HELP ME! 10 week old won't sleep....

[LaDeeDa]

For the last week DS has been waking every 1-1.5 hours overnight - before this it was only 2-3 times per night.

I originally thought he was waking because he was hungry - but last night he didn't drink - was just using it as comfort.

He will wake up crying with his eyes still closed and will kick and punch when you try and settle him.
The only way I could last night was to lay him on my chest and stay there - he won't even sleep curled up on my arm like he normally will.....

Today he has pretty much zero interest in booby and has only slept for 45 mins for the entire day.

He won't take a dummy and I am out of ideas on what I should be doing.....

HELP

[Ginger]

dee, i find that at this age, sleep creates sleep. in other words, the more ds2 sleeps in the day, the better he sleeps at night.i therefore, do everything i can to encourage sleep during the day, and this in turn, makes him sleep better at night itms? ....so....i basically do whatever it takes to create sleep- including: hab, feeding to sleep, walking in pram, driving in car, rocking in rocking chair, cradle swing...whatever it takes!

[LaDeeDa]

Rainy I've tried all that - not even the HAB will send him off

I know that sleep begets more sleep.... would someone like to explain that to DF he seems to think that keeping him up all day will make him sleep more

[Ginger]

i find it's the exact opposite. atm, ds2 can only be awake for about 1.5 hours absolute maximum before he needs a sleep again. if he was awake for the whole day he would be beside himself and i'd never get him to sleep tonight.
if i were you, i'd chuck him in the hab and go for a brisk walk around the block, really stride it out...eventually it'll work.

[Heaven]

OMG Dee. Now I feel bad for being so frustrated today. My DD will not sleep in her bassinette for more than 30mins in the day!! It is driving me bonkers. She will sleep in the HAB up to 2hrs, sometimes more. I feel like I will be carrying her around for the rest of her life. Today I tried to go without the HAB so she has slept for 1.5hrs all day (3 sleeps). But that's better than 45mins

Is it wind pain or something waking him up??

[LaDeeDa]

Hi Girls...

Plenty of wet nappies - I think the problem is he has so many "snacks" I can't get a decent feed into him so I am just constantly topping him up.

I am pretty sure he is ok temp wise - in his sleeping bag and the house is pretty toasty.

I don't know..... he just went down 5 mins ago and now he is awake again...

[OceanPrincess]

i find it's the exact opposite. atm, ds2 can only be awake for about 1.5 hours absolute maximum before he needs a sleep again. if he was awake for the whole day he would be beside himself and i'd never get him to sleep tonight.
if i were you, i'd chuck him in the hab and go for a brisk walk around the block, really stride it out...eventually it'll work.

Totally agree with Rainforest here too.

In one of the sleep and settling classes I went to, the woman showed us how a brisk walk can settle baby - because that's what they were used to in the womb. Not a gentle rock, rock, but a brisk walk and a firm hold - like the HAB.

ETA - sometimes I don't even get 1.5hrs out of DD, sometimes she only last half an hour before she is yawning again!

[Jellyfish]

I also find the car a good way to get DD to sleep when she is really unsettled during the day. I usually try rocking/singing but if after a few hours things aren't working I jump in the car because once she gets overtired, it becomes near impossible to get her to sleep. The movement, white noise and music sends her to sleep pretty quickly but I know some babies simply hate the car.

I also found the brisk walking more effective then slow, gentle rocking. I remember I was rocking slowly with DD for what seemed like hours and then I thought maybe she was cold so walked with her quickly to the bedroom to get her sleeping bag but by the time I got there she had fallen asleep!!

[Heaven]

How was last night Dee?
Not so good here but I'm hoping yours was better!!
I thought the bad time was at 12 weeks. Hmm.....maybe we are getting it early at 10wks. Lets hope it's not bad again in another couple of weeks!! OMG.

[OceanPrincess]

Hi Dee

I so feel your pain. DD went through the exact same thing when she was about 10 weeks. Though - she would go back to sleep when I fed her, so perhaps not as bad as you've got it currently!!

Have you checked that he is warm enough? I think that's what it was with DD, she was pulling herself out of the wrapping and getting cold. We put her in a sleeping bag about a week ago and she has been sleeping for longer stretches since then.

Otherwise, might be worth a trip to the GP or Paed - esp if he is off his feeds today. Could be he is a bit sick? How have his nappies been? Plenty of wet and pooey ones?

Big hugs I know how it feels - I was almost more tired around 10 weeks than I was after giving birth, lol.