And he voices his disapproval with a loud, almost screaming, cry.
To calm him down, our options include:
- talk to him non-stop (hit or miss)
- sing to him (low chance)
- turn on a faucet -- take him to the bathroom, close the door, and let the water run for a few minutes (very high chance)
- play some music (low chance)
- breastfeed him (obviously, only viable for me)
- hold him and do lunges/squats (very high chance, although realistically only feasible for dad), as demonstrated --
After calming him down, there's still the challenge of putting him to sleep. For the past three nights, the only way I could put him to sleep are:
- After feeding, continue to let him stay on the nursing pillow and let him eat whenever he wakes up. I usually do that when I get too tired and falls asleep while feeding him (yes, sitting upright, without any head/neck/elbow support).
- Keep walking him, continuously patting his bottom, and talk/sing to him, until he falls asleep. Not walking is not an option--he would wake up and fuss within 2 minutes.
Since Daniel has to go to work during the day, I'm usually the one who
That usually buys me an hour of sleep, or less, until the next feeding. He would then sleep better during the day, probably due to exhaustion.
For the past 72 hours, I probably had less than 12 hours of sleep, including the times I dozed off while feeding Isaac.
I have no friggin' idea why Isaac can sleep very well during the day, even in crowd, but not at night, especially in his own crib. He shows all the signs of tiredness when he fusses throughout the night, but just wouldn't sleep.
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My hearts are with you, the first 100 days are said to the 'toughest' time with a newborn, so there's only about half the time to go and it will become better - trust me, it does get better : )
In the interim, have you tried putting him on a bouncer (http://trusca.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRUCA1-3813749reg.jpg), use a white noise machine (http://www.babyproofingplus.com/item3549.htm?blnSearch=yes) and wrap him up in a sleeping bag (http://www.babyproofingplus.com/item10470.htm) or all of the above. Since return is easy in Canada, it doesn't hurt to try them all and see what works and what doesn't? And, maybe you can consider getting some help in the afternoon so you can get some much needed sleep - afterall it's not just about the baby, you are a new mom who deserve some TLC too!
Best of Luck : )
We have no room for a bouncer/swing, already using a radio to play white noise (tuned to FM 87.5), and put him in a sleepsack. He seems to like the sleepsack better than swaddled, but changing diaper is harder. I sometimes play whitenoise from the iPod as well. He likes water sound in general.
He tends to sleep better when there are other people around than in a quiet room, even if he's not held. And yesterday I found him liking jazz music better than radio static?
From all the advices I have received so far, it seems that all babies are different, and nothing works for all babies all the time. Just what you'd expect, I guess.
I love the exercise video. It's so inspiring :P
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