Peaceful Nights » Newborns

  QUESTION My 16-week-old little girl used to be in a great sleep routine and ate really well. Bed time was 7/7:30. She was ill over xmas and since then we are so out if sync. I am at my wits end and exhausted. She has taken to waking only an hour after being put to sleep for the night and I've tried leaving her for a bit and feeding her but neither work and she still continues to wake throughout the night, sometimes even hourly. She isn't eating as much as she used to so I'm sure this is contributing but I can't let her to eat more. Still on a 3 HR feeding routine, sleeping after...

  QUESTION: I would just like to find out and get some advice regarding my baby boy. He is now 6 weeks old, has been a dream child wakes 3-4 hourly for feeds winds easily and sleeps easily. Until the beginning of the week.... He suddenly takes forever at nights to settle. I am bottle-feeding and have been using the same bottles and milk from the beginning. He lands up screaming for at least 2 hours before he eventually passes out. I have tried to feed him but refuses the bottle, I have tries to swaddle him, changed his nappy, rocked he but it seems as if nothing helps. He stares around and arches...

  “Help my baby is a cat napper!” is the common cry from mums and dads. If your baby only sleeps for 20 minutes or less at a stretch during the day and wakes frequently at night, you are justified in feeling exhausted and frustrated. Many babies wake naturally after a sleep cycle – approximately 45 minutes. This is not unusual and it takes time for babies to link sleep cycles. But if your baby consistently wakes only 20 minutes into a sleep cycle or never links sleep cycles at night, you need to urgently get to the bottom of the sleep disruptions. Here are two common causes for...

Many of us recall saying “My baby is an angel – she just feeds and sleeps and really is a very good baby.” Then at two weeks old, we wish we hadn’t been quite so public with this piece of news. For many babies the two-week mark ushers in the challenge of sleeplessness. There are a million theories on why things change at two weeks but the reality is that it does. You will find your baby is harder to get to sleep and will be a little more fractious. Some babies even develop colic (3 hours of crying at a stretch usually in the early evening). What we do know is that if you can get your little one...

After 9 months of waiting and hours of painful labour or anxiety filled caesarean delivery, the moment you have waited for arrives - you meet your new baby! What do those early hours hold for you and your baby and how can you be prepared? Meg Faure, OT, author and mother of three sheds light on the first 24 hours. Your baby’s state – The last few weeks in utero are spent in a very tight space with contained pressure from the womb walls. In addition your baby moves down a very narrow canal during birth. All this deep pressure touch is very regulating for your baby. During the birth process, your...