3 WK old fights sleep?

from my experience it sounds like the baby still has some gas in his tummy, both mine would do this whenever they were still uncomfortable.

I would not just pat them on the back but when they were asleep and still needed to burp the would sleep on my shoulder and I would rub my hand up and down their back with mild/med pressure and then pat normally this would get rid of the extra gas bubbles and they would stay asleep.

hope this helps

I know this feeling! My daughter used to fight sleep something chronic as well.

We started swaddling her, and that helped, because she wouldn't be startled by the random movements of her arms and legs. It also gave her the extra sense of security, just like she had in the womb.

Also, at night time we gave our daughter a relaxing massage, with a baby lavender oil to help her drift off. She is now 6 months old, and we still do this. Just make sure you do a patch test first, before you put it all over his body, in case he has an allergic reaction to it. Doing this daily massage time also sneaks in some extra floor time, which is so important for their physical development.

You could also try having a 'going to bed' routine, such as a cuddle and a song, and then being wrapped and placed in bed. That way your son will learn to associate certain activities with sleep.

It also sounds like your son is tired, only tired enough for a short cat nap, not a longer sleep. Babies have 45 minute sleep cycles, so it is so important that you put him down at just the right time, so he has a chance to go through his light and deep sleep patterns. Many books recommend to put baby down at the first sign of a yawn, but in my experience I have chosen to do it on the second or third yawn (so baby is tired, but not overtired), which results in a better, most restful period.

Also, do you do the 'sleep, feed, play' routine? That is very important with babies of this age. You should feed your baby as soon as he wakes up after a decent nap, so that he takes a good amount of milk. Babies don't eat as well when they are tired. You could also try offering a 'top-up' feed right before he goes down, and see if he will take it. It might keep him satisfied for longer.

Another thing that I think would be beneficial to you is to invest in a baby hammock. Every time the baby becomes restless in his sleep, the hammock will rock him back into the land of nod. They are also very good for babies with colic or reflux. Some baby hammocks are designed to last up until 12 months of age. It is definetely something to look into!

I hope this helps!

I had the same problem with my daughter. I started swaddling her, and I had to let her cry herself to sleep. I know this can be extremely hard. My daughter was extremely stubborn, and it took a couple weeks. However, by 7 weeks she was sleeping through the night and napping great. Now she's 16 mos. and a wonderful sleeper! A great book to get is Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo. Good luck!

Sounds familiar. Most babies just want to be warm and cuddled. Have you tried swaddling tightly? This helped my babies sleep well. The squirming and the arm-flailing didn't wake them up so much if they were wrapped up super tight in their blankies.

i dont have this problem and i have a 5 week old and all she wants to do is sleep and if she wakes up b4 her time its because of her formula im currently in the process of changing her to soy milk because the other milk she was on made her to gassy so maybe thats his problem