Fuss it Out

krismtg

Interesting.  Normally for naps I stay in the room until my DS falls asleep.  It's a battle to get him to nap.  I will put him in his swing and sing to him and as soon as you stop singing he starts fussing again.  Well yesterday after 40 minutes of singing with a sore throat I needed to leave the room.  He was fussing but not crying.  I left for 5 minutes max and after two he calmed down and then he fell asleep on his own.  I think that was really good for us.  He managed to self soothe and I didn't go insane.  I felt bad but I think I need to start stepping away more and not run to him when he fusses.  Anyone else let there baby fuss it out? 

janinekrause

i do it all the time. she does better sometimes when she fusses alone and calms herself down than when i hold her. ?if she is fighting sleep and doesnt fall asleep after fussing, i leave her, wait sometimes until she cries out, then go soothe her and she falls asleep. me and my DH call it letting her get pissed off first if I go in too early, sometimes she will start smiling and want to play but she is so tired and needs to sleep.

LilMissLadybug

yup, sometimes he will go to sleep and just needs to get himself to settle down. I go in once he starts all out crying.

LaurenL1976

Us too!

It helped to get her to sleep better, actually.  I used to RUN into her room and soothe her.  But, we started letting her fuss a couple months ago - and it really helped. 

We still let her fuss, often she is actually fussing in her sleep.