frustrated!!!!!!!

[tasha_84]

i have a 2 week old daughter..imam having alot of troubles with her sleeping during the day and occasionally at night..once she wakes up in morning about 8-9(it differs)i will feed her takes bout an hour all up,then put her down..but she wakes up within like 5 mins she is constantly looking for something to suck i have tried 3 dummies but she WILL not take either of them,everytime i pick her up she stops she finds her thumb somtimes and that settles her but not for long it keeps falling out..i try to feed her and she has couple of sucks and goes to sleep..im constantly feeding her (half the time she isnt hungry though)i have a 3.5yo and CANNOT get anything done...any1 have any suggestions?

[krysalyss]

I suggest getting a comfortable wrap or sling and start wearing her. She is sucking because she wants her mummy. This allows you to help her sleep and get more things done.
Good luck! I know it is frustrating but putting in the time now to make her secure will pay off in the long run with a confident, well adjusted kid.

Big hugs!!

[maddysmummy]

have you giving the 'happy baby' dummies?? they are like $1.95..

maddy wouldnt take the expensive ones and i tried all of them cause i dont like the happy baby ones but nope she would only take those ones!!

[tasha_84]

no but actually my mum gave me like heaps of those ones...i put them in the cupboard and didnt give them another thought cause i HATE the cheapy dummies,i forgot about them actually, thanks i will give them a go when she wakes up..yay finally got her to sleep...

[*Shell*]

One thing i used to do to get both my girls have the dummy was just slighty wiggle it when it was in their mouths or lightly tap it - then they knew something was there and they'd suck.

[lee75]

Definitely try the cheapie dummies, they are the only ones that DS will take. And they are actually recommended by pediatricians

[maddysmummy]

they dont look so great but worked sooooooooooo well!!!

hope it works for you!!!

[tasha_84]

ha i stuck one of those happy baby ones in her mouth,and she took it!!band going to sleep with it but she did this with the other ones too i will give her a few hours and c if she sticks with it...finger crossed

[Jodie259]

cheapo dummies are definately the way to go!
Sleep school told me to get the "cherry" (round) dummies for my son, as they don't fall out of their mouths. He still uses them now. And if we lose one (like when he threw it into the zebra enclosure at the zoo last week)... it doesn't matter.

Also... is there any chance your DD has any wind in her tummy?
I've got a 5 week old, who is being an absolute angel (compared to my devil son).
She normally goes to sleep really easily... but I have found that if she wakes up too soon... she has an upset tummy and I pop her over my shoulder, rub & pat her back and oila - burp! Then she goes straight back to sleep. At first I was trying to feed her... but I guess that made the problem worse... until I worked out why she had woken up.

[mummycate]

I remember feeling exactly like you did but my midwife told me not to use a dummy (don't go there) and it turns out I had an undersupply of milk. Are you breastfeeding? Perhaps if you are, give her formula for one feed and express the time it would take you to feed to see how much it is, and whether it appears to be enough. Maybe ring the ABA and ask. Sorry, I'm not trying to get you to FF or exclusively BF, just an idea.

[tasha_84]

thats what ithought as well at first..but she is sleeping fine during the night(most nights) its just during the day she doesnt sleep.. and she was the other way around..she would sleep and not move during the day and be awake all night..but now she has turned it around which id prefer it this way...the midwife told me that i have enoughy milk cause she is weeing alot

[blizz]

I was told that if I was BF to use the happy baby dummies, cheapist, biggest, roundest is what I was told by clinic sister ( I didn't go much on them either but DD sure took to them and slept beautifully from then on

[mummycate]

Oh its good that your midwife said you have enough milk. Don't take this the wrong way, but mine told me the same thing. And when I had the cracks, I gave her a FF because I could not take the pain anymore. And she wolfed it down and slept for ages. Man I felt bad about it. So if she's settling well with your milk and the happy baby dummy, then that's fantastic! But if she's still always hungry, perhaps talk to an LC about whether your supply is really enough. I really do not mean to offend, I just have felt as you do.

[LiddlePixie]

Yup - We bought a happy baby dummy for Scarlet out of emergency & she loves it, The cherry shape seems to be easier for them to keep in.

[Evie76]

I bought a happy baby dummy for Daniel this week. We were in Melbourne and went to Eastland and I forgot his dummy. This wouldn't ordinarily bother me, but he won't go to sleep without a dummy and he was tired. I'd expect that he would go to sleep in the pram.

They're odd in that they are full of air - whereas the other dummies seem to have no air in them. They're almost like little balloons.

Daniel like to put it in his mouth and pull it out again and make a popping noise. He consequently didn't go to sleep but making the popping noise certainly entertained him on our trip around the mad shopping centre.

I was like Shell. When Daniel was crying with the dummy in his mouth, I would wither take it out and put it back in again or wiggle it. It's almost as though he forgot it was there.

I was told by the nurses to never give Daniel a dummy. I am a true advocate for them. They're heaven sent. The only time Daniel has one is when he is going to sleep- not interested any other time. If that is wrong - send me to gaol.

[aussienic]

My suggestion is to just hold her Olivia was like this and still is. Also don't let her fall asleep after just a few sucks. It is so hard to wake a sleeping baby. IMO she is waking often cus she is hungry as she isn't get all the rich creamy milk only the foremilk..

My sister used to wake her son with a damp cloth rubbed on his face. I just sit them up stroke them talk to them and eventually they stir and if they don't then try again next time they wake..

also when she is feeding keep stroking her face and rubbing under her chin to keep her stimulated enough to suck..

Hope this helps

[maddysmummy]

did the happy baby dummy work??

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

have you giving the 'happy baby' dummies?? they are like $1.95..

maddy wouldnt take the expensive ones and i tried all of them cause i dont like the happy baby ones but nope she would only take those ones!!

YES!! Aurelia wouldn't have a bar of the designer binkies either. I heard from someone else that her boys were all the same, too. I gave her big dummies 6months+ when she was 2 months old and she was very contented.