2week old baby settling problems

glentoran99

I notice you say you are feeding on demand, while that's recommended it makes life so much harder, IMO sooner you get into a routine the better, try and stretch out feeds and then she will maybe take more and settle longer, We gave our little one water in between feeds to help her "last" longer, also to help with constipation, that way she started taking more each feed and was settled more inbetween

Mrshaworth2b

please read up on advice about giving water to a newborn, it is not encouraged at such a young age and even not much before 6 months unless baby is constipated.

have you got the baby a dummy? if the baby is not hungry but is wanting the reassurance of sucking then a dummy would be better and would not cause tummy problems like over feeding would with gas.

Also bear in mind that if all other signs are well I.e. weight, urine, poo, temperature are ok then maybe your baby is just being a baby.

dexterwolf

Thanks for all the posts. The health visitor said she thinks it's Collic and said to try dentinox drops and also a little water between feeds. So hopefully it may work over next 24 hours. We are formula feeding with cow and gate comfort so with a combination of all three hopefully it will work better.

Kaye1

Are you winding properly? With my youngest, it literally took half and hour to get all the wind up. If I didn't, I knew she would scream. My nephew, 5 mins of patting, massive burp, job done.


A good tip is also to walk up and down the stairs a few times; that helped get the last bits of wind up.

Bluemeanie_2

dexterwolf wrote: »

Thanks for all the posts. The health visitor said she thinks it's Collic and said to try dentinox drops and also a little water between feeds. So hopefully it may work over next 24 hours. We are formula feeding with cow and gate comfort so with a combination of all three hopefully it will work better.

If its colic get Dr Brown bottles. Take no notice of any of the others that say they are anti colic. They are really amazing. I second the poster that said about routine. I am a regimented structured person and after 6 weeks of being all over the place I couldn't take it anymore and started Gina Ford.

I didn't do all the "have a piece of toast" mambo jumbo at 8.05am. I just stuck to feeding and sleeping times (but kept it a bit flexible.) the result was a settled baby who went to bed at 7.30pm, had a dream feed at 10pm and slept through the until7am at 7 weeks old. It was the best thing I ever did.

jackomdj

My eldest had colic, she screamed for hours between 6 and 11, made worse because my OH was working abroad and only home every 6 weeks.

I used Dr browns bottles, drops and found certain stretches helped her (she liked lying on her tummy over my knees and I rubbed her back, also picked up from under her arms with fingers stretched behind her head, plus tummy rubbed in circular motions.... Google it).

I was quite strict from an early age, although I would be with her it was upstairs in a dark room, trying to encourage a routine. There were times she had to be left to cry, as it was just me if I didn't put her down I wouldn't be eating dinner or making it!

If it is colic they do come through it, it is just hard at the time.

sidefx

dexterwolf wrote: »

Our baby is two weeks old and normally has a period of 5/7 hours or not settling between about 5 pm and 2 am . We change her, wind her walk round with her. I take her out in the pram for An hour for a walk but still will not go to sleep when you put her down. She is only taking around 50 ml on her feeds which we do on demand. We are struggling as I knew been a parent would be tough but it is really stressing us both out . Anyone got any advice . Also we have tried infacol and a comfort feed in case of wind etc.

Very early days so don't panic yet. At only 2 weeks I wouldn't worry about her not taking well to being put to bed at night. She's very new to the world so give her time to adjust.

You do have my sympathy though. My child did that for months! I resorted to going out in the middle of the night with them in the pram. They then fell asleep but woke the minute I arrived home. I tried to keep them awake during the day, but they still refused to sleep at night. It was really really hard work.

Eventually started sleeping right through at 3 years old :eek: :A
so cut your baby daughter some slack, she is only 2 weeks old:A

Good luck:)

somethingcorporate

Blimey, they have been in the womb for 9 months so 2 weeks on the outside is far too short to expect them to be on any kind of routine so trying to get them on one so soon is just unrealistic. Do you watch orange is the new black?

The first few months are terribly hard work you just have to soldier on through it. Being a parent of a baby (especially a newborn) is an awful lot harder than a lot of people make out. Things will settle down but the lack of sleep will put pressure on you and your partner, but don't worry, no parent can say they haven't been there.

Keep at it and (try and) make the most of it. Take as many photos as you can because they'll never be like this again and even though it is very tough you will miss it.

Ours is 2 years and 4 months and still doesn't sleep through the night but we hope one day she will she is still breastfed on demand but my wife is happy to sacrifice the sleep for what is providing a strong bond and good foundation for them both.

Good luck and keep posting if it helps keep your sanity. Talking to others that are going through or it (or have recently been through it) does help a lot especially when you think how many millions/hundreds of millions of parents the world over are sat up, sleepless looking after their babies!

Mojisola

The cranial osteopath I see treats a lot of babies and people come a long way to have sessions with her so the treatments must help.

Ask around in your area and see if any other parents have used a CO.

bouicca21

2 weeks is nothing, and a bit early for colic. The early days are exhausting and you just have to get through it. ((()))

Personally hate rigid structures but there's no reason not to be thinking about working towards a routine. Remember you dont have to wait till baby is hungry, you can feed earlier. - in fact another possibility is that baby is too frantically hungry to get enough feed down. I second the point about being sure the baby is properly winded. Develop a soothing night time routine, dark room, sing or play a song or just talk softly ...

All babies are different. I had one who could scarcely stay awake for longer than two hours until she was 4. Did I get a shock when the next one needed hardly any sleep at all.

It's a question of experimenting till you hit the right recipe. You are still getting to know your baby. Getting to know other mums and sharing advice can be a lifeline. But if baby is thriving, putting on weight at the right rate, then you're doing ok.