Why doesn’t my newborn sleep?! 😩

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He’s 3 weeks & 5 days now. Lately he’s been fighting sleep all day long. I’ve tried everything feels like. Dim lighting, blackout curtains, music, white noise, silence, Holding him all day, walking, rocking him, laying him down in the snuggle me organic, bouncer, pacifier, weighted sleep sack, feeding on demand, diaper changes before or after each feeding(makes no difference if I do it before or after he eats) He’s definitely tired because he’s in and out and yawns all the time. He’s always sleepy but doesn’t actually sleep & when he does fall asleep, 5 min later he’s awake again & fussing. It’s just a constant cycle all day & I’m exhausted. Nothing keeps him asleep & it takes forever just to get him to sleep. Then he’s awake 5-10 min later. I can’t get anything done. Help please what do I do?! He’s my 3rd but I never had this problem with the other two.

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Walk outside for fresh air and/or a warm bath

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I could have wrote this my baby girl is the same all day long. She is my 2nd and almost 12 weeks but she has been doing it since birth. It is very tiring I also have a 2 yr old so no sleep for me. I just keep telling myself it's just a phase and will pass. Wine is also my best friend these days too😂😂

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It’s so incredibly frustrating isn’t it?! He sounds overtired which means they find it hard to sleep and then wake easily once asleep. My baby is like this most evenings because she won’t sleep well during the day unless I hold her and keep my other daughter quiet - which is unreasonable. 
I’m about to rent a snoo because I feel like all I do is rock her, feed her, and hold her while she sleeps. Then she wakes a lot at night so I’m exhausted and never get to play with my 4yo

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My baby fight sleep also, but I go to my sisters house and he takes 3 naps! My jaw dropped.. aI guess they are bored... I think they like noise.. take him in the car ride ou stroller and he will sleep also...

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My son every few days fights his sleep at night. When I say fight I mean it! Lol he will stay up from like 8-12:30am and be fussy the entire time. He wants to eat like 3 bottles and throw up at that point and wants to be held all at the same time. 
What I do is lay him on my chest while I’m sitting up and I will pat him and rock at the same time until we both fall asleep. If he gotta stay up there for a bit before I transfer him to his bed then I just gotta do it. It’s messing up my pumping schedule but unfortunately he doesn’t enjoy laying with daddy

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You could also look into baby massage and do it after the bath to help really relax and get into a deep sleep

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Is the “pre sleep” process consistent or do just try whatever you can think of?
Sometimes doing the same things you do before every sleep can help cue baby that it’s time to sleep. Sometimes it’s putting them in a swaddle or sleep clothes, or singing the same song, or having the same smell in the sleep room.
At 3 weeks though I’d be inclined to think Bub might still be working out the whole night/day thing? 
When my Bub was 3 weeks I think I fed-to-sleep a lot. Just whatever worked. I can’t remember too well I was so sleep deprived ;-)

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Some babies just don’t enjoy sleep 😬

Why doesn’t my newborn sleep?! 😩

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