Restless Baby...

[HappiMommi]

i am up... and have been for about 2 hours and this lil boy will not let me get any rest... i must admit due to a family emergency he was up this time yesterday but... ohmigosh... he won't let me but him down not for a second... its not a poopy diaper, hes not hungry... ohmigosh...

[doudat]

Aaah, the joys of newborns!!
Nurse as much as you can, breastmilk can really make them sleepy!!
The first month is the worst, then it gets better. Hang in there!!

[finn'smama]

Do you have a sling or wrap you can wear him in? I have a fussier little guy this time around, and putting him in the wrap is a lifesaver. He goes to sleep almost instantly. Also a good tight swaddle helps at nighttime as well. As doudat said, it does get better! These early weeks aren't all roses that's for sure...I'm exhausted too!
Try and grab sleep whenever he does, if you can.
Hang in there mama!
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[~Heyokha~]

i never thought i could sleep sitting up i have been feeling a bit overwhelmed at times. my baby will not let me put her down. not at all. she doesnt like to be held by other people- she can be sound asleep and the minute i hand her to someone else she awakes. i do wear her in a sling but i need a break from that too. i need a shower :
i agree with pp it will get easier- good luck mama

[CityChic]

Hang in there! We have had this the last couple nites. I guess its just a newborn thing!

[mclisa]

You need a sling. He gets carried around and you have your hands free.

[CarolynnMarilynn]

I agree the sling is great! For nighttimes you just have to get zen about it and think "this is just a phase, this is just a phase" and that helps me get through it.

My son has reflux and so can be very fussy for hours and throws up a lot (then needs to be changed - poor kid - it must hurt a lot to have reflux). So, I know what you are going through. It is hard to not be frustrated! Find something to love about them in that moment (their froggy tummies, cute feet, their smell) and try to let the stress fade away. I find that helps, too.

[starbound25]

oh boy I am right there with you, been working off of 3-4hrs of sleep a night since she's been born because she will not settle down at night
wont tolerate being in the bassinet, most nights I nurse her and then DH holds her to calm her down and gets her to fall asleep on him till she wakes up 3hrs later and then I nurse her and then she almost never goes back to sleep till maybe 6am or so (thats when my other two wake up!) she has horrible gas pains and drops dont help, nothing helps, even holding her then takes a LONG time to get her to just settle down but wont sleep really, she may have reflux to because most nights I swear she spits up almost everthing she eats! UGH
I'm praying its gets better and I know it will but the past week has been REALLY rough,
we're with you mama

[Marcimama]

Here's what I do, it may or may not work for you:

Turn on only night lights, (keep it as dark as possible).
Nurse laying down.
Swaddle (I like the Miracle Blanket!!!)
Keep diaper changes and burping to a minimum.
Bounce on birthing ball, or place in swing as a last resort.

So sorry you aren't getting rest. It will get better. I just try to remain consistant in keeping night, night time and day day time. How are your days? Is he having time of wakefulness during the day and not sleeping longer than 2 hours at a time? That may make a big difference in his rest at night. Remember he/she is just getting use to this big world.

[krismarie]

i remember this phase with ds1 and i was so anxious/worried/supertired... it does pass. that's what i keep telling myself when i have days and nights like yesterday (where ds2 was super fussy and nothing that i tried worked to calm him). it does pass!

[luminesce]

I can't put Logan down much at all. I have gotten him to sleep beside me for a few hours during a few nights - but only if I put him down while in deep sleep, and even then it is a precarious thing to do. I eventually tried putting him beside me because I just couldn't sleep upright 100% of the time any more! My back was killing me. DH can hold him at times but not for long - usually just when I need to shower. Now that DH has had to go back to work, it is VERY hard!

[hanno]

Our homes must look very similar! I'm lucky if I get the baby's laundry done and the animals fed.

[reillys_mom]

We're justing hoping that this is Aidan going through his 3 week growth spurt. He used to need to be held a lot, now it seems like I'm constantly nursing him or we are walking him. A sling/wrap helps sometimes but at other he just fights it. I didn't remember this from ds1, but I do remember feeling confident parenting an infant, which means this phase must have passed.