10 week old baby – sleep for 1-2 hour at night?
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March 16th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
First I’d like to state this is the EXACT reason I do not want to have kids! that sucks for you, it also sucks that you have to work on top of it. I suggest speaking to your pediatrician or gyn and let them give you some helpful tips on how to get your baby to sleep. In fact if you go on barnes and noble.com there is a book I believe that is titiled just that; “How to get your baby to sleep through the night”. I honestly wish you the best of luck, I feel so bad for you. Maybe try the link at the bottom
March 17th, 2008 at 5:55 am
Every single parent suffers from lack of sleep, you are not the only one.
Nothing will ‘make’ your baby sleep longer, she is just doing wht her body needs, a little sleep and lots of feedings. You should do you best to sleep whenever you can, after work after your partner or the nanny or someone else to mind the baby while you sleep for an hour of so. Cut back your working hours if you can so you can get so more sleep.
Make sure the babies room is dark so she isn’t confused by the lighting.
Nothing will make a child sleep longer than they need too though, they wake up for a good reason, and it is usully to be fed.
Good luck on getting more sleep.
March 18th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
you should try to give her some cereal w/ you milk in it…it will be thick and my keep her full longer!
March 20th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Try not putting her in a crib. If you have a baby swing, these work best for keeping them asleep longer because of the rocking motion but even a car seat will work. They like the close quarters and it makes them feel more secure allowing them to sleep longer. Believe me it works. My first son and second son refused bottles and putting them in the swing was the only way to get a good 4-6 hours between feedings at night. Also feed her right before you go to sleep. Even if she is sleeping, wake her up to feed her. This way her belly is full when you want to sleep so she will be less likely to wake up.
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Breastfeeding/formula feeding. It’s the same thing. She’s either getting it from your nipple or the bottle nipple. I think as a mother you know when your child needs to be fed. You know when your child needs to be changed. You naturally have that instinct. When my son was about 4 weeks old he would wake up just to wake up. He’d take a bottle, but get bored with it. I’d change a half wet diaper. It got to the point where I felt he was waking up just to play and get attention from his exhausted mommy. I started ignoring him. NOT IN A MEAN WAY!!! I’d hold him, but not coo him. I wouldn’t be sweet and cuddly and make cutsie faces. I would change him, feed him and put him back down. No more Mrs. Nice Mommy.
I think he got bored with it. It wasn’t fun to get up all hours of the night anymore. He started falling asleep again faster within a week. After that I wouldn’t get up for one of the feedings. Then another. He started sleeping through. I mean…I wouldn’t let him scream and cry. He’d fuss for a minute and I would rub his back…tell him I loved him…but that it was night time and he needed to sleep (I sure hope a 5 week old could understand that). By 6 weeks he was sleeping 6 hours straight through. It wasn’t a traumatic experience for either of us. It just took breaking his nocturnal cycle. Now he’s 3 1/2 and sleeps about 10 hours a night…plus a 90 minute nap at daycare. Getting his sleep schedule on track was one of the best things I ever did.
And one more thing. I never let him sleep with me. Once in a while he’ll crawl in bed if he’s had a nightmare or can’t sleep. As a baby though it was bassinet and crib only. Now he goes to bed in his bed and stays in his bed. It’s a lifesaver!!!
I hope everything works out well for you!! Sweet dreams!
March 26th, 2008 at 3:41 am
Try giving her a bath before bed time that usually soothes a baby and also try a little bit of baby cereal mixed in her bottle that will satisfy her longer and hopefully you will get more rest as well…..good luck.
March 26th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
It is quite possible that your baby is nursing so much at night because she misses you during the day. Is she sleeping a lot during the day? If she is, you should ask nanny to keep her awake more so she will sleep at night. Also at 10 weeks, she may be going through a growth spurt. If you feel you have to supplement with formula, try mixing it half and half with breastmilk. That’s how I got my oldest son to take formula (to make the breastmilk go farther while I was in class). Also someone else may have to give her the bottle, as was also the case with my son. Good Luck! Hope you figure something out.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Wow…nobody has given the most obvious of reasons…maybe she is not getting enough milk? Have you checked that? I’m sure you have but that would be most obvious,so if she is then it’s just b/c that is the schedule she is used to and the only way to stop it is to stop going in so much…let her cry a little, don’t get me wrong don’t let her scream all night but each time wait longer and longer before you go in until it starts to daminish.
April 2nd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Yes i had this problem and i breast fed my child. She would take formula. I would get the book healthy sleep habits healthy child…….it really helped. Breast feeding isn’t the problem, just getting her into a healthy sleep routine will really help and that is what this book did for me.
April 5th, 2008 at 5:50 am
My daughter was the same way, but she would also cry a lot and it turned out she had reflux and that causes them to have difficulty sleeping. She’s now 20 weeks and still isn’t the greatest sleeper but she’s getting better. I’ve had her sleeping in a Fisher Price Smooth Glider since birth – and a couple weeks ago I tried to get her into her crib and she does not like it at all and would wake every 2 hours – I’ve since put her back into the glider and she’ll sleep up to 5 hours, she really likes the movement. Do you have a bouncy chair or anything like that that she likes that has movement, she may do better in something like that.
Have you tried giving her a pacifier at all? I know there came a point when I decided I needed to sleep and I would give her the pacifier and that would get her to sleep for another couple hours.
Also when she wakes up, make sure she’s still not completely sleepy that way she’ll eat better. Have you tried sleeping with her in your bed, that way she can nurse and you can go back to sleep. I did that with my son and it worked good for us. I can’t put my daughter in the bed because of the reflux she needs to be elevated after eating, instead I go to the recliner and feed her there. I always fall asleep and she continues to nurse.
I feel for you, it’s hard working full time and waking up all night. Good luck.
April 6th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
I would not give her cereal unles advised by her Dr. Introducing food too early can cause allergies later in life. What I was told to do but my sons doctor is to try to keep her awake at feedings, if she’s falling asleep before getting full, she’ll wake up sooner. If this isn’t the problem, check with your nanny…is she sleeping through the day? If so, she may not be tired enough at night (this was my problem the first week I went back to work). If none of this helps, I would definately ask her Dr for any suggestions. I wish you the best of luck with everything!!!
April 8th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
For me, the reason she’s not sleeping well is that she’s not getting enough milk (I don’t mean to be offensive). This happened to me too and my ped recommended to keep breastfeeding her and also to give her as a complement formula.My baby didn’t like it at 1st, she used to spit it, so I guessed she didn’t like the taste, so I went and bought her a different brand (2 different actually) and she loved one of those…..maybe she doesn’t like the brand you are giving her. You should try that, you have nothing to lose but more sleepless hours. After I did this my girl sleeps for 10 hours straight. Good luck
April 12th, 2008 at 5:21 am
I had a lot of the same problem. I noticed that my daughter would sleep more during the day so I tried to keep her up a little more by playing, taking her outside, or just showing her things that she was interested in. Because she was up more during the day she would sleep better and a little longer at night. It was a matter of getting her schedule right. Once she was about 3-4 months old we started cutting out one feeding at a time at night to get her to sleep through the night. We would choose one and when she cried we would go in there pick her up change her and hold her for a bit. Then we would put her back down without feeding her. Within just over a month she was sleeping through the night. As for the pacifier my opinion is get ride of it quick. My daughter had it till she was 5 months because I noticed that if it fell out she would scream till one of us put it back in. It started happening like 6 times a night. My DR said to stop giving it to her when shes taking a nap or going to bed and she will learn to comfort herself. Because with babies its outta sight outta mind. My daughter stopped wanting it within a couple of days. I hope some of my advice helped you out.
April 13th, 2008 at 6:45 am
Maybe try to feed her for longer then 10 mins. Sounds like she isn’t getting enough. If she is sucking the pacifier after a feed maybe try taking that away and feed again. 10 mins isn’t a very long feed at 10 weeks, she is still having small feeds and small nap times so I’d try as best you can to get her out of this habit and make her feed for longer. If she wont feed any longer then 10 mins then ask your doctor about putting some cereal in her bottle but she may still be to young for this as her little digestive system may not be ready, so ask first. Talk to you nanny and see how often she is feeding bottles, maybe she is used to getting lots of little feed during the day and thinks this is ok at night? Or maybe it’s the opposite and she is sleeping a lot in the day? A bath at night can help. Is she looking for cuddles from mum when she wakes up? Or is she waking up really hungry? Maybe she just wants time with mum cause she doesn’t see you in the day. If she is looking for attention and isn’t really hungry try putting on the radio or some music so she can hear voices close by and that might sooth her. It gets easier!!!! By about 3 or 4 months they start to sleep through and you will start to feel human again!! Good luck and just remember it will get easier
April 16th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
My daughter was much like this from birth. She didnt take a pacifier though.
Get this book:
It goes through swaddling, swinging, etc. It saved us. You may want to look into a swing like the Graco Lovin Hug. It has no hard back so its very comforting, and it has a 5pt harness so if baby sleeps in it, she is much safer than the 3pt harness.
Remember, she is 10 weeks old, and this whole world is new to her.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
she’s probably going through a growth spurt, or she’s just gotten into a routine of waking every 1-2 hours…your milk supply may not be the problem…obviously you’re pumping, too….so, i’m sure you’re milk supply is ok…i wouldn’t introduce formula unless it’s your last resort…def. DO NOT put cereal in the bottle…studies show it does not make your baby sleep longer…it can cause obesity later on…
April 19th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Because nanny bottle feeds, your baby has gotten used to the ‘faster’ supply of milk from a bottle. She gives up after 10 mintues of breast feedinb becuase she’s not getting that same instant gratification.
She’s also not eating enough, both becuase it’s only 10 minutes and because she’s hungry an hour later. (And since she’s sucking so hard on pacifier, it more closely resembles the bottle, which is what she wants.)
If I were you, i’d switch and JUST pump and bottle feed her. If you really want the bonding of bf’ing, you can start her on breast and then finish with bottle.
If you realy dont want to do that, you need to work through and get her to breast feed longer. Massage her cheeks, tickle her feet, etc…keep her awake and eating…and dont give her that pacifier until she’s had enough.
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Have you tried pumping your breast, putting the milk into a bottle and adding a bit of rice into your breast milk? My son did the exact same thing (except I couldn’t breast feed, so it was with formula) and I added some baby rice cereal and he would then wake up every 4, sometime’s every 5 hrs…She wakes up because she’s hungry. Might be worth a try. Good luck.
April 24th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Don’t listen to these people – babies aren’t supposed to have any cereal or other food until 6 months old. 10 weeks is still very little. What does the nanny do with her during the day? Maybe she needs to be held more.
Also, do you change her diaper during the night? My 6-week old hates a wet diaper and sleeps for so much longer (3-5 hours at a stretch) when it’s clean.
Breastfeeding is SO much better than formula – good for you! Hang in there, it will get better. Also, check out the Sleep Lady’s website.