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I Don't Believe That You Can't Form Bad Habits Before 3 Months

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DS will ONLY fall asleep in my arms while bouncing him up and down. I can put him down if he is in a deep sleep, but if not...NO WAY. Then when I pick him up, he still cries...until he is bounced back to sleep. So it isn't just that he wants to be held. How is that not a habit??? I love him to death and am flattered that he loves my arms and bouncing skills so much, but he is pushing 14lbs, I am tired and my body aches al over from all of the holding/bouncing. I want a nap. I now find myself having to do things while he is awake an in his bouncer. This is so BACKWARDS!!
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Re: I Don't Believe That You Can't Form Bad Habits Before 3 Months

  • Sunny1inTucsonSunny1inTucson
    I don't think there's no risk of bad habits but rather - manipulation by baby vs. simple needs being met.
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  • Mrs.VBMrs.VB
    I have same problem with DS, but he loves falling asleep on our chest... He is perfectly fine sleeping there and then when I lay him down I either one have to make sure he is in a deep sleep and two sometimes turn on the vibration on the pack and play... Sometimes when the vibration goes off he starts moving and I turn it right back on and he is fine... I wonder if that is why he only sleeps for about 2hours durning the night and wakes up. Sometimes if he is really tired and wakes up while in the pack and play all i do is turn on the vibration and he falls back to sleep...
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  • madhatter2003madhatter2003
    Remember though they had 9 months of constant holding, vibration, etc inside you. Basically you are 'breaking' those habits now.
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  • mabst196mabst196 member

    imagemadhatter2003:
    Remember though they had 9 months of constant holding, vibration, etc inside you. Basically you are 'breaking' those habits now.

    This exactly. It takes a while. Be patient. My daughter would barely let me put her down for the first three months of her life.

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  • livalil319livalil319
    It took a while here too...then one day he just wanted to be put down to sleep. Now he won't nap unless we put him down (unless of course he is feeling bad and then it goes back to holding all day).  Don't worry, you'll get there!
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