Fighting sleep

My baby is almost 8 weeks old. She cries hysterically because she’s tired but refuses to sleep. When she falls asleep, its like she jumps and wakes herself up. Anyone got any tips?! I’m losing my mind!

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Can you have them in a sling for naps, that way when they jump they don't wake themselves up

I swaddle our girl as the startle reflex wakes her up. This has helped

Mine does the same! I just lets her cry

My daughter is the same age and she’s also been fighting her sleep i’ve been either letting her contact nap or when you put them down keep a hand on their stomach until they startle and fall into a deeper sleep , it usually doesn’t take long but last night for me was hard I had to sit stroking down her nose for a while and play white noise 😅

My little boy is the same in the day but will settle more easily overnight

You're probably missing the window of opportunity to get her to sleep before she gets overtired. Look for early tired cues. My son makes sort of screechy noises and moves his head side when he's tired, usually around 45-60minutes after waking. If I rock him or put him in the sling at this point he falls asleep quickly and without crying x