Juliette - I felt exactly the same as you after a week - I never spent a night with the baby in hospital either, and having mum and Shane around, I really didn't learn how to settle her until a couple of weeks old.

Those first few weeks are a killer - just do everything you can to get through it! I used to give myself a 90min limit at night, and if I couldn't get her down, I would wake up shane for help. Most nights for the first 3-4 weeks took about 90mins to 2hrs to get her back to sleep. Believe it or not, now its back to about 45mins most nights.

Without fail, the best way I found of getting her to sleep is on the breast - there is something about it. The next best thing was wrapped up, and lying face down on my chest. I would sit up in bed doing it for sometimes 30mins. So important to wrap them before they get toooooo sleepy, otherwise you wake them up again!!!

Keep your chin up! You'll get there! And try not to do anything like being on the computer at night. I watch telly, and believe it or not, the noise helps her get back to sleep again!!!

Fi