Update.

[rivka]

When I wrote yesterday's post I had forgotten the whole "sleep begets sleep" thing about babies. In fact, last night was a lot better. Colin had one 2.5-hour stretch, one 2-hour stretch, and two one-hour stretches. Which leaves me feeling more or less human in the morning.

I am a better problem-solver when I have slept a little more. It became clear to me at one point last night that he was having some painful issues with gas, and in retrospect that's what was probably wrong most of the previous night. Feeding him moderately and then working on getting rid of the gas (burping, firm backrubs, lying him on his belly on my chest, Mylicon drops although they didn't seem to help) worked a lot better than lots of alternations between comfort nursing and trying to get him to sleep on his back.

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

Our pediatrician said that Mylicon tended not to work in really small infants. After that, we started asking SteelyKid if she wanted her tasty tasty pink placebo, before giving it to her.

I think of you every time I airplane SteelyKid, by the way, including alas last night, though, like Colin, she did end up having a better night than the prior.

Best wishes for the gas being a transitory problem.