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*sigh* I'm done

NillaWafersNillaWafers member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

Swaddling Ethan. Half the time he breaks out of it, he cries bloody murder when I put him in it. If I leave one arm out it's pretty much the same as leaving him wholly unswaddled, so here comes cold turkey. Right now he's crying in his crib. Every time I put his binky in his mouth, he yanks it out again.

I'd use the magic sleepsuit, but somehow I have a feeling it'll just be another "swaddle" that I am dependent upon to get him to sleep. I just want him to go to sleep by himself! Is that too hard to ask?!

There goes my sleep for the next million months.







 
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  • MarSamWhitneyMarSamWhitney member

    I have been trying to get Whitney to sleep this week without a swaddle, and it has been hard. I feel your pain! I felt I was getting too dependant on it for her to sleep. She would actually wiggle so darn much, no matter how tight i did it, her mouth was once covered, and I called an end to the swaddle. Scared the crap out of me.

    I wish you lots of luck!!



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  • NhevNhev member
    :( Good luck. I still have to either nurse Amelia to sleep or hold & sway her a certain way most of the time. Hopefully when he does fall asleep, he'll sleep well. He might surprise you!
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  • NillaWafersNillaWafers member
    Thanks. I just get so frustrated with it, like I'm damned if I do, or don't. He is horribly resistent to Ferber, like he can cry for 2-3 hours no problem with me checking on him every 5-10 minutes. With the swaddle he actually sleeps, but I know he hates it! I feel like I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. I need a drink!






     
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  • NillaWafersNillaWafers member
    It's been 2 hours and he still is not asleep. I feel like crying too.






     
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  • Shamlet123Shamlet123 member

    I know this probably sounds crazy, but DS did this to me once where he screamed for 45min. And I tried to get him to nap, fed him, changed him, played with him, sang to him. Nothing was working!

    Then I stuck him in his exersaucer and it was like I flipped a switch.

    I know this doesn't solve your sleeping problem but I personally only let him fight naps for about 20min before I give up and move on. And in DS's case, the answer is usually something else.

     

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