Hi,
I'm a mother of 12 weeks old baby boy. He dopesn't sleep during the night from his birth.He had colic problem when he was 2 weeks old and he used cry a lot during the night. I used to fed him every hour and he sleep for a while in my lap and wake up again and start crying. His doctor advised me to stop taking milk products and he is doing better with gas problem.
Now he plays well eats well, but doesn't sleep. Even during the day he sleeps for 30 mins in crib or bouncer and starts moving a lot. He rubs his face ,head with hands and tries to suck his hand. if he is in bouncer , I move him and then he will sleep again and do the same moves after 2 mins. He never goes to deep sleep more than 30-45mins. The temperature in his room is around 74F.Does this effect his sleep ? Please anybody have any suggestions , please let me know.

Thanks,Manvi. Sudha replied. my son was also the same till he was 6 weeks and i gave him formula apart from breast milk .that makes him full tummied and he will sleep better. Aparna replied. Hi Manvi,

Babies' sleep cycle is a little different from ours. I think all babies go into deep sleep for a maximum of one hour, and then stir. When my daughter was little, we had the same problem. I would feed her, make sure she was asleep, put her in the bassinet, and she would stir and wake up very soon.

For us the solution was to let her sleep in our bed. Whenever she starts to wake up, I would also wake slightly, and pat her or put my arm around her. She would then go back to sleep before fully waking up, unless she was hungry. This way, neither my sleep nor hers was fully disrupted.

Another thing to keep in mind. When baby falls asleep, make sure he is in deep sleep before putting him down. This usually takes ten minutes. Make sure that his arms and legs are limp and relaxed, and also that he's not wrinkling his brow or moving his mouth. When his face looks completely relaxed and motionless, he'll stay asleep longer when you put him down.

By the way, 74 F sounds hot if you are turning on the heating in your house. That could make the air really dry and irritate your son. My daughter gets very hot and uncomfortable if the heater is set to above 70.

Hope that helps.
Aparna. Janine replied. Hi, we have an 11 week old baby boy. He feeds every 2 hours or so. We were getting not enough sleep and his doctor asked to let him cry for a few days and then he would get used to it. After the first night we gave up his advice because it was horrible to see him crying.
Now we took away his pacifier and he is getting fussy again. Maybe it is just the way they are at this age. He moves around a lot as well and doesn't sleep long.
Anyway dear Manvi, you are not alone!!
Take care,
Janine.