Newborn sleep!

Our little girl is 3 days old and breastfed and the first night was horrific where she wouldn't feed/settle but last night I gave breastfeeds and when popping her down into her next to me I played white noise or the happy song by imogen (youtube) and she settled for 2 hours between feeds with these on!! Might not be a fail safe but worth a try! xx

I’m the same, can sleep on me for hours but only 10 mins or so in next to me/moses basket. I think when breastfeeding they want the comfortable and know the difference when put down I’m on day 4 and I’m struggling and I think dad is getting annoying that I won’t put him down but I’d rather hold him sat up in bed whilst I’m recovering from c section than have to get ip every 10 mins and struggle

Co-sleeping has been the way I’m surviving. My boy doesn’t settle in the next to me, but in my bed he’s doing decent chunks of sleep between feeds, normally 2 hours but sometimes up to 4 hours. I know it’s not for everyone, but it might be worth looking up all the cosleeping safety guidance as it’s better to be prepared than accidentally fall asleep together because you’re so exhausted. Hope you find what works fur you and get some sleep soon!

My 3wk old is the same. Stints in crib then stints on me. We’ve managed to get into a routine of bed about 8.30-9pm - sleep in crib til 12ish then on me til 2 - feed then back down either on me or in crib til 6-7am. Currently on me but about to try and get her back in the crib (we have snuzpod next to the bed).

So I have a next to me, but baby is only 5lb 5oz so it’s absolutely huge and then a Moses basket which is smaller but due to me having a c section I find it so hard to reach and get him so I’d be sleeping with him on me. I’d make sure that my arms are propped up on both sides so my don’t get dead. He sleeps all the way through apart from when I change or feed him. I do eventually want him to settle in a next to me but I just think he’s too small and i need to heal

I kept on thinking I wasn't surviving to be honest. It helped some to have people around to remind me I actually was and to take it a bit at a time. It's so hard. Do you have anyone who can hold her and take her away for a bit of time? My baby will settle for longer when held so it's helped me cram in more sleep between the feeds and changes. My only way to cope when it feels relentless is to stop any expectations for doing anything else. Focus on getting all the sleep/rest when they nap you can, and have something good to watch and just focus on tbe very basics, feeding and changing baby, eating and getting all the rest you can. That is enough. It is so much harder than I ever anticipated but you already are doing it and there will be better nights.

I don’t change my newborn is she feels asleep as she’s up in a few hours again anyway and she doesn’t bs e nappy rash, maybe see if that helps? We cosleep mostly and she wakes about twice a night

A few things that are working for me with my 5 days old ( first couple of nights horrific) play white noise, red light, Moses instead of next to me and the one that seems to be making the difference it’s the little formula bottle that I sneak between feeds, I’m producing milk but apparently not as much for the demand. I was adamant I didn’t want formula but it’s doing wonders during nights, now he’s giving me a good 1-2 hours sleep between feeds… with trying