hey i have an almost 10 week old. I totally expect to have NWs; however frequently she is so hard to get back to sleep. i have her on a loose 3 hour easy. Her cues are easy to read during the day. She tends to be fussy off/on in the evening and can be hard to get to sleep for the night. I swaddle/nurse/use pacifier and hold her for comfort.
for instance last night she slept from about 930-145am. She sleeps in a bassinet in our room. I wake when she is grunting bc she is hungry. She rarely cries unless I try to ignore her
hoping she will settle herself. Anyway, last night I nursed from 145-2am and usually she falls asleep at the breast (sometimes I do to) but when I put her back down in her bassinet she starts "nooodle-ing" and grunt/want a pacifier/hard to settle. Then she keeps spitting it out the paci when she falls asleep wakes up looking for it and crying and I of course put it back. Last night this took at least 30 minutes. If i don't give it to her, she will start crying and then i'm not sure what to do? ssh-pat? occasionally she goes back down w/o problems. (daytime sleep this is not an issue). she tends to wake quite frequently after this initial NW until its time to get up - usually every 2-2.5 hours. I will try to stretch out feedings to 3 hours with a pacifier - usually only works for 30 minutes.
So do i ditch the pacifier? i don't remember what i did with my DS more than 5 years ago! Not sure what i'm asking but ideally id like to nurse her and then put her down back to sleep no problems. am i asking too much right now?
