how easily does LO go to sleep?

JessWhatINeeded

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one struggling with a baby who is nearly impossible to put to sleep. I dread bedtime everyday, counting the hours until my hell begins.
It stinks that bedtime comes at the end of the day, when you're already exhausted.
So tell me, which is closest to your situation?
The blank poll #2 is supposed to say less than 15 minutes of soothing. Stupid mobile phone and fat fingered mistake.

rachaelmary

For the most part I nurse her to sleep...but a lot of times she still goes to bed drowsy and puts herself to sleep.

JessWhatINeeded

I'm 2.5hrs into battle.

slwprincess

Nighttime is easy. We give her a bottle and then I nurse until she pops off and passes out. As long as I put her in the RNP and not the bassinet, she stays out for 4-6 hrs! Then it's just a quick diaper change/nursing and she's back out till morning. Can't complain there. But now daytime naps... OMG it's a daily battle :-(. Can't have it all.

Ibliss

It depends on the night. Some nights she has been up from 10pm to 2 am. Other nights I nurse her and she is out. We don't follow a schedule or set bedtime though so I just go with whenever she falls asleep.

slwprincess

PS- Right now I'm ticked b/c LO is asleep and now my insomnia has decided to kick in! WTH body?!

shellbell3845

At our house, DH is in charge of bedtime. LO gets a pumped bottle, and DH does pajamas, etc., while I get 30-45 minutes to sleep or relax. DH usually brings LO in sleepy but not asleep. LO squirms for a few minutes and then falls asleep.

snowwhite1979

My first took hours (days???) to fall asleep. This one can fall asleep anywhere, any time. Even if his reflux is acting up, if dude is tired he is out. My husband had to sometimes drive our first around town at night to make her sleep. She had bad reflux but was also just not easy. Based on this heavily researched science, I really think a baby's personality plays a big role. Good luck. It's the worst trying to make a baby sleep who just will not.

Oasismomma

DS2 falls asleep so easily on his own, but DS1 would only sleep while nursing (and then wake up if I tried to pop him off or put him down). He didn't sleep through the night until shortly before his 2nd birthday and even now frequently wakes up overnight. Every kid is different. 

What helped with DS1 was bed sharing and side lying nursing, so I could basically nurse in my sleep and not feel like a total zombie during the day. I also went to bed when he did for the first 6-8 months of his life (or wore him in the evenings while he stayed latched on).

This too shall pass!

JessWhatINeeded

I spent 3+ hours putting LO to bed tonight. She rewarded me with a poop explosion out if her diaper at 4am. Grrr

djtippietoes

He generally goes to bed easily in the rnp. Sometimes he won't fall asleep right away but he usually doesn't cry after he is swaddled. However, he sucks at napping during the day. Fair trade off, I guess. Though who doesn't like naps? I love naps.

Flyingtoast

rachaelmary said:

For the most part I nurse her to sleep...but a lot of times she still goes to bed drowsy and puts herself to sleep.

This is me. But we bed share, so drowsy, then we lie down, and she fully goes out with DH or I touching her. We either gently have an arm across her(1 armed hug) or hold a hand. Anything so she knows we are there. It normally take less them 5 minutes off the boob.

ahare2009

I checked an hour, but it's more like 2-3.  He'll start to go to sleep, lay him down, then 10 min later screaming again.

Rbfdac1

LO is flexible about the hour of bedtime as long as we follow the same routine- he doesn't know if it is an hour different than usual! But we always feed him his nightly bottle, usually 9 or 930 and lay him down after holding him for 10 min until drowsy. He usually wakes up, but will fall asleep on his own, no fussing. He generally sleeps 5 hours, but it's normal to get 6 hours out of him. We find that a bath, then feed, then swaddle will make him even sleepier. I am, however dreading the day he starts to roll and we have to let him sleep without the swaddle pod

littlepig2

our day time naps are a huge battle but nighttime is much better. we have a routine which really helps her stay asleep longer. the lights are dimmed, the room is more quiet, jammies on and diaper changed, she gets her bottle, then in her Halo sleep sac. sometimes DD will fuss and I'll rock her a little but she usually falls asleep while drinking her bottle. she only gets up once in the MOTN but we follow the same routine and she hardly wakes up.

Soap1

slwprincess said:

Nighttime is easy. We give her a bottle and then I nurse until she pops off and passes out. As long as I put her in the RNP and not the bassinet, she stays out for 4-6 hrs! Then it's just a quick diaper change/nursing and she's back out till morning. Can't complain there. But now daytime naps... OMG it's a daily battle :-(. Can't have it all.

This.  Nights are easy for us.  Days are a different story!

spicysurro

Bouncing on a yoga ball is my winning strategy but i have t make sure shes fully asleep before i put her down