meganbmoore

typing one-handed while baby sleeps, forgive lack of caps.

i realized i was getting sick @ 0130 wednesday morning, but still had to go out to pick up x-rays from the hospital, then a target run. that night, robert had a 3-4 hr nursing session. yesterday he ate from 0800 to 1200, until i basically forced him into a much-needed nap until nearly 4pm. got him to sleep in his cosleeper for an hour, then was up feeding him from basically 10pm until 3am. slept for 2 hrs. asked H to stay home and give him formula so i could get 2 more hrs sleep. i've been up since 8am.

i'm sure baby is having a growth spurt, but he also just doesn't sleep unless thoroughly exhausted. he sees swaddling as a challenge: how much work does it take to get his hands free? every time i try to snuggle him to sleep, he must smell my milk or something and is convinced he's starving and why won't i feed him? he's had horrible gas, and after this morning's formula i'm even more convinced it's at least partly a lactose issue. but he thinks any tummy ache is hunger, and is only learning to not gulp his milk down.

that said, the two times i've gotten extended naps from him, it was by swaddling him as tight as possible. but most swaddles end in him mad his hands are trapped until he works them free, and then he's wide awake.

halp? please tell me it gets better? will read responses but uncertain when i can respond. current nap is 4 hrs and counting, fear to put him down yet. waking is usually 0 to 60 sleep to screaming & starving.