Newborn: Won't sleep at Night

Last night I brought my daughter home and she refused to sleep during the night. She cried and cried and I felt like the worst worse mother. I tired everything to get her to calm down but nothing worked. I kept checking her diaper, seeing if she was hungry, making sure she was ware enough, and everything else I could think of. SO was at a lose as well. We kept tag teaming but we were both just so worn out. Finally around 5:30 this morning she went to sleep and slept for a few hours. Since getting up she hasn't been fussy. However she slept most of the day, we tired waking her up but she refuses to stay awake. SO had her on the floor trying to get her to stay up but she just wanted to sleep. I am guessing I will be up all night with her again, SO is at work and doesn't get off until 4 am. He said he will take her if she is still up when he gets home.

I just wish I knew what I did wrong. She slept during the night at the hospital. We tried not holding her too much so she wouldn't want to be held all night. I did everything the nurses told me to do but she wouldn't stop. I didn't get mad and tried not to stress to much but I was worried I was doing something wrong. She is my first child and I love her so much. I just want to be a great mom to her.

Sometimes babies just do this. They have days and nights mixed up. You might just have to sleep the day away with her and be a night owl for a little while.

Totally normal
Babies a few days old generally sleep 99% of the time,after about 3-4 days they start to wake up more and be more active.
When my son was 5 days old he cried non stop from 3am until like 6am.nothing helped him

aww, hold her, she's a newborn. This is totally normal hun. A lot of babies have their nights and days mixed up. Also, let her sleep when she can, and then you sleep too. Don't try waking her up unless she needs to eat.

My daughter did this too, it will change. I use to think if I kept her awake during the day it would make her sleep at night but that's not true. I bought books on sleeping because I was so desperate and worn out. After reading it, the advice it gives is to let them sleep all day so they aren't over tired and super fussy then they will sleep better at night. I let her sleep as much as she wants during the day and now she sleeps better at night. Also during the day keep it very bright and at night time keep it some what dim with low lights to help her understand the difference. My daughter at first would get up like every 2 hours and then had a habit at like 1 am and up to wake up and be wide awake for like 5 hours straight and I would stay up and be so worn out. It changed now at 2 months old she goes to bed in her bassinet at 8 and stays asleep until 1 and that's all she wakes up. Your baby's a new born there all like that just know it wont be to long until it gets better.

Quoting Crystal Marie S.:" Sometimes babies just do this. They have days and nights mixed up. You might just have to sleep the day away with her and be a night owl for a little while."

  
She might also just want Mommy and be a little scared. She was in all nice and comfy in your womb and now she's out in the world where's it's loud and cold and different.

Newborns are very nocturnal.

Last night Me and SO were both holding her. We tried comforting her every way we knew. I rocked with her in the glider, we walked around bouncing her, we sang her lullabies, nothing worked. She just cried. We tired her bouncer, which she had loved earlier, and her swing. By then she would have none of it. It didn't matter if she was in our arms, her crib, her bouncer, or swing, she just cried.

I should mention that she was gasy and did burp a lot. However she has had many bowel movements since she was born. I don't know if that had something to do with it.

One thing you will learn quickly is that you're on her schedule not the other way around. Don't even try to keep her awake... that might agitate her. If she's sleeping you try to sleep or at least lay down and relax because once she's back up you need to be back up. And the uncontrollable crying is normal... my son did it the first night he was born for about 4 hours. And then again about a week later for about 3 hours until I rubbed his head and he instantly stopped. Kids are nuts lol. Good luck mom!

Quoting Colt's mommy:" aww, hold her, she's a newborn. This is totally normal hun. A lot of babies have their nights and days ... [snip!] ... and days mixed up. Also, let her sleep when she can, and then you sleep too. Don't try waking her up unless she needs to eat. "

This if she overtired it will be bad too.

Quoting Maria + Cory = Alexis:" Last night Me and SO were both holding her. We tried comforting her every way we knew. I rocked with ... [snip!] ... did burp a lot. However she has had many bowel movements since she was born. I don't know if that had something to do with it. "

Yeah being gassy probably does have something to do with it. My LO had gassy issues to and would scream and cry a lot.

Quoting Maria + Cory = Alexis:" Last night Me and SO were both holding her. We tried comforting her every way we knew. I rocked with ... [snip!] ... did burp a lot. However she has had many bowel movements since she was born. I don't know if that had something to do with it. "

did you try to swaddle her to make her feel safe

Quoting Maria + Cory = Alexis:" Last night Me and SO were both holding her. We tried comforting her every way we knew. I rocked with ... [snip!] ... did burp a lot. However she has had many bowel movements since she was born. I don't know if that had something to do with it. "

I'm assuming you tried feeding her also.

Quoting Brandi Lynn White:" did you try to swaddle her to make her feel safe"

I did. But I am not the greatest swaddler. SO is way better than I am at it because he has more experience. We tried to wrap her tight and try a loosely wrapping her.

Quoting Colt's mommy:" I'm assuming you tried feeding her also."

Yes. She doesn't seem to eat often. She eats like 1 to 1 1/2 ozs every 4 to 5 hours. She was like that in the hospital and they said not to force it on her. I always watch to see if she has the signs of hunger, and I always try to feeding her if she does. Sometimes she just doesn't want it.