getting worse not better....
my baby is 8 weeks old and her not sleeping and crying episodes are getting worse not better. everyone says they should settle by 6 weeks but i think she was easier when she was 4 weeks old than she is now! it is a little depressing actually, as it seems that everyone elses babys are much easier to handle than mine is.
the child health nurse said to watch for tired signs and then straight away put her to bed and push the basinette, or pat her, until her eyes half close then stop. well the things is i am pushing her for 40 mins at a time before she falls into a proper sleep. if i stop pushing when her eyes half close she instantly wakes up wide eyed and i have to start again. Once she does falls asleep she wakes again every 5- 10 mins andi have to keep pushing her. the alternative is what i have been doing and that is letting her sleep on my chest, but then again that is a bad habit for her to be in, and i cant just lay around all day with a baby on my chest!
yesterday she missed her sleep and was screaming off the top of her head from 3:30pm until 5:30pm, then again from 6:30pm until 9:30pm. i just dont know what to do and feel like my child is the only one who does this!