8 week old NW's

[jcsmom]

She's 11 weeks. Her first A is hard to judge because I never know when she's "awake" as she's just attached sucking and not really sleeping. So I go from when I take my nipple out til she wakes and cries sometime around 6 or 7 and go an hour A from there sometimes even 45 mins as she is sooooo fussy first thing. I think I may try a super EBT to see if that helps. Like instead of a 5th nap. Today it would have been at 5 but she refused so I got her up and nursed and she was down at 6:30 but woke 20 mins in screaming so OT but I resettled quickly. Poor pumpkin!

[ZacsMumme]

How are things today. I've been thinking of you.
Do you feed her to sleep for all naps? X

[jcsmom]

Yesterday was a bit better. She had a 3 hour nap after not sleeping for hours and went to bed at 6pm was up at 12 and 4 and 6am but fell back asleep for 20 mins til 7:15. She doesn't feed to sleep for naps. She sleeps in her swing. I have a hard time with her A time right now. She yawns at 45 mins so I have been putting her down for 1 hour A. But she often takes ages to fall asleep like 30 mins and then has a 40 minute nap. Or sometimes a long one. There is no rhyme or reason. Her tired signs are unreliable I think.

[Erin M]

Her tired signs are unreliable I think.

This is really common.  I had an impossible time reading all of mine at babies.  They can yawn for all sorts of reasons -- tiredness, but also boredom, having just woken up, who knows? 

[jcsmom]

Well nothing has changed. Nights are still bad. As are naps. I was hoping for a miracle with the reflux meds but I honestly think she's just OT and we can't get out of the cycle. If I can't even apop her into a good nap how am I ever going to get her to get caught up enough to sleep well at night? I just feel like this will never get better.

[ZacsMumme]

Will she sleep if you walk outdoors with her in a wrap? It's my sure fire way to get a sleep from T when he is unsettled and OT. ... .

Mmm we are on ~1 hr A and it's hit and miss but I 'think' T is HSN and a lot of LOs in our BC are on 1hr15 etc. iTools be she needs more A first thing? - I know what it's like though, if the first nap or two are rubbish the day just fes messy doesn't it! FWiW I have put T down after 30 mins when he has done a 20 min nap and he sleeps well so don't be afraid to try it, but certainly don't spend all day trying - drives you bonkers.

So have you seen any improvement on meds? How many days now? You giving it on empty tummy? X

[jcsmom]

She hates the wrap! Screams when in it. I have gotten her to nap in it once. I ordered an ERGO in hopes of having another option. Do I need to give meds on an empty stomach? I don't think her stomach is ever empty! Lol. Is your LO the same age as mine?

[ZacsMumme]

They are most effective if given 15/20 mins before a feed yes ranitidine in particular which is what you have aye?

T is 9 weeks. So a bit younger

[jcsmom]

An update. Naps are still terrible and we struggle everyday. Last night was our best night. 6:45-1 awake 1-2 and sleep 2-5:45. She would not go bts after that and her AM nap was only 35 mins. We have no EASY because some days she has 4 naps, sometimes 3 and sometimes 5. She is still only getting about 13-14 hrs in 24. By the end of the day she is a wreck so I know it's not enough.

[becj86]

Glad you had a good night. Since you're mainly working on naps now, I will lock this thread so you can keep all your new advice in one spot - on your naps thread.