Baby is allergic to her bed from 12am to 9 am!

amother

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 7:37 pm

Any ideas?

I’m thinking it’s tummy trouble, but why only night hours?
Baby is 2 weeks old

amother

Fern

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 7:52 pm

Maybe it's the most noticeable to you then because that's when you're trying to sleep. Would you consider safe bed sharing?

amother

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 8:01 pm

amother Fern wrote:

Maybe it's the most noticeable to you then because that's when you're trying to sleep. Would you consider safe bed sharing?

Baby can take 1-2 hour naps between feeds during the day. At night I end up holding her and yes kind of bed sharing…
I have a cosleepimg bassinet- but doesn’t help, because she wants to sleep either on me, or a semi upright position. But is not happy in stroller.
Just ordered an expensive baby swing, maybe it will help…

But open to all tips and tricks in the interim!

amother

Fern

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 8:02 pm

Sorry, bed sharing is the only way I got an sleep with newborns Sad

amother

Cyan

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 8:08 pm

amother Fern wrote:

Sorry, bed sharing is the only way I got an sleep with newborns Sad

Same here. Don't sweat it. By high school they all end up in their own beds.

amother

Honeysuckle

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 8:09 pm

Co sleeping. That’s what I do. You just nurse when they want while your half sleeping.

amother

Azure

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 8:24 pm

At that age many babies still don’t have a ‘night’ and ‘day’. It can take a few weeks to get into a more regular rhythm, being more awake in the day and going straight back to sleep at night.

Often they have in back to front in the beginning. I’ve read that it could be because during the day time hours they would be soothed by the rocking as you walked and moved around while pregnant. 🤷‍♀️

tothepoint

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 8:29 pm

At this age my babies would officially sleep in an infant seat/bouncer. I don’t do well with co-sleeping so for me personally it wasn’t a good option. They generally learn to distinguish night/day at around 4-6 weeks so it will get better iyh!

Sebastian

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 8:31 pm

She s adjusting to the world. Look up the baby whisperers 5 s s

amother

Papaya

Sat, Nov 25 2023, 8:34 pm

I coslept or contact slept
only thing that helped! loved it so much and dont regret it

amother

Catmint

Sun, Nov 26 2023, 2:55 am

Bedshare with baby on your chest. Cosleepy on Instagram is a great resource for how to do this safely. My daughter would only sleep like that for the first few months. By 10 months old, she wanted to be in her own bed. It isn't forever (or even until high school).

amother

Daffodil

Sun, Nov 26 2023, 4:50 am

amother Cyan wrote:

Same here. Don't sweat it. By high school they all end up in their own beds.

Or you end up sleeping in theirs 🤣

amother

Cinnamon

Sun, Nov 26 2023, 5:02 am

The swing will do wonders.
I’ve even kept it on over shabbos and Yom Tov.
I don’t think I used it at 2 weeks. Probably 4-5 weeks. Even the lowest setting is a drop too much for such a tiny baby but your baby will sleep and sleep. Swaddle her before you place her in the swing for best results at this age.

Tzutzie

Sun, Nov 26 2023, 5:19 am

At that age, my babies slept one of 2 ways. On their backs upright on a donut pillow at the corner of my bed near my head. (Baby would hear my breathing. and that's very soothing and regulating for newborns)
But you have to have a big enough bed and have it against the wall to do that.

If baby can safely move his/her head and has good control you can try putting baby on its tummy.

Another thing I've done with all my babies that helped with night/day. Nap then in a sufficiently lit room even though it's tempting to make it dark so they nap longer. And dark at night.

On short shabbos my now toddler will nap extra long cuz is keep the lamp off my kids know dark is long sleep. Light is short nap.

Also, if baby is fussy same time of day every day, see if there is a pattern. Are you eating / smacking on same/similar foods every day?
Are you stressed when feeding baby that last feed becuase of bedtime? Sometimes there is something that's bothering baby just then.

One of my babies would scream from 2pm to 2 am. every. Single. Day.
Then I figured, it takes 3-4 hours doe food to get into you babies milk.
I ate the same food every single morning. I changed my breakfast and stopped eating those offending foods and bh baby was soooo much happier.

Food intolerance usually start bothering baby around 2 - 5 weeks.

amother

Peru

Sun, Nov 26 2023, 6:08 am

I cosleep

But OP, is baby swaddled tight? That helps

Also recommend happiest baby on block Harvey karp five s
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