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I appreciate you may have been discharged from them, but contact your health visitor and see if they can offer any advice.
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Newborn not sleeping through the day
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Caporegime
Breast is best.
Infant Gaviscon is what we gave my son for his silent reflux, none of these powdered imposter milks!
Until he was on the Gaviscon he was inconsolable whenever he tried to sleep. Oh and elevate his head, I ended up making a wedge to lift the head-end of his mattress up a bit.
Infant Gaviscon is what we gave my son for his silent reflux, none of these powdered imposter milks!
Until he was on the Gaviscon he was inconsolable whenever he tried to sleep. Oh and elevate his head, I ended up making a wedge to lift the head-end of his mattress up a bit.
Soldato
Maybe he just doesn't want to sleep during the day?
Reflux would happen at night as well as day time. My 2 had milk intolerance gp gave them renitadine helped a lot.
Reflux would happen at night as well as day time. My 2 had milk intolerance gp gave them renitadine helped a lot.
I'm over 40 and I've been like all my life. Any journey over 15mins and I start to fall asleep. It's the sound of the tires on the tarmac, it's the perfect sound at the right tone/frequency
Soldato
We had similar issues and use a white noise generator (well, a track on Spotify). He sleeps fine at night but needs the white noise in the day! Works well. Before this he would only sleep in the car or pram on the move.
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Have his ears been checked? He might simply be a raging ball of pain due to the reflux even with formula.
You have my sympathies, awful when they won't sleep, bar infracol I have nothing helpful to add.
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Our boy was the same, the docs suggested trying him on lactose free milk was like a different baby afterwards. Would def suggest asking to try lactose free milk, they can give you it on perscription
now sleeps thru the night 7-7 and normally has 1-2hours during the day, before wouldnt sleep for more than 30mins at a time before waking up screaming.
now sleeps thru the night 7-7 and normally has 1-2hours during the day, before wouldnt sleep for more than 30mins at a time before waking up screaming.
Caporegime
Very rare that anyone will prescribe lactose free milks these days. They're available over the counter.
Caporegime
You first port of call should not be your GP because your baby doesn't sleep the way you'd like them too. Many babies do just cry too.
As mentioned previously, your health visitor is a good bet to start with if you need advice.
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Why would you even waste the time to type this?
That is gold lol. Ahhh....we are such geeks
Infacol is what we used for reflux for all 4 of my kids couple of drops before feeding works wonders, my older two wer bottle fed as the ex-wife could not breastfeed due to medication.
As for the not sleeping during the day, remove stimulation as others have said, turn off the TV and radio don't make the house silent but don't have lots going on. Also reduce colours. Bedding and room décor should be fairly bland when they are small, also remove soft toys from around the baby's bed/sleeping area.
Take the little might out for a walk, and keep walking once he is asleep, don't instantly as soon as he has dropped of turn back home, keep going, you have to teach them that sleep is needed.
As for the not sleeping during the day, remove stimulation as others have said, turn off the TV and radio don't make the house silent but don't have lots going on. Also reduce colours. Bedding and room décor should be fairly bland when they are small, also remove soft toys from around the baby's bed/sleeping area.
Take the little might out for a walk, and keep walking once he is asleep, don't instantly as soon as he has dropped of turn back home, keep going, you have to teach them that sleep is needed.
Soldato
have you tried undervolting...............
Our 4 month old had similar issues in the first few months.
Hes been on reflux medication omeprazole and it seems to have helped a bit, but the biggest change was moving from cow and gate to aptamil formula.
No more squirming pulling faces looking like hes got gut ache just after eating.
As others have said if it may be a case of having to put them in the car and go for a little drive if nothing is working.
He has a hushh white noise wave machine, and its helping now with routine to go up to his nursery for naps in a dark room.
Hes been on reflux medication omeprazole and it seems to have helped a bit, but the biggest change was moving from cow and gate to aptamil formula.
No more squirming pulling faces looking like hes got gut ache just after eating.
As others have said if it may be a case of having to put them in the car and go for a little drive if nothing is working.
He has a hushh white noise wave machine, and its helping now with routine to go up to his nursery for naps in a dark room.
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Hope you're not a Coach driver
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Breast is best /thread
So many poor babies on formula when there is no medical need
So many poor babies on formula when there is no medical need