My 1 1/2 month old dd is driving us nuts.Last night was the worst. First of all she's asleep throughout the day and awake around 7 pm through 5 am (with small 15 mins naps in between) By the time I get some sleep its like 6 am and about an hour later DS is waking up. I tried so hard to keep her awake during the day but no matter what I do she fall asleep. I mean I put her in her tummy, I play loud music, and hold her whenever I go that way at least I can wake her up when she tries to close her eyes but none works so far. I feed her, I changed her diapers, I burp her, and she would not stop crying for freaking 5 hours. I keep changing everything. I put her in her crib, the swing, I tried rocking her to sleep, I let her cry for 15 mins and check on her again and nothing worked. She was screaming bloody murder last night. I was so frustrated that I lightly thump her foot with my hand then she started screaming even more. When she did finally fell asleep at 5:10 am I was awaken by our neighbors downstairs doing their thing and about 20 mins she started screaming again. I'm going to lose it pretty soon if she doesn't stop this. She's been doing this for the past week now. Normally she cries for about an hour then she stop then the "one hour" went up to two then three and so on.. I bought a small bottle of gas drops just in case she got gas in her tummy that didn't seem work. I know its not the formula,she wasn't cold or hot and I don't know what else could be wrong.

This might sound really strange but its worth a try. First off she needs to be awake more during the day to sleep at night and it sounds like she has her days and nights mixed up. So try to get that straight but also at bed time try a routine of a calming bath then soft music and her night time bottle bundle her tight like they do in the hosptial when they are first born and see if that calms her some more. Most babies around 6 weeks of age change their whole eating sleeping schedule. Also remember it is just as important for you to try to sleep when they are. I know what its like to have 2 little ones at the same time and there were many days that I thought I was going to loose my mind and hey they are 3 and 4 now and I have days like that still but I am so glad I am away from the infant stages. Try to figure out what calms her or keeps her happy. I know its hard at that age and having a todler walking around that needs you too. Maybe some good quiet time in her crib while she is awake and happy so she can learn that its ok not to be in mommys arms. I hope any of this helps.

[quote=boninikids]So try to get that straight but also at bed time try a routine of a calming bath then soft music and her night time bottle bundle her tight like they do in the hosptial when they are first born and see if that calms her some more.


This is the advice I would give. My son had his days and nights mixed up and it was awful! I am a horrible nightime parent (I'm pretty mean with out my sleep!) so I read everything under the sun about this when he was an infant and followed it to a T. During the day we made it very apparent that it was daytime. All shades open so sunlight is coming in, loud noises, (tv, vaccuum etc.) and we would go places. It is very hard to keep them awake I know. Also I put him on a strict feeding schedule and followed it. At night we closed the shades, turned all the sounds down, and followed a strict bedtime routine. consistency was the key. I even said the same exact thing everytime I put him to bed. Also, I think I put him in the swing to nap during the day while I taught him the difference. That way he could associate his crib with nighttime. Anyway, it was a lot of work, but it worked eventually. Hang in there girl- I feel for you!

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