r/NewbornSleep

Edit: okay I should have made the subject: contact napping to solo napping! I know I’m not contact napping too much!!

FTM I don’t mind contact naps at all. I don’t think I’m spoiling my baby or anything, I’m just curious: those of you who had Velcro babies who only contact napped. Did they eventually get to sleeping on their own? I can get mine to sleep in his bassinet for maybe one short nap and 4 hours at night but we mostly contact nap!

My almost 15 week old baby has colic, it started around 3-4 weeks and it’s been extremely brutal as both my husband and I have never heard of colic before. However! we have been trying our best to manage the big scream crying episodes. We use ifacol before and sometimes after feeds she is exclusively breastfed and we also use colic calm. she has definitely gotten better in the last couple of weeks, lots of smiling and chatting. seems to be happy by herself inbetween naps during the day etc. BUT! this past week has been crazy again. Harder to settle, very clingy, more fussy for feeds, lots of gas lots of crying and wakes up during the night really grumpy and loud crying! I don’t mind the no sleep as such it’s just the uncontrollable screaming that sends my nervous system through the roof!

when does the colic really end? she also has to get her immunisations next week and I am terrified!

love to hear all your stories and advice!

Hey, first-time mom here, I really need help. My almost 7-week-old baby is barely sleeping. He fights sleep, sleeping only 10-20 minutes at a time, then waking up crying, taking a few sips of milk, and sleeping again for another 10-20 minutes.
Nights have been very challenging; he doesn’t sleep and cries a lot. I’ve heard about sleep regression, but he has to sleep at some point.
He is a formula-fed baby, taking 2-3 oz every 2-3 hours. He poops fine too.
Please help me figure out what I should do to help him sleep at night, even if it’s just 4 hours of sleep.