How to tire 10 week old out :)

Eircom_Sucks

my son just got home from temple street as he has a bad urinary tract infection , he was on iv meds for 3 days and had a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis ( routine under 12 weeks ) anyway , he's on aucmenten 3 times a day for 6 weeks till we get a scan on kidneys etc

but he's very alert , constantly looking around , smiling etc , but yawning alot which would suggest he's tired , but as soon as we put him down he wakes up , we hold him till he's sleepy and he looks set to head for the land of nod but as soon as he hits the bed he wakes up

any ideas ???

he's fed 6 times a day and averages 5oz a feed

Ayla

sounds familiar...my first daughter had the exact same at 15 weeks (aren't those lumbar punctures hell?)

it's quite possible that he's not sleeping not b/c he's not tired, but b/c he's been through a really traumatic experience & just wants the reassurance of body contact. now, a lot of people are of the school that you don't want to "spoil" the babe or have them get used to physical reassurance, but i'd suggest you see it from your child's eyes.

personally, we didn't worry about it when our daughter "needed" a bit more after her stay in hospital. we went with the flow of it and she returned to her sleeping patterns soon enough.

Also, it is possible that laying down flat can still be uncomfortable. We found with our daughter that she more uncomfortable laying down b/c it put pressure on the area that was affected. Now, depending what's causing your son's UTI this may or may not be an issue, just another consideration. Try laying him in a U-shaped pillow which will help support him, see if he's more comfortable that way. Also, check on the medicine packaging...some of the meds have sugar in them so the kid will take them, but then they can have a hard time falling asleep.

All said, I wouldn't necessarily link his sleeping disruption to feeding/being hungry. I'd guess there's something else at work.

best of luck with the UTI...it wound up that our daughter at grade 4 kidney reflux, but once it was discovered it was well managed & there's been no lasting damage. And it's crazy how many babes i've heard of who have UTIs as infants/toddlers.

xzanti

When Cillian can't sleep I find propping a fluffy blanket up to his cheek so he can snuggle into it helps him go right off 2 sleep..

I know all babies are different but might be worth a try good luck

Eircom_Sucks

i think the problem is he has mixed up day and night , sleeps most of the day and awake and alert at night

on a plus side , he's smiling on demand now sooooooooooooo cute i fecking love him to bits

Das Kitty

Our lad was a good sleeper so I don't know if this works or not but friends of mine did it and thought it was good.

When you're cradling them to sleep you have to wait til they get the "floppy arm", that is you can lift the little arm and when you let go it drops. Then they should go into the cot/basket nice and handy.

Ballyman

We put our lad into his bouncer (Lindam thing you hang from a door and he bounces in it) every evening and he's banjaxed when he comes out of it!!

When he's put into bed he's asleep in 5 minutes sometimes after a bit of a cry but he's so tired he normally nods off pretty much straight away.

Eircom_Sucks

our lad is only 11 weeks old this week , surely too young for them bouncers

Ballyman

Maybe
I should have read your post properly!! Our lad is 8 months!!