My baby won't Sleep Help !?

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Okay so I asked a question a few days ago about my baby's sleep problems and I got a lot of answers that didn't really help, I think I wasn't detailed enough.  My son is 18 weeks old, and has never slept through a night.  I exclusively breastfeed him and love holding him.  But he does not sleep well at all.  I try to do a bedtime routine... bath, jammies, swaddle, nurse laying down, rocking the chair and singing lullabies.  But no matter how early I start the routine I can't seem to get him to sleep any earlier than 10 or sometimes later.  His first stretch of sleep he spends in his playpen bassinet next to my bed, and it always the longest.  But sometimes it only lasts for 2 hours before he is up and crying for me.  When he wakes up I only unswaddle for a clean diaper if he is wet, and I nurse him lying down in bed with no lights or noise.  Sometimes he falls right back to sleep in about 20 minutes but it can also take up to an hour to get him back to sleep.  He then wakes up every 20 minutes to 2 hours after that to nurse until his dad gets up for work at 5 am and bring him into bed with me where he'll sleep for about another hour and a half.  We then start our day at about 7 or 8 am.  Throughout the day he takes short naps, anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour, but usually in my arms.  He is always cranky an I'm sure its because he is tired but I can't get him to sleep for any length of time so he can get some rest.  The only 2 answers I can seem to get to my problem is either to let him cry himself to sleep or to just deal with it, but neither seem like acceptable solutions to me.  I love my son so much and would do anything for him, so please no judge mental responses, I know I am a good mother and no one will convince me otherwise.

daa · Accepted Answer

Not sleeping through the night is normal. Frequent nursing, short naps, and wanting to sleep in your arms are all normal, too. You might try carrying him in a sling or wrap during the day. Babies who are carried more tend to be more content and sleep better. At night, you might consider co-sleeping. It can make it much easier to deal with frequent waking, and it's usually easier to get a baby back to sleep quickly and with minimal sleep interruption if you can nurse and comfort him before he fully wakes up.

See http://www.kellymom.com/parenting/sleep/sleep.html and http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070100.asp .

See http://www.kellymom.com/parenting/sleep/sleep.html and http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070100.asp .

Anonymous · Answer

I feel that this is a well inspiration to get as so much relaxation as you'll. I want that I would financial institution it after which coins in whilst my youngster has been up all night time (now not an almost always prevalence). A child at three months historic calls for round sixteen hours of sleep. An grownup demands approximately eight consecutive hours. The situation with being a mother, is that we do not get the consecutive hours. I on the whole sleep 10 hours an afternoon. My husband alternatively, assumes that our little angel goes to be on his sleep time table and remains up (gambling video video games mostly) assuming that he's going to sleep till 5am. Then whilst our son will get up prior, my husband is all disillusioned that he did not get sufficient sleep. He'll be trained finally.

Anonymous · Answer

I m so sorry, it s really draining when they don t sleep! Yeah your lil guy isn t a good sleeper nor napper! Well CIO method is out of the question for me, and who is to judge you of being a bad mum? The person who would say so is only a heartless person! 
Well so ur son is approximately 2 months, are u sure he doesn t suffer from gas and that s why he needs you the whole time for comfort? There s a homeopathic medicine called colic calm, if it s the case it would help him at least to sleep during the night! As for naps I had the same PB with my daughter and seeked help from other mothers, they had several ideas, which was to put her in a swing as it s soothing for them, another one suggested that I wear my baby in a Maya wrap or the sort of things, another one suggested nap nanny a bit expensive but apparently comfty for lil ones! And finally the suggestion that worked for me personally was to do a nest like, like on the couch let s say I put loads of pillows and covers and do it as a nest like so slowly when the baby falls asleep I can slowly leave her in that little comfy warm nest, but of course u need to be careful for no suffocation and for the baby not to fall, like just checking on him every little while! So u ll need to suffer for a while until u find what technique will suit u best! And now my lil one is 11 months and for naps I take her to my bed put so many pillows around her and lay next to her while feeding her until she falls asleep and it s working well thank God! 
Good luck!

Mandeep Kaur · Answer

my son is 19 weeks and is on same pattern as your son , i cant get any solution . i am not feeling any good and my head hearts an the morning because i am having sleepless nights since last 5 months. i don't know what to do. if your find any way help me too.

Anonymous · Answer

really it is too difficult. I think you should walking  and trying to sleep him

My baby won't Sleep Help !?

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