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Been there and done that. I did everything you did. Kodi is now 3.5 months and just has started to sleep well. She maybe having gas. That is what disturbed Kodi naps. He has finally gotton over it and has just started to sleep well. I found that putting him on my chest (comfort) made him sleep well. He still does now but obnce he falls asleep I put him on his cosleeper. He slept on mmy chest for about 2 months and has started to grow out of it now. At the time it is what works. My bf was telling me he would be spoil but I did not care it worked and he is growing out of it now. I think the pressure on her tummy will help also. Best of luck. Note sleep in the middle of the bed in case she rolls off you. I wrapped my hands around my son to make sure he did not roll.

I totally remember those early weeks. It gets better as they age but that does no good for the now, when you are soooo tired. Do you have a partner that you can take sleep shifts with? The only advice I have is to sleep in on the weekends, as much as a mom can, and let partner get up early to care for the baby. Three solid hrs of sleep can do wonders. It is the only thing that got me thru...

We had a scare one night while she was sleeping on my chest. She rolled off of me (I guess I was really out of it) and fell on the floor. She wasn't hurt since I have carpet and a rug, but it scared the living c___p out of me. I've been trying to avoid her sleeping on me since. We give her gas drops and the doctor suggested a few drops of Milanta, but we still have problems. I may end up strapping her into the baby carrier and just letting her sleep on me again. It's just hard to rest that way. Plus I have to go back to work after the first of the year and don't know how my husband can handle it. Hopefully she'll grow out of it soon.

I got lucky - my girl slept through the night starting at 3 weeks. The only thing I can suggest - take FULL advantage of the days she sleeps! The minute she's down, your head better be on the pillow, too.

My husband does what he can.. but he works too. I'm going to drop her off with her grandparents Saturday and let them take care of her for a few hours so I can get out of the house for once. I think me being cooped up for almost a month hasn't helped matters much.

Kelly, that may be the problem, being cooped up. Aja slept so much better if he got out once in a while. It wears them out. Have you tried this with your little girl?

She's been out a few times with us. We spent a few hours with her grandparents last weekend too. My husband takes her on car rides all the time to get her to sleep (that's where they are now). It seems to be our best resource. She'll usually sleep for about 4-5 hours after a good long car ride.

If that's where they are now, you need to get into bed!!!!!!! :P Nighty Night Momma!

when you swaddle it has to be pretty tight. I hear co sleeping really helps.Oh and make sure the room is really dark.

If I could sleep during the day I would! That's one of my biggest problems. Oh.. and I do swaddle her tight. I make sure she can't break free. She's a stubborn little girl though and likes to have her hands free. She usually throws a fit until she can manage to wiggle them out.

Girl what ever works. If car rides is it then use it. I found the outings helped as well. I had a few scares like bf woke up andfound him hanging off me. We have tile floors so THANK GOD he did not fall. I said a lot of prayers before we went sleep and trusted in God and it worked.

Sorry this is coming back slowly. Playing with him works wonders. I played with him and read stories. I know 3 am and lack of sleep makes this an impossible task. It works they get tired and fall alseep. Waring you may have to do this for a few weeks. Kodi did this for about a month and half to two months. Now he wakes around 3.30 sucks his bellyful(b___stfeeding) and falls back to sleep with little to no help. Just to let you know it gets better. Hang in there :)

My two week old son is like that on and off. For example, yesterday from 3pm until 3am he would cat nap, but only in our arms.

He'd cat nap when I'd nurse him, if we just held him he'd be quiet yet alert.

I used to wrap my daughter and she slept in her own ba__sinett, she slept loads, if she wasn't burped properly it would disturb her sleep and still does to this day, make sure ya baby is burped, a good car ride will send them off also a good walk outdoors in the fresh air, even winter it is excellent and i had a winter baby and she was out and about. As you see what happened to u with sleeping on you, sleeping next to you, i didnt wanna start that, my daughter loves her cot and also loved her ba__sinett as it has toys, music, its fun for her .. just make sure again she is fully burped as that causes alot of grief for me sometimes if all her burps aren't out she will wake. I am a bad sleeper too but i managed to nap when she was a newborn and occasionally even when she was 4 to 5 mths old cause u r just exhausted, try it and u will see u can sleep thru pure exhaustion.

I had terrible problems with Nadya in the first few weeks. I used to feel really distressed, when my husband would say goodnight and leave me on my own with a crying baby, because I knew it would be a long night, and I never knew what to do with her. She would eventually fall asleep in ky arms, but as soon as her head hit that matress, she would start crying. I tried sleeping with her on my chest, but I kept feeling her slipping from my arms. In the end, the turning point for us was to not only swaddle her, but stick a dummy (pacifier) in her mouth, and hold it there, til she went off to sleep. I always said I would never use a dummy, but it was the only thing that stopped me from throwing my baby out of the window in those days! She probably has gas, and sucking can give her some comfort. My daughter is mearly 3 months now, and usually sleeps from 12 to 7 am in the morning, unless her routine gets disrupted by a cold. Just hang in there. I know it's tough, but it will get better. :)