4 weeks old and we are starting to cope a little better, however we are still having some problems with her sleeping.
Phoebe will goto sleep about 11:30-12pm at night.
She will usually wake up at 6am or there abouts for a feed, I change her then my wife feeds her, she will sleep for a couple of hours maybe, then wake up at 8:45. She is then awake all day pretty much till about 3-4pm, she constantly wants to feed, and be held, she is obviously shattered, and we try to get her off but the only way she will sleep is in her sling or by feeding or feeding to sleep in our bed at night. She nods off at 4pm and will usually wake up at 7pm, staying awake till we go to bed.
However my wife cannot let her cry, as soon as she does she will feed her, she knows it isn't right, but says she cant listen to her crying, i can and normally she will goto sleep for me in my arms or in her sling after 5-10 mins of whining, but I have only done it a few times as my wife cannot seem to escape the crying, and there is no point asking her to leave the house, etc.
We have tried spotting the signs for her tiredness, but when we do because she cant sleep in any other way than nursing or in the sling, we seem to miss it.
Can anyone advise