Tips to stop a baby waking up every 1/2 hours through the night?

tandraig

ok - have you got any statistics of those smothered in last ten years? except by drunk or drugged parents?

fernliebee

tandraig wrote: »

ok - have you got any statistics of those smothered in last ten years? except by drunk or drugged parents?

Exactly! Plus the stats are so unclear as some SIDS deaths are counted as 'death in adult bed' if the cause of death is unknown, also of any deaths that occur not by overlay, it is normally suffocation as guidelines have not been adhered to eg too many quilts, loose sheets etc and often 'death in adult bed' is recorded when babies have been put to sleep in an adult bed without an adult. I can't remember where I read the stats but iirc it is something like 60 babies a yr die in adults bed (this may be america though) and of those 60, 19 of them are caused by overlay. I'll go see if I can find it!

Studies show that co-sleeping actually decreases the likelihood of cot death and is a perfectly legitimate sleeping arrangement in countries all over the world. I only part time co-slept with my DD, as she was a brilliant sleeper and went down in her moses basket fine for most of the night, then when she woke up she would come in with me from 3-4 until 8-9 am. This was the ideal arrangement for us, and she still loves coming in for a cuddle in the mornings now!

http://thebabybond.com/Cosleeping&SIDSFactSheet.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/3501035/Sharing-a-bed-with-a-baby-does-not-increase-risk-of-cot-death-research-shows.html

http://www.uoregon.edu/~icds/Evolution_FG_files/McKenna_Cosleeping.pdf

pisces_cat

Some great advice in this thread on breastfeeding and building up supply - I've fed three and would add make sure you drink plenty milk yourself and fennel tea - was advised to me by my MW and found it made a real difference

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

smartpicture wrote: »

I think part of the problem is they're both nearly 40 and reckon they don't have as much energy as a 20-year-old. My brother is also generally clueless, a sort of absent-minded professor type, whilst mum is a neat freak perfectionist, and sadly babies don't tend to fit into that mould!

I would'nt be surprised if that's not aggravating the problem and making things seem much worse.
I had my babies in my teens and it was a doddle,however when my first grandchild was born just after my 36th birthday I found it realy hard on the nights I had her overnight even though I'd done it all before.
Perhaps the problem's more with the parents coping than with the baby who may just be acting like any other baby.