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what am I doing wrong????
My almost 4 month old will not nap unless it is on me! I know he is tired - his eyes are rolling back, cranky, the whole thing. He has no problem just passing out in my arms but the second I put him down in the crib- BAM! Wide awake! I cant hold him while he naps- he will be in day care in 2 months and he needs to learn to nap without me.
HELP!
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Re: what am I doing wrong????
This was my LO. We started having better luck when we put him down drowsy, and not sound asleep. He still does this sometimes, though. Do you swaddle?
Also, sometimes when my LO does this I won't pick him back up, but I'll give him his paci and
It sounds like your baby associates sleep/nap with sleeping on you. I would suggest putting him down drowsy and then patting/rubbing his back for as long as it takes to fall asleep--but not picking him up for at least 5 mins (if he is still fussing/cry
Have you tried letting him cry for a couple of minutes? DD sometimes wakes up when I put her down in the crib but if I scoot out of the room and let her cry for a couple of minutes, she mostly settles down and goes to sleep on her own.
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