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How do u get ur lil one to sleep?
- Aug 25, 2008 at 8:12 AM
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Well my baby has always been a bad sleeeper since day 1. She barely would sleep when she was a newborn! Well even to get her to sleep was always a big production. We would have to swaddle her and rock her for at least an hr. She would only go to sleep all swaddled up to almost 7-8mths!!!!
Ive tried nursing her till she would fall asleep but that didnt last long. Ive tried rocking her to sleep, cuddling with a book and reading til she fell asleep. Name it ive tried it.
Now all I can do is lay her down in her crib after hugging her & kissing her goodnight. She will cry & scream for about 15-45min. This is for her naps & bedtime! This is everyday!!! I try to get her to sleep at 8pm but she will end up getting in the middle of the night about 3-4 times. We would let her stay up to see if would tired herself out so that she would fall asleep on her own but it would be about 11:30p b4 she would calm down & fall asleep on my lap!!!
I dont what else to do!!! I hate having to hear her like that every day when she goes down to sleeep!\
Any ideas or suggestion? Im desperate!
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Ben was like this when he was young. Probably until he was about 6-7 months. Now, we have a routine. Milk on the couch with daddy, mommy and bro. Hugs and kisses to daddy and bro, upstairs to brush teeth/wash hands and face, change dipe, one to three stories in the glider, down in the crib with the woggies and covered by a blanket. Do you have a consistent routine? I think routines are the best, but you must be consistent. You could try CIO, but I know that's hard. At this point she should be able to sooth herself to sleep.
Lukas never slept as a newborn either. He seriously would not nap or anything. I had to do CIO. I also make sure we have a consistent routine. We have bathtime ect. Then play time before bed time. I put him in his crib and brush his teeth. We say prayers and I sing you are my sunshine to him and say night night I love you and leave. Sometimes he still cries a bit but he usually goes to sleep. He still sometimes wakes a few times a night but it is just a quick cry out usually and he is back to sleep. He also has night terrors though and those are scary. When I did do the CIO I would go in about every ten minutes or so and just pat his back and tell him I loved him and would leave again.
Stop expecting your child to conform to your wants, and start paying attention to her needs.
If she's not ready to sleep, why are you forcing her? If she does better going to sleep when you do, then go to bed together! Just think- it means sleeping in in the morning instead of waking up at 6am to a screaming child who is ready to start the day!
She needs to boob to fall asleep? So? Who cares? Give her boob!
Why do parents make this harder than it has to be? Why is it a problem that your child wakes several times during the night? So do I. I'm an adult.. Why would I expect my baby to stay asleep all the way through when I can't even do it?
If you want to sleep at night then stop insisting your child sleep alone in a crib.
Why are you listening to people who say she "should" be able to soothe herself to sleep? This is why so many parents make poor parenting decisions. Why "should" any baby be able to soothe themself? Because mom doesn't feel like doing it? Is that really logical?
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Our babies are so much a like. Adrien has yet to sleep through the night. I don't know what a good nights sleep feels like anymore. Usually Adrien falls asleep while I am nursing him. He stays asleep for about 4 hours and wakes back up and nursing him is how I get him back down. he sleeps with me and my dh. He does not like his crib. I bought a toddler bed because I want my bed back. It is right by our bed, but he has only slept in it a couple hours each night, but its progress.
Good luck!
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