Our Pediatrician recommended having our newborn upright/ elevated even when sleeping to help with GERD. The only way he'd fall asleep is in our arms. It's been 5 days and he now won't sleep in his crib at all. He wails every 5 mins until we lift him out of the crib. Is there anyway to get him reaccustomed to sleeping in his crib or are we doomed to carry him around all the time forever? Any advice is welcomed!

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Have you tried a hydrolyzed formula like nutramigen (or having your wife cut dairy if she’s breast feeding)? Not sure if this may be related, but in my experience, poor sleep was related to food intake.

My daughter screamed bloody murder every time we put her down for the first month of her life. We then finally figured out she’s allergic to diary proteins, and my wife (who was nursing at the time) stopped eating dairy. Within days, she was sleeping 4-5 hours at a time.

Note this is different to lactose intolerance (breast milk has tons of lactose).

We had one pediatrician tell us that allergy to cows milk protein is not a thing, and another who said ‘why not try’. We’re very glad we tried.

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Also if your son is 5 days old, he might just not sleep well yet. He is still getting used to things like… being alive.

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SNOO, with the slight elevation for the head (they sell 1-2” risers, or you can just use small pieces of wood)

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We bought it new for $1200, used it for 6+ months, and sold it for $900. 3rd kids. Wish we had it for the first two

Awesome.

I know I’ll probably be in the minority here but maybe consider embracing this closeness?

He’s new to this world and his body, something - probably lots of somethings - don’t feel right, and your touch, protection, and comfort is the only thing that make him feel good enough to sleep. Maybe don’t be so eager to get him alone in his crib.

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Thank you both!

Tha knyou for the tips! I should clarify he is 4 weeks old but we have only been doing this upright thing for 5 days since the doc recommended it for GERD.
I have been looking into positions and docks/loungers that elevate his head but I'm terrified of SIDS. Thank you both for the support.

Our son needed to sleep upright. Was fine in a car seat and swing, but flat on the crib was a no-go. Bought an infant wedge and you strapped him to it so he wouldn’t roll off and he slept well.

Our daughter had ton of reflux early on. Wife is lactose sensitive so we figured baby might also be. We switched to soy formula and saw significant decrease in spit up.

Our baby didn’t refuse to eat or anything, as our pediatrician said “it’s a laundry issue”. Though one can’t help but wanting to fix it when it feels like the baby is throwing up half of what they eat.

We also found that we were keeping our baby up for too long, she got overstimulated and over tired. We now follow a strict feeding schedule and she’s been sleeping through the night 10 weeks.

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