Newborn not sleeping through the day

My daughter didn't sleep much at night for the her first four years. My son didn't sleep properly for three. So that was seven years without sleep at a time when I was also doing an on-call overnight support job. I'd often get up and walk around carrying/patting one of them around the room or outside for a couple of hours and just when they eventually nodded off my work would call me to get online and fix a problem. Then I'd have to go into the office for my normal day job a couple of hours later. It was absolute hell. I really don't miss those times and I sympathise with any parent going through it. Good luck!

Surveyor said:
Have you started the RMA process?
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Tosno said:
Breast is best /thread

So many poor babies on formula when there is no medical need :(
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Probably taking advice from weirdos on the internet who don't even have kids. Mods, lock this one downnnn.
 
Not every child is the same, some kids sleep in the day other don't.

If they're also up all night, then yeah, you have a problem :p
 
Tosno said:
Breast is best /thread

So many poor babies on formula when there is no medical need :(
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We all know that, it's common knowledge. But there are many reasons why breastfeeding might not be possible, and to bang on about it is demeaning and upsetting to many mothers of formula fed babies.
 
tres said:
We all know that, it's common knowledge. But there are many reasons why breastfeeding might not be possible, and to bang on about it is demeaning and upsetting to many mothers of formula fed babies.
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Agree, but there are a lot of mums that don't try hard enough I'm sorry, there just are. It can take weeks of persistence to get them to properly breast feed. Some mothers want c section and won't breast feed and they have that set in their mind from the off. Literally they just won't do it because it's effort and they want the duty shared with husband/partner, which I think is sad.
My sister's kids are allergic to everything and constantly ill, never breast fed. My kids are healthy and have no allergies and were breast fed. It is important where possible to persist with it if you can.
 
Hi guys OP here.

thank you for the replies,

just a reminder, he sleeps great at night but almost not at all during the day.

we have to use formula as my wife doesn't produce enough milk (on the reflux cow and gate milk which has sorted his reflux out).

he had his health check last week and doctor said he’s healthy and growing well.

Going to try the white noise at some point today to see if that helps.

also me and my wife put a t-shirt in his cot each but as mentioned, nighttime isn’t really a problem as he sleeps till 5am (bottle) and wakes at 7:30 for the day.
 
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dLockers said:
Probably taking advice from weirdos on the internet who don't even have kids. Mods, lock this one downnnn.
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I have two (breast fed) kids.
Why even have your own kids if straight off the bat you are going to ignore what is best for them for no medical reason.
 
Tosno said:
I have two (breast fed) kids.
Why even have your own kids if straight off the bat you are going to ignore what is best for them for no medical reason.
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Many Mums struggle to breast feed, many choose not to. The evidence isn't all that amazing for breast feeding in term babies anyway.

I'm not sure shaming people's feeding choices is a productive or understanding approach.
 
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jaybee said:
Agree, but there are a lot of mums that don't try hard enough I'm sorry, there just are. It can take weeks of persistence to get them to properly breast feed. Some mothers want c section and won't breast feed and they have that set in their mind from the off. Literally they just won't do it because it's effort and they want the duty shared with husband/partner, which I think is sad.
My sister's kids are allergic to everything and constantly ill, never breast fed. My kids are healthy and have no allergies and were breast fed. It is important where possible to persist with it if you can.
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I'm not saying that isn't true or doesn't happen.

I'm saying blanket statements can be upsetting to those mums that have tried, day and night for weeks, and it just doesn't happen.
Or those mums who have their own health issues and they feel guilty they can't provide.
Or those mums who's postnatal depression got in the way during those valuable first month's and the regret of missing the breastfeeding opportunity risks damaging their mental health further.
Or to those mums who've had their baby admitted because it's lost 20% body weight because some idiot on OCUK told them "to persist, it can take weeks to get them to properly breastfeed"

Also, clear benefits with breastfeeding re. Allergies but your n=2 study means nothing.
 
White noise worked for my 2 kids. Or a combination of playing white noise whilst rocking them in a push chair. There’s a heap of 10 hour loops on YouTube, pop a little BT speaker in the hood of the stroller and rock away.

Hope said little one gives you a break soon!
 
Tosno said:
I have two (breast fed) kids.
Why even have your own kids if straight off the bat you are going to ignore what is best for them for no medical reason.
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Exceptionally rude and ignorant of you to make a hurtful statement like that. Absolutely pathetic to do it on an internet forum.
 
Tosno said:
I have two (breast fed) kids.
Why even have your own kids if straight off the bat you are going to ignore what is best for them for no medical reason.
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Good for you. Both ours only had the initial colostrum then straight on formula.
To put people down for not wanting to breastfeed is frankly pathetic and shows very little understanding of why they might have taken that decision. Plus it's there decision to make no one else's.
 
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