https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:16:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684816 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 22:50:59 +0000 Ali-oop 2684816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Keep an eye out for blood in her stool. My son was a very uncomfortable baby when he was that young and never wanted to be put down. We discovered that he had a milk protein intolerance. Once I eliminated all dairy from my diet, he was a different baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684810 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 22:03:51 +0000 Eko 2684810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: sounds like reflux to me. DS stopped sleeping on his own around 5 weeks. It doesn't show up right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684808 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 21:52:42 +0000 arosebyany 2684808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: sounds like silunt reflux to me too, DS was always spitting up and throwing up after he ate, even in his sleep 😞. A big sign to look for is if she starts screaming or crying right after spitting up, that usually a sign that it's hurting, also just listening for signs of her throwing up in her mouth and then reswallowing it. DS would scream and cry and it wasn't until I realized that he was having heartburn, and for him on nexium things turned around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684735 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 17:47:21 +0000 MrsADS 2684735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pumpkin pie def sounds like it could be silent reflux. Good luck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684725 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 16:48:57 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2684725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Holy smokes! She has been napping in her crib for 45 mins now. This is the first time ever!</p> <p>I don't know how it happened. I don't think I did anything differently.</p> <p>ETA: I do want to explore the reflux and MSPI possibilities. She spits up every time she eats and when she is at the breast, will often cough, or do a choking sound type of thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684704 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 15:19:29 +0000 SweetiePie 2684704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: @Pumpkin Pie: I was going to say this - be consistent. I had a huge reply and lost it!<br /> But from personal experience and the experience of a good friend, just keep trying. Have a solid nap and bedtime routine (yes, this early) and keep trying to put her down in one designated sleep spot (crib, bassinet, etc)<br /> It may seem maddening because it will take a while. But if persistent and consistent she will eventually learn "this is my spot. This is where I sleep".<br /> A very good friend was holding baby all night long but every time she'd finish feeding at night or at nap time during the day she would try the bassinet. Slowly the reaction became less and less and then one day - she put her down in it and she slept!!! And It stuck. She was so glad she went through the motions. If you don't introduce it over and over she will never know it even exists let alone want to sleep anywhere other than your arms. </p> <p>Good luck! xo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684698 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 15:03:13 +0000 KayKay 2684698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pumpkin pie: sorry, mama! that sounds really rough. i'd probably schedule an LC appt (like others said, to make sure she is truly getting enough milk...but it seems like she is based on weight gain and eliminating)...and try to rule out the silent reflux symptoms myself. assuming all of that is ok, just do what you need to to get through the phase! carriers, letting her sleep on you day &amp; night, co-sleeping, bottles of wine, whatever! </p> <p>if it's nothing medical, i'm guessing she just finally "woke up" after having a sleepy first month :(</p> <p>hang in there, mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684652 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 11:53:52 +0000 FaithFertility 2684652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Yep :) maybe around 8 weeks it just got better and better.....<br /> I just did the "routine" nightly or continued to try to put him down, even if it was for 1 nap a day.<br /> He found his thumb around 8 weeks and I think that is a HUGE help! He LOVES that thing...lol </p> <p>Although he had a horrible night last night, but he has a cold!!! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684646 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 11:31:04 +0000 mrswin 2684646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: my DD had silent reflux. She would spit up any time that there was even a little pressure on her tummy. But the thing that told us it was silent reflux was when she was lying down we would hear her gagging choking on her spit up. And she was happiest being held upright which is why I ended up wearing her so much</p> <p><a href="http://www.thesleeplady.co.uk/silent-reflux-tips/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thesleeplady.co.uk/silent-reflux-tips/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684645 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 11:26:44 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2684645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How can I tell if DD2 has reflux? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684631 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 10:43:03 +0000 gingerbebe 2684631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: both my boys were absolutely the worst during their 2nd month. They both had colic and reflux. Prilosec and a bland diet (no caffeine acidic food dairy crucifers and soy) really helped us. As soon as the Prilosec kicked in DS2 went from sleeping 45 minutes stretches to 10 hours, no joke. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684530 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 23:11:50 +0000 mrswin 2684530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Please go see a LC and do a weighed feed to see how much she is actually transferring. My DD did the exact same thing and one of the things we figured out was that she was a lazy nurser so she would spend 45 minutes nursing but only transfer 1oz! She was also very colicky and has terrible silent reflux so she preferred to be held and would wake as soon as she was put down. She responded well to the KTan too and I ended up wearing her a ton. Also try white noise and a really tight swaddle ❤️ I know how hard this can be </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684527 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:40:16 +0000 Pollywog 2684527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: LOs MSPI didn't show up until 6 weeks. It was at 3 months we finally figured out what it was. His first symptoms were vomiting at night and then slimy (mucous filled poops). He was also always, always cranky. Cutting out gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, and peanuts made him an extremely happy baby that never spits up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684517 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:04:00 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2684517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm breastfeeding so, I don't know how much she takes. But, I don't really think she feeds well. Even after nursing 30 mins, my breasts don't feel empty. Though she is gaining a good amount of weight. Her poops are watery and yellow. </p> <p>How do you know if the baby has reflux or MSPI? I would wear her, even wearing her doesn't calm her some times. When I hold her, I have to adjust multiple times, rocking, swaying, walking, holding vertical, holding horizontal, etc.</p> <p>ETA: This all started when she turned 1 month, so I don't know that it could be MSPI or reflux. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684511 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 21:33:02 +0000 arosebyany 2684511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel for you :sad: DS would not let me put him down until he was 5 months old, even at night. But I second the questions about colic and MSPI, and or reflux? DS was all 3 and I believe that caused a lot of his sleeping problems for a long time. I tried wearing him but he didn't like that either unfortunitly, so I just counted down the days till I could set him down. Hang in there, your doing great mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684499 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:44:32 +0000 Pollywog 2684499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is like this. Get a baby Ktan and a Tula. Wear her all the time. She'll be happy and secure and you'll have free hands. The carrier was my savior.</p> <p>Also, how are you feeding? What do her poops look like? We were MSPI + egg allergy and that caused a ton of sleeping problems </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684495 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:33:40 +0000 BabyTsMom 2684495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second baby wearing! It was so helpful in those dark early days. Does she feed ok? Maybe she's gassy and uncomfortable? Colic? (Don't need to be annoying, just throwing things out there).<br /> I would just hold her as much as you need to/are able to. When my LO refused to nap except when held, we still did the whole routine in hopes that it would actually become a routine ...<br /> It's most certainly a phase and I hope it's a short one!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684488 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:15:11 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2684488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: do you mean your magic baby sleeper was like this?!?!? What did you do, and when did it change for you?</p> <p>DD2 has only slept a total of maybe 1 hour today?? :bummed: She has been like this for about a week now - since she turned 1 month old. </p> <p>DD2 also cries so much sometimes even when we hold her. I don't know why!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684484 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:03:17 +0000 FaithFertility 2684484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was like this! First 4 weeks he slept on us 99% of the time! We just kept trying and BAM.one day it changed!<br /> He at 12 weeks is amazing! Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684470 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 18:47:00 +0000 ShootingStar 2684470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was like that and we co slept in the beginning. With DD we were more successful getting her to sleep in her own. Not sure if we really learned anything or if she was naturally easier. </p> <p>For us a tight swaddle, white noise, then I'd nurse her to sleep and wait until she'd been down a while and transfer to the RNP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684465 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:50:13 +0000 snowjewelz 2684465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am sorry mama :sad: my first was more like that... Slept on our chests a lot and eventually we just bed shared. I would try to bust out ALL the tricks like diff swaddling, white noise, any other sleeping surface you have like swing, rnp, etc? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684458 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:13:07 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2684458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: For us what worked was taking a more RIE approach (which is something you can google if you are interested.) But there is no one right way, you're not doing anything wrong, and no phase lasts forever! With my first, she only napped in the swing for the first few months- not consistently even in the car or being worn or in my arms or on a plane or in the stroller. The swing, only. But I'd still recommend that swing, it was a lifesaver. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684444 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 16:33:40 +0000 bees_knees 2684444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you babywear? Not helpful to do that at night, but in my experience over tired babies don't sleep well at night. So maybe babywear during the day to get some good naps and hopefully night time sleep will follow! Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-5-week-old-never-wants-to-be-put-down#post-2684411 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 15:03:37 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2684411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD2 is 5 weeks old now and she never ever wants to be put down. Yesterday she only slept a couple hours total during the day. Night time sleep was a little better because we got 1 3 hour stretch in the pack n play. </p> <p>I thought DD2 would be different from DD1 since we knew better and tried to set up good habits from the start. </p> <p>I'm flipping through all the baby books we have, but I just don't know how to get her to sleep on her own, and for longer. She cries every time we put her down.</p> <p>I just need some encouragement, words of wisdom, advice, etc. I'm really hoping this is a phase, but I just feel like I'm doing something wrong and I don't know what! </p>