD, she wouldnt sleep unless i was right there, i had her in a sling and would just walk around the park for hours while she slept, i swear i lost kgs too :) but sometimes when that wouldnt work she would just cry and cry, a few times i would just hold her and cry too!!!
The most important thing to remember is that things change so quickly in the first few months! you have had great advice here! hugs to you. xx
Thanks Bec, I cried along with him the other night as well. It just got too much, and I figured if he gets to cry so do I!
Loula we've had a couple of better nights. But he projectile vomited twice the other day so I dont know what thats all about. How's the natural remedy going?
He is sleeping a bit better in the night now (well for the last 2 days anyway), waking up about 15-30mins before he is due for a feed. But between 7-9pm, he is not interested in sleep, he is always wide awake, crying and totally overstimulated. He also likes to wake at 6am... he's lucky I enjoy watching Sunrise from 6am. Lol
I think due to his prematurity, we have just had to endure a little longer of the newborn stage which has been tough. He is now 8 weeks old, adjusted age 1 week. A friend of ours whose son is 1 week older met him this week and said 'Wow, he's still got that newborn cry'. Her son was also more alert and was more keen to just lie awake without crying, because he was just happy to play with his hands etc. That made me realise that his prematurity is actually a factor. Because he has been growing so well and is such a big boy, I had kind of started to forget about his prematurity.
How are we going ladies?
G had his hernia operation on Friday, which resulted in me have a completely sleepless night at the hospital.
After the disruption, we are back onto teaching him to self-settle, but haven't been quite as patient because we are so exhausted.
We feel a bit ripped off because we have had to endure the 'newborn' phase for longer because he was prem. Our friends' babies who were born around the same time are more responsive, giggling and sleeping better :(
Hugs Hun. I hope all went well with the op? You will settle back soon. I would love a few more weeks of NB. DS is growing too fast. But totally understand that it is very hard work. Have you got family close??
Sleep is getting better here. I had one night where DS would not settle and gave him EBM he then slept for 5 hrs. I've started putting him in his cot and he loves it. Will sleep over 5 hrs at least. But I hate the thought of not co sleeping. So he is just in the cot in the day. Although we are out and about during the day alot so routine doesn't really happen. We have had a very good week of night sleeps but I think we are in for a shocker tonight as he is only just stirring from when I put him down at 6 ish.
Remember sleep promotes sleep lol
ohh i never thought about the adjusted age thingy...i guess that it would be a factor to a point. but i guess as long as you just keep on truckin' and go with what you have been doing, it will all pan out just right in the end.
for us things are still pretty hit and miss. although there have been (knock on wood) more hits than misses. at least i am seeing some pattern at night time. we have to put her down pretty early (6ish) and she will wake around midnight then mid early morning (say 3-4am), then back down until 7amish. but if we miss the boat in terms of tired signs by even a few minutes it's all on for young and old :rofl: so i guess it's proof that she is still a very little baby and still needs her world to be sheltered from the scary new lol. (like last night we had a big neighbourhood fish and chips party at our house and i was having too much fun and missed her tired signs and before i knew it she was wired to the max, so didnt get down for a deep sleep until 9pm...
one thing that keeps me going is the thought that when they do have a good day/night, that it offers hope for the future. while they are still so young, things chop and change dramatically, but those good days/nights are for me a beacon of hope that it will sort itself out in the coming future!! :dance:
I am so jealous of you guys!!
George seems to have gone backwards in terms of sleep - I have a feeling that while he was premature he was better, now that he is past his due date, he wont sleep for more than an hour and a half at a time. People say to co-sleep if that makes it easier, well it doesn't. Last night I tried it, and he just screamed in my face instead of from the other room.
Tonight he is going back into his cradle... should be hell!
The good nights give me hope too, but we havent had one for a while, so it's tough to be positive. We have now had almost 6 weeks of this with no improvement and no interaction with him :( Maybe thats what makes it even harder, he has only just started staying awake for small bursts during the day (unless he's crying of course).
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Hugs hun, our little man usually wont sleep during the day for longer than 30min power nap, its frustrating.
it's all a learning curve, i hope tonight is a good night for you, any family arpund to offer that extra support so you can get a few zzzzzzzz?
how about taking him for a walk before bed? or give him a bath?
Just in case anyone ever looks back on this...
We ended up working out that George was suffering from silent reflux. The poor little guy was in pain. The paed put him straight on Zantac and the improvement was immediate. It made feeds better, and helped sleep. Granted, it didn't make him sleep through the night or anything, but he became less restless.
Now looking back, I have realised... all the crying and wanting to sleep on us, was simply because for half of the time he wasnt even meant to be born yet, and he was just a tiny bubba!
He is now 5 months old, eating solids, off the reflux medication, and has been sleeping from 7pm - 7am (with a dreamfeed at 10:30pm) for the last month and a half. I finally learned to understand his tired signs during the day, so he has been napping quite well aswell.
For all those new mums out there who literally feel like they may die for exhaustion... people tell you over and over that things will get better, but this is just an example of what we went through, and how it really did get better. Reading over this now, I realise how utterly freaked out, tired and desperate I was. WE ALL ARE!!
Great news thanks for the update and so pleased your son must be feeling better x
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Ah that's lovely to hear :)