Hi, my dd#2 will be 4wks old on Friday. I thought I would start EASY straight away and have things all under control by now, but boy was I wrong! Nothing I'm doing is 'right'! I find it extremely difficult to get her to sleep during the day. And I'm not even trying to teach her to sleep. I'm just doing anything I can to get her to sleep (rocking the basinet mostly). This very often does not work, and then I will hold her, or end up feeding her again. Even taking her for a walk in the stroller doesn't always work! Also, car rides do not always send her off to sleep. I am thankful at night it is much easier - she is either asleep from the feed, or a few rocks of the basinet do the trick!
Isn't it meant to be easier than this??
By the way, I also have a 20 month old to look after!
Should I be worried about the 'accidental' parenting I'm doing?
Should I be waking her at the same time every morning? Or not yet?
Is it ok to have her sleep on me/DH in the evenings (this is often the only way she'll sleep/stay calm)?
Am I expecting too much at this early stage??!!