Noisy, Unsettled Newborn

Yes, don't wake him up and put him in another room close but far away enough!
Give him a warm bath, massage and talk and play a bit and fresh air before bed.
If you think he needs feeding and he isn't awake do a sleep drink,don't pick him up or change him but feed him while he is sleeping,thus he doesn't awaken all the way. He might not have any real problems with gas, if he doesn't burp.
My babes always slept on the tummys so if they spit up they were fine and the sheet absorbed it. I never feared sid's and all 5 children were great. It's a small % that have sids anyway from what I've read.
Another thought, may his night time bottle a bit less concentrated and he might slepp longer. I had to bottle fed one of mine and that really helped him and me.
God Bless!

Hi A.,
I wouldn't wake him up anymore!!! Most babies will be fine! I have 3 of my own...and the only I tried waking up for feedings was my daughter...and she made sure I caught hell for it! My advice to you is that just let him sleep! He'll wake up when he's hungry!!! Now, as far as the settling part. Just relax!! Unfortunately, it sounds like he's still not on a regular schedule, but give him a little more time. He'll catch on!! Think of this time as together time! My middle one used to do the same thing...except he got up at 3am and wouldn't go back down until 4am. So, that one hour was our alone time. I'll be hoping for you that he catches on to his bedtime soon. I know how exhausted you feel!!!

Hi A.,
Unless you have other instructions from your pediatrician, there isn't any reason why you couldn't stretch the nightime feeding to 4 hrs. A 3 1/2 to 4 hr sched. is what I tried to keep. As for moving around in the bassinet, it could be that the mattress is to hard. Try getting one of those sleep inclines. They are soft, and help keep him at an incline so they think they are being held. I know Babies R Us, Target and Walmart sell them.
M.

Hi A.,
It sounds like you were blessed with a perfect first child, and number two here is just a little more work :) Does baby wake up completely, or just rustles around. If he is sleeping, but loudly, perhaps you can just move the bassinet out of your room. If he is not sleeping bc he is having a problem, you may want to look into whether or not he has milk allergy or acid reflux problem (the most common reasons behind "colicky" behaviour). My little 5 month old had real trouble sleeping, and we figured out that it was because she had an acid reflux problem, so of course when she was lying on her back she was incredibly uncomfortable with that horrible heart burn feeling and would squirm and cry. Things to help with that are making sure they stay upright after feeding for 20 minutes or so, putting them down on an incline (they sell special incline sleep thingies, but we just propped her under a small pillow), try to hold them slightly upright while feeding. If you're nursing: 1. try taking out dairy 2. try not to eat spicy foods 3. try feeding more frequently, but a smaller amount -- it'll stay down easier and less chance of it creeping back up her esophagus. There is also this stuff called "colic calm" similar to gripe water, but it has charcoal in it which helps with acid reflux in addition to the other ingredients which help with painful gas and irritation. If the problem worsens, you can get medication for it, but thats a personal decision you should make. I personally never understood how to make a baby go longer btwn feedings than what they want. When my girl wants to eat, she WANTS TO EAT!! There is no calming her until she feeds. I guess its a little different btwn formula and breast fed. breast fed babies are just not on any kind of schedule :) The only thing I know is don't wake a sleeping baby! If they're hungry, they'll wake up.