[ImpatientAnna]

Definitely agree with boob boob boob. We had an unsettled evening last night (cabinfever with all this rain) and the only thing that worked was completely dark room, swaddled, rocking chair and ssshhhing. Also swing car capsule.

[redheeler]

Our bubs loved (& still loves) white noise...specifically the hairdryer...we ended up downloading the noise & putting it on a cd as running the hairdryer was getting pretty tedious.

At 9 weeks we learnt that if he didn't get lots of sleep during the day then by 4pm he would be so overstimulated & tired it was much more difficult for him to get to sleep at night. They really can't handle lots of 'play' time when they are that young (sometimes 15 mins is enough) then see if they will settle for a sleep. An overtired baby is so hard to settle at night.

Also I found that when he was little he would get wind stuck & when he woke up crying picking him up & getting a good burp up solved the problem & he went back to sleep.

Many times though feeding him to sleep (or to resettle) worked the best. good luck

[ShortAndStout]

Our bubs loved (& still loves) white noise...specifically the hairdryer...we ended up downloading the noise & putting it on a cd as running the hairdryer was getting pretty tedious.

Hairdryer noise works for us too, also the exhaust fan in the kitchen, or staring at kitchen light reflecting off the white fridge. The fridge seems to daze him when he is super overtired, enough that rocking / white noise / boob can take over.

This post has been edited by Skedoodle: 29/01/2012, 01:49 AM

[trishalishous]

boob boob boob.
(and a sling so I could feed hands free)

[bizikids]

we use a womb sounds cd turned up quite loud with the speaker under the cradle and we make sure he is tightly wrapped. Has worked well for all of our children.

[Madnesscraves]

Lullaby music. I'm using Una Mattina CD to get her sleepy at night. Works like a charm.

Other than that I just hold her. She goes to sleep an hour after feed. She will wriggle a bit but gets tired enough she starts to relax and go to sleep.

[Alina0210]

Feed feed feed feed..... Then when they fall asleep I cosleep with them.... Cuddles etc.

Oh and my kids where (still are) night owls... When DD2 was a newborn she would be wide awake from 5pm until about 12am.... She would have boob but refuse to sleep, after I realized this, DH would go to bed earlier then I would set myself up in front of the computer with drink of water, a movie or tv show plus the Internet and just hang out by the computer and use it as 'me time' while I fed and talked to baby.... Then after a while she would relax and fall asleep and I'd pack up and head to bed.... Made the nights less stressful and I was so much more aware of what she wanted....

[Mummy_123]

Hi OPOne recommendation I found excellent (always stops crying at least) is to sit in an exercise ball with them and bounce for all you're worth. Or if u get tired stick them in their capsule and bounce it on top of the ball.
We also discovered yesterday when bubs got upset while in the car and would NOT take a dummy, that my little finger upside down in his mouth worked an absolute treat and he was soon asleep. Bit hard if you're the one driving at the time though lol

[busymumof1&1/2]

Hi OP,
My DD2 is like this at the moment. She wakes at about 6 pm feeds for 15 minutes on one side and then plays for about 30 minutes (while I am getting DD1 ready for bed) then is back on the boob for another 15 minutes. She is then content and awake for about an hour (while I put DD1 to bed) then she wants back on the boob.
She will usually fall asleep at about 10pm, but every time I put her down she wakes again in 15 minutes. I have started to give her a bath every second evening in order to get her awake enough to feed properly, in order to get her to sleep better. Most evenings though, she does not fall off until about 12pm, and this is while on the boob, in front of the TV (turned down really low), without any lights on, wrapped really tight.
It gets a little hard to get up at 6 with DD1, but as DD2 usually sleeps through until 8 am I am at least getting a full block of sleep. I am now just resigned to the fact that this is our night time routine.
I will have to start setting up the computer in front of me though, as the TV is getting very boring at that time of night.
I am hoping that this routine is due for a change soon, as DD2 has just self settled for the first time this morning. I would usually fed to sleep, but this morning I moved her from the swing (which I use during the day) to her bassinette, and she woke, but did not cry for a resettle, and after about 20 minutes of looking around (I was checking on her) she fell off to sleep herself.
It sounds as if you are doing all of the correct things to resettle your little one, just dont worry, as long as it is not a distressed cry, just go with it.

[mum_mum]

We found these videos by the Queen Elizabeth Centre that our MCH nurse let us know about to be helpful:
http://www.qec.org.au/vodcasts.php
http://vimeo.com/qec