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Erika always stay up at nights (talking about from 2am - 4am!), I know that it’s kind of normal for some babies.

Some people told me to feed her more or wake her up more during day time, however, she just loves to sleep during the day that I can’t wake her up.

It’s ok if she wakes up and stay in the crib quietly, however, no, she cries for few minutes (sometimes longer like 15 minutes) and might be want me to pick her up. However, I am so tired at night that I can’t pick her up so many times. And my mom said that I should leave her cry a bit, and she will get to sleep when she feels tired.

However, when I read some books that talking about babies’ sleeping pattern, they said that we can pick her up to stop her crying ,then put her back. Do that back and forth until she gets to sleep. Is it good? Will that spoil her that I need to do that everytime, and she will never get to sleep on her own in the future?

I still have a problem on burping my baby, seems like she is harder to burp compare with other babies.

I tried different ways: shoulder ,knee…., but still doesn’t really work well.

So, without burping Erika, it’s easy for her to cause hiccups or vomit (a little of milk) . I feel so frustrated and sad that I can’t burp her.

Did anyone face this kind of problem before? How would you advice me to burp her easier?

Wow, after few days of ‘practicing’ , my breastfeeding problem is getting resolved, however, still struggling with the feeding schedule with Erika during the nights.

But, I think, one day, we will both happy with the feeding schedule. Just need more time to make the adjustment.

Now, I sleep while baby sleeps. This actually helps me to have more energy at night time, otherwise, I would have headaches.

Thanks for the comments that the friends left in my blog (in my last post), I am so impressed that so many moms shared their experiences to me, and also sent me emails to comfort me. It’s so great to have these lovely moms’ support. It’s very encouraging!! And it’s a blessing to have friends like that .

Thanks to all!!

Wow, a week is passed, and Erika is already in her Day 9.

I found that it’s not easy to do the breastfeeding. It takes a while for both of us to get used to it.

The problem is : you never know how much you feed with the breast, and it seems like she is always hungry for it. That means, in the mean time, I have to wake up so many times at nights and days to feed. (whenever she sleeps, I will try to sleep too.)

I think most of the moms do understand how I feel. The thing is: I really want to try my best to breastfeed her instead of using bottles. And I know that I am giving myself too much pressure. You know what, I cried this morning in front of my mom, because I felt so bad that I had to feed so many times before she can get into sleep. I felt very tired and nearly want to give up. I am afraid I will have postnatal depression.

I prayed ,and I hope God will give me strength to keep it up.

I know that the milk from me should be the best for Erika.

I am glad that even though my husband needs to go to work during the day, he still tries his best to stay home more and try to release my pressure by hugging me and kissing me.

You know, to have husband’s support during this period of time is very important.

We brought Erika to see pediatrician twice already, the doctor noted that she is growing well, and I can feed her more often with the breast (before, we use add some formula by using feeding tube.). But, at night time, we may feed her some formula to help her sleep better (also for us to sleep better) .

I hope everything will go well in the future.