Hi,

Just thought i'd pop in and tell you what worked for me with an unsettled bub at night.

My DD is only five weeks old so I'm still learning too - I know how tough it is!

In the first couple of weeks she would be up crying and constantly feeding from 8pm until about 5am when she would eventually fall asleep with me on the couch.

My MCHN advised me to give her first feed at about the same time every morning (7am worked best for me, give or take, sometimes she wakes at 6am sometimes 7.30am), and open the blinds in her room and keep her in daylight all day to let her know it's daytime, even her day sleeps are with the blinds open...

Within two days she was sleeping from 7pm until 7am, waking only for feeds at about 10pm, 1am and 4am, she's feed then straight back to sleep. Now she's dropped the 1am feed.

It might not worked for everyone but it did for me.... I truly hope things get better for you, sounds like your husband isn't well which must be so stressful for you along with a newborn and no sleep, the worst combinations! Please keep the questions coming - we've all been there and everyone is happy to lend some advice... Big hugs