5 week old pattern

Hello, please give me advice on my 5 week 5days old baby on what is going on with her.

I am breast feeding her. She was a doll until last week. From this week, she has changed patterns.

*She used to sleep 4 to 5 hours at night but now, she is only sleeping 2 to 3 hours.

*She used to sleep a lot during the day but, now, she is only sleeping 2 to 3 hours in the afternoon.

* She used to have quiet moments but now, she is either sleeping or screaming or crying or feeding. I seriously have no time to take a shower.

*She used to be ok on her own for a while but now, I have to be near her constantly, the moment I leave her (just to go grab water or that short length),the screaming starts even if she is sleeping.

- one thing that changed in her life is that her grandparents have gone, they were there since she was born so someone was always paying attention to her.

This has been the 5th day she is behaving like this and I really dont know what to do. I cannot take naps, cannot even go prepare food for myself as the moment I leave her, she starts screaming. I carried her around in the baby carrier but, my back is starting to ache + the effect is starting to wear off and she is starting to cry in it, so i dont think i can do it much longer....

Is there anything I can do to calm her down to take a nap without me near by her so that I can have a moment to take a shower or have a warm meal?

Thank you so much for your advises in advance.

It is normal at 5-7 weeks for a baby to go through a growth spurt. They become unsettled, crying all the time. Does she seem to what to feed more,which is a sure sign of growth spurt? If so, offer the breast. Don't be concerned if you think it will put her out of whack and that she will expect it at every cry, she just needs to get around this change.


If it is a growth spurt, which is certainly sounds like, once she is over it, things will settle down and there will be a routine again.


Good Luck!

in the meantime, if u have a infant seat or rocker.....take it with u to the kitchen or wherever u are so u can feed and take care of your own needs. u can also nap together in ur bed.

if u are over tired yourself, u'll find the baby more and more difficult to handle as u'll have very little patience. if possible, ask for help. dun try to be super mom and do everything on ur own. see if it's possible to get a relative to come and help u out.

take care.

Hello,

first dont wory, as I can read in the diff adwises you got allready things are most probably simpel. Should your motherinstinct after trying out diff things, stll feel "there is something I dont understand" it could be something that disturbs your babys digestin, as his foodintake has increased with him growing. As a pediatric cranial osteopath in Switzerland I see that often. So if you know of a cranial osteopath he could help your baby by reseasing build up tensions. I am currently helping my own doughter who just gave birth in Hong Kong, so should you not find someone to help I would be willing to see your baby just to give you an idea. Probably by now you found out what was the matter. These ups and downs are part of motherhood, you learn each time..

I took my baby to an osteo for cranial therapy and it made a huge difference. He was unsettled but i noticed the change after the first visit. I recommend it highly, my osteo was wonderful. pm me if you want the details.

hi Ed, i am missing a really important reply for this thread, is there any way you can restore it?


thank you so much. -xshoequeen

Sincere apologies but sadly the Monday stuff is gone for good - I also lost a fair bit of stuff on the programming end that we had to redo from scratch last night :(


Can you try to summarize the reply and ask that the originator please try to resubmit?

Thank you for your reply Ed. Ok, no worries, will contact the person who submitted.

And thank you for all the work you put in for this site. It has been helping me so much!!


Good luck!!-xshoequeen

If anyone needs the information about Crainal Osteopethy + thank you so much Sandra!!!



Hello here I will give the Info on Osteopethy(O) again: glad u r interested it is a very efficient therapy.

O is a soft manuall therapy which releases the body's tentions. Theses can accour after phisical pain, stress, emotional or other.

The O will palpate to find the origen of tension, then release it with his hands. For babies and children CranialO is very helpfull. The worlds leading Childrens O is Dr Frymann in San Diego (osteopathiccenterforchildrenSanDiego: google that)

Even in the gentlest birth a baby's body may show strains as a result of position in the womb or the journey through the birth canal.Stress patterns can also be picked up during pregnancy O provides a very gentle method of relief for any stress or strain.