newborn waking in night but not hungry!

[icklekid]

Hi all,

Very new to this newborn sleeping business as ds is 12 days old... previously he was waking up, feeding, sleeping and we would eventually get him into moses basket when fast asleep! Anyway last night he settled well as normal then woke but refused food (ebf) fell asleep quickly but not deep enough to be put down. This happened several times with ds only feeding after 4h...means he has had plenty of sleep but I've had virtually none! Any ideas? Is it temperature related?
Thanks in advance!

[Hedgehogging]

Is it hot where you are? Because it is here and 12 week old DD was awake nearly every hour with the heat! Sometimes had a thirst quencher but often waking so recently after last feed that she didn't need any. So definitely possible it's temperature related. Poor babies But congratulations because most of the time they're fab!

[OrangeMochaFrappucino]

Could you try a dummy? It works for my ebf baby, now 15 weeks but I introduced it at about 1 week.

I also co-slept with him when he wouldn't be put down - it only lasted a couple of weeks before he got used to his cot but it got me some sleep when I desperately needed it.

[icklekid]

That's what I ended up doing jelly got an hours sleep at least but dh hates the idea. He also has ot in his head no dummy until 6 weeka as that's what health visitor advised. ..I think dummy would be incredibly useful for him to start selr soothing but anyway one to work on.

hedge yea very hot which doesn't help!

Thanks all for comments!

[OrangeMochaFrappucino]

Yes, it is official advice to wait til 6 weeks to avoid nipple confusion. I waited with my first but then he wouldn't take a dummy or bottle at all so I introduced both early this time and baby has managed fine with no interruption to breastfeeding at all. My dh also wasn't keen but I needed sleep so desperately I just went out and got them anyway and he understood.

If your dh is ruling out co-sleeping and dummies then he needs to take the baby long enough for you to get some sleep too, you can't so it all alone. If he can't do that, he needs to look into both options and understand the pros and cons fully (ie dummy is recommended as protective against SIDS - my hv actually advised using one before six weeks for this reason).

Hope it gets better for you soon!