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? for those who do drowsy but awake

manda_mullinsmanda_mullins member
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Can you define drowsy for me?

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I don't know at what point I should put him down...Do i rock him until he's *almost* asleep or what??

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Re: ? for those who do drowsy but awake

  • Kaar17Kaar17
    To me drowsy = half asleep. His eyelids start to get heavy and he can barely keep them open.
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  • b15chikb15chik member

    Mine is no longer doing drowsy but awakeSad. The second I put him down he is completely awake like he was never asleep kicking, rolling, talking. Now I have to get him totally asleep and sometimes that doesn't even work, he wakes up after like 5 mins. 4 month wakeful go away!!!

    When it was working, I'd lay him down when he couldn't keep his eyes open but was still awake

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  • kklickkakklickka member
    Usually after DS gets his last bottle of the day his eyes are really droopy and he's almost asleep (sometimes he's actually in a light sleep).  After that I burp him and change him (if he's not already in his PJs), then swaddle him; all that action wakes him up a little bit.  That's when I put him down, put my hand on his chest/belly, tell him to have sweet dreams, etc.  He usually looks at me, smiles a little, turns his head, and goes right to sleep.
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  • hisbabybearhisbabybear member
    for us its after awake time when he starts to show sleep cues.. about five minutes after he starts rubbing his eyes and yawning we put him in his sleep sack and put him down.
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  • britti<3britti<3
    When she starts rubbing her eyes I put her down. Yes, I have to go in a few times to give her the pacifier but oh well.
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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    we follow a sleep/eat/play cycle througout the day - so it's pretty easy to tell when they are getting drowsy... by what time it is, b/c they nap pretty regularly, and once they stop enjoying their wake time- when they stop being smiley and start to show signs of agitation or being sleepy- rubbing eyes, yawns, not looking you in the eye, etc.

    i do not wait until they are crying/fussing... by then, it's to late and it's really hard to get them down b/c they are overtired and pissed off :)

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