[Resi]

I have been trying to get him to sleep for the past 3.5 hours or more! I don't know how I'm going to make it. I have not had more than a couple hours or broken sleep each night with maybe a one hour nap during the day. Tonight is the longest it's taken to try and get him to sleep. I have been feeding him since midnight and it's just not working like before! Usually he eats and then goes back to sleep right away. Someone tell me it's going to get better fast. I would just love to sleep for a couple solid hours.

[soImarriedAnerd]

it will get better!! And I hope it gets better fast for you.
Here is some sleepy dust your your little man
(i think that's the first time i sent dust to the LO )

(((((Resi)))))) I can't comment, but I hope you manage to get some sleep. Do you have any family who can come over thru the day and let you get some rest?

[Mars]

It will get better!! He's timing/schedule is still off but it will get better as he grows more accustom to life outside the womb.

I remember my nieces and nephews being so miserable the first few weeks and my sisters walking around like zombies. But you will find that one day he's just exhausted and will sleep for a really long time. That's when you can get in that all improtant power nap and hopefully it will get better from there.

(((HUGS)))

[LisanAndy]

I remember how that feels and it's definitely tough. Have you tried cosleeping? It worked wonders for us and at around 2 months she FINALLY took to her basinet and at 3 months we moved her to her crib and she transitioned great. Big hugs!!

[~*sierra*~]

awe! i hope oliver is sleepy very soon **hugs**

[Oriyan]

Have you tried a swing or driving around in the car with him?

[thepinkleprechaun]

I don't know if you guys are co-sleeping or not, but give it a try! I used to nap on the couch with Aden on my chest, kind of propped up by pillows. I don't think you're technically supposed to do the couch thing, but I never had any problems and she never fell off. Maybe my enormous boobs acted like guard rails?!

I second the swing idea also, just put it on a low setting so he isn't going too fast. Aden loved her swing when she was teeny tiny.

[lauren in hi]

I also suggest trying the swing or even putting him in his car seat carrier. One of the babies in our DDC would not sleep unless she was in her carrier. I feel your pain, though, because Abby was never a great sleeper, especially in her early days. It WILL get better, though, I promise!

[Mod-LadyCoconut]

I'm sorry Resi! *hugs*

[Alison81]

((((HUGS)))) I remember those days. It DOES get better. That first month is really rough, sleep wise. The swing is a great idea, but if it doesn't work, it won't hurt him to let him lay in his bassinet, crib, etc, and let him fuss, cry, so you can get some rest. I wish I had figured out that I didn't have to stay up when she was just fussing, I could have been a lot happier. DD had some nights where she would be up all night, and I would sit there saying, please, sleep, please, mommy's tired! Make sure you nap during the day. I learned to love my late morning naps with DD, you can get things done in the afternoon, like cleaning, and errands.

[misfitinmn]

You'll fall into a routine before you know it, Resi. I so remember feeling so burnt out those first few weeks, feeling like he would NEVER get his days/nights figured out. He napped well in the beginning and then began to FIGHT naps at around 5 weeks. Just do whatever you need to do to get him to sleep - don't worry about creating bad habits or anything like that. The first few weeks, Ben would only sleep on my body. We would lay on the couch chest to chest and both sleep during the day. Then we transitioned to him sleeping swaddled in the swing for naps, and now he's just starting to sleep in his crib for naps, though his swing naps are still longer.

I know it feels like this will never end, and people keep saying the first 6 weeks are the hardest and it's true, and when you're in it it just feels like it will NEVER get better. But it DOES! And Oliver will get his sleep sorted out and eventually (before too long!) he will be giving you at least one or two good chunks of sleep so you can catch up.

In the meantime, could Damon sit with him for an hour or two when he gets home from work so you can nap? Jon did that a few times (when Ben wasn't in a growth spurt, which Oliver could be!) and it was soooo helpful!

Hang in there, Resi, you're doing great!

[ScottishBrit]

Oh yes, I seriously am still traumatized by the lack of sleep I got for the first month!!! Cambria would want to eat every hour!!! She'd eat for 30 mins fall asleep for 30 and then be up wanting to eat again. That wouldn't give me anytime to eat let alone pass her to someone else. CO-sleeping Is what helped with us! And a swing. I swear once I got that she LOVED It!!!!