A baby that won’t stay asleep longer than two hours is a struggle for any new mother. A baby that won’t sleep for more than forty minutes, day or night? That takes a superhuman effort just to get by.

This is the situation that faced new mother Le Trac.

She wrote into the Sunrise Soapbox asking for a helping hand in our new 4 Minutes to Save The World segment.

Le is the mother of a six week old baby that has had serious trouble sleeping leaving Le at her wit’s end.

Sometimes, Le says, she is awake with her baby from 12pm until 12am with only time for short cat-naps – and Le continues holding her baby during these sleeps.

 

One mother’s story of a baby who would not sleep – taken from an online forum for mums I sat outside Jaden’s door for 2 nights crying as I had never been away from him or left him with anyone before I had been to Tresillian, I came across the most beautiful woman there, Dorothy is her name and with her guidance, understanding and help we got through it....it is hard to do the controlled crying, Luckily for me Jaden was pretty good...although he did get sick and I decided to bring him home after 3 days as I was not comfortable letting him cry and be alone while he was sick...but those 3 days worked, Jaden  has slept through the night since that stay and altough he does have the dummy back now at sleep time he does not wake and resettles himself if he does… It was hard, but much needed.

 

 

Jo Ryan from Babybliss.com.au visited Le to provide support and advice on good routines.

Babybliss is one of several services available to assist mother’s at what can be their most joyous and the hardest time. The service comes in a tailored form, from half-day and full-day visits, weekly arrangements, to individualised sleep and routine programs that parents can implement.

Over the weekend, Le has seen signs of progress and can now see light at the end of the tunnel.

	4 minutes to save the world
	Last week we asked viewers to write in and tell us their problems for our '4 minutes to save the world' segment. This is the first of those. To nominate someone or yourself, click here

Help new mum’s can get can include:
    * Settling your baby
    * Breastfeeding and bottle-feeding
    * Introducing solids
    * Your baby’s routine
    * Relationship issues
    * Coping with your new role as a parent
    * Postnatal Depression

 

 

 

More info for parents

www.bubhub.com.au - good online forums where mums share their experience and support each other

www.babybliss.com.au - Australian based advisory and support service

www.tresillian.net – respected family care centers with 24hr help line