Why won't she stay asleep???

[lissy]

Hey lovely glad to hear things are a little better . Just wondering when she's squirming around does she arch back away from you at all? During or after a feed? Is she crying when she wakes up at night after only being down for 30-60mins? And are you burping her after every feed? When she's squirming & crying does her tummy feel tight/bloated?

Some things sound similar to Mitch with his reflux. If he has wind he'll wake shortly after being put down at night. He has bugger all sleep during the day normally too. If you find the day sleeps aren't getting any better I would highly reccomend getting your hands on a baby hammock. It's the only way i can put mitch to sleep during the day right now. He gets tired & rubs & scratches at his face so I put him in the hammock & bounce it till he goes to sleep. He might cry for a little while but he soon goes to sleep, if he stirs I quickly dash over & gently start it bouncing again & he drifts back off. Its not much but it gives me enough of a break. If you're REALLY lazy like me...set it up so you can just reach it with your foot at the end of the couch & bounce it with your foot while you lay back & relax lmao :P

As far as putting her to sleep goes have you tried putting her up on your sholdor & firmly patting her bum? Firm enough so she jiggles a little. Thats the only thing that works for me. If I lay Mitch down & rock he also looks for booby lol

And Ive also cried & yelled at my baby too dahl, sleep deprivation is a horrible thing on its own but when you also have a little person with needs & wants, lack of sleep is so much worse. Im sure just about everyones been there

[chody47]

I know this is probably a bit late....especially seeing as your LO seems to now be happy to sleep unwrapped but I just wanted to offer a suggestion if you decide to try it again. My I know this is probably a bit late....especially seeing as your LO seems to now be happy to sleep unwrapped but I just wanted to offer a suggestion if you decide to try it again. My DD was always getting out when I just wrapped her as she also seemed to want her arms out. I ended up buying a 'wrap me up'. It's basically a sleeping bag but their little arms are kept up by the side of their face (I'm sure if you look it up you'll find a picture....its so cute). I found that my DD liked it as she was able to move her hands if she wanted to and actually rub her face (she actually got to the point where she could get her hands to her mouth and pull our her dummy and then put it back in) yet it stopped her from startling herself awake. Just an option if you find you need one.