She is breast fed and does not sleep during the day at all save for when she is out in pram. We bath her religiously at 8pm feed her then put her down. Generally she falls asleep on shoulder but when we put her down she lets out all sorts of weird 'squeals' and grunts as if has dodgy belly. She does not appear to have any wind. However she does not wake up and cry and usually after 30-40 mins drops off and sleeps for 6-7 hours til about 5am. Then she is fed/changed put down again, more squeals - drops off until around 9:30am. As I say she does not seem in distress but I wondered if any of this sounds familiar?
2006-10-31 04:50:25 · 17 answers · asked by Martin M 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
sounds to me like you have a great little baby with lotz of spirit, she like to be part of everything even when she sleeps, i wouldn't worry about it, she talking to you,
2006-10-31 04:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by beckie_12000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Her belly may be hurting. IF you can find a product called Gripe Water you should try that. It's naturopathic and seemed to work on our Daughter when she was around that age. The Doctor put her on an acid reducing medicine(Baby Zantac) later until her stomach stailized. We found that putting her to sleep on her side also helped. She also may just miss you.
2006-10-31 12:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by abrainconnected 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When i had my son he went through separation anxiety at that age. (now 14 months and starting to go through it again) I know you want to cuddle before bedtime and hold her close but to avoid any separation problems in the future i had to learn to put him into his bed alone without falling asleep with me. Once they learn that your love is unconditional they will ease away from the anxiety problems. When they reach the stage where they become mobile, she will prob more then likely go through the stage once again. She undrstands that she is becoming independant and that she can leave you when she wants to but when you need to leave her view "oh no! my mom/dad has left me". So, it has been a hard road for me but i have learned that it helps us all in the long run. It was to the point that i couldnt even move 2 feet without him squacking at me. Also look at it as she feels so loved being so close to you and she doesnt understand that even with a break from all the closeness you are never to far away from her. Its nothing more then normal. Good luck
2006-10-31 13:14:03 · answer #3 · answered by cher042571 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She sounds exactly like my daughter! It could possibly be a bit of colic, for which you can get drops or gripe water. Alternatively, she may just be objecting to you putting her down, after all, your shoulder is far more comfy than her cot. If she really is like my daughter, it will soon pass. In fact, it's great that she sleeps as long as she does, you're quite lucky in that respect!
Good luck xx
2006-10-31 12:57:57 · answer #4 · answered by Daisy Artichoke 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just like us,all babies need a little unwind time from the days stresses.Warm her bedding up a little with a hairdryer or heating pad (also on warm but remove before you lay her down).Keep one hand under her neck for about half a minute then gently slide your hand away.She feels secure and cozy snuggled up to you.The warmth of her own bedding will remind her of that.
2006-10-31 13:04:46 · answer #5 · answered by Dylan aka Dilly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it seems like upset tummy try gripe water or gas med its in the baby med section or with the tums in your drug store but my son did that and sometimes still does that he just likes to be held they like being close to their parent(s) try putting something with your scent on it with her sleep with one of her blankets for a few nights in a row and she may sleep more peacefully if youre still concerned after trying those things talk to her doctor good luck she should be sleeping more than that though so i would talk to her doctor if i were you (not trying to make you overly concerned)
2006-10-31 13:16:26 · answer #6 · answered by amberslilsis06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does she have a dummy? If not get her one. Babies need comforters. It sounds as though she could have some colic though, which is uncomfortable for them. I used to put gripe water on the teat of the dummy before I gave it to my kids if they were grizzly. As for not giving gripe water until a certain age, that`s a load of baloney. Mine had it at a couple of weeks old, on the "old" recipe.
2006-10-31 13:13:17 · answer #7 · answered by The BudMiester 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure does honey, she just voicing her opinion & basically saying okay okay I gotta go bed, but I gonna put up a little bit of a fight about it, I wouldn't be a baby if I didn't....she sounds fine to me hun, if she sleeping that well at 5 wks your very very lucky...make the most of her as she will grow up fast, believe me I know
2006-10-31 12:55:08 · answer #8 · answered by Denise W 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
like it has been suggested above, it does sound as if she has gripe...there are things out there such as gripe water (taken from 3 months) and infacol (can be taken from birth - not medicated) that can ease such discomfort. my first daughter suffered from gripe really bad and it can be really distressing. my second, sounded just like yours....
it can be a stressful time trying to decipher what sounds mean what when you have a newborn, but give it time and it will become second nature....it sounds as if you are doing the right things already....congratulations!
2006-10-31 15:22:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to put something that has your scent on it in with her when you lay her down. Maybe she just missed being close to you. All of my kids would wake up and cry a little after I put them down if they fell asleep on me. Good luck.
2006-10-31 12:53:00 · answer #10 · answered by Army Wife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she's not actually waking that's great! Both my children were terrible at being moved if they'd fallen asleep. I wouldn't worry if its not bothering her and you've eliminated all the obvious reasons for it.
2006-11-01 10:42:13 · answer #11 · answered by LJayne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋