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So. Frustrated. (maybe flammable)

KrisitoKrisito
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Josh will only sleep in his Little Lamb swing now.  It's our own fault for letting him nap in there so frequently though.  I tried just letting him cry but I couldn't do it for too long.  I tried sitting by his crib and that worked this morning but did jackshit this afternoon.  I don't know what to do.  He'll go down in his crib at night but wake up when he rolls over and will not go back to sleep so we put him in there.  Like I said, it's our own stupid fault and I wish we'd never bought the stupid thing.  He used to go down to sleep so well!  Any advice or words of wisdom would be appreciated. 

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  • Temp984666312503071Temp984666312503071 member

    My daughter loves that swing too.  Luckily not at night!

    No specific advice except for that I highly highly recommend the book "Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Baby". It has been a lifesaver for me and many of my friends.

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  • KrisitoKrisito
    I may buy the book if things don't get better in the next couple of weeks.  Thanks. :)
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  • sugarfingerssugarfingers member

    I'm no help because I HELD my son for every.single.nap for 7 months and then laid next to him for every.single.nap until he was 10 months old because he wouldn't sleep otherwise. I am a proponent of working with your baby.  Yours is still so young I wouldn't worry!  Try putting yourr LO in the crib at first and if that doesn't work put them in the swing.  One of these times the crib will be okay.

     Believe me, I didn't think my son would EVER be able to nap by himself.  Then it happened.  Don't get frustrated, your baby is so little and just trying to figure things out- not trying to make it hard for you!

     ETA:  Just be thankful you have SOME way your baby will sleep.  Once he hits 6 months and quits sleeping well all together, you'll look back and wish the swing still worked!!

    Baby #3 on the way!
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  • KrisitoKrisito
    Thank you for the kind words.  I know he's still little and he won't always sleep in a swing but I just feel like such a sucky parent lately.  I feel bad that he always sleeps in a swing and bad that when I try to get him to sleep in his crib he cries.  I just feel like I can't do anything right lately.
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  • oh-zysbabyoh-zysbaby member
    imagesugarfingers:

      Try putting yourr LO in the crib at first and if that doesn't work put them in the swing.  One of these times the crib will be okay.

    This. Just keep at it. Lay him in his crib when he's happy so he gets used to it. Put him in there for every nap and at night, and when it doesn't work, do what you have to do to get him to sleep. At some point, he'll get used to it.

    You're doing fine. 

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  • armandos_girlarmandos_girl member
    Gabe went through a similar phase at about the same age.  I haven't read "Health Sleep Habits..." but have heard good things about it.  I did read "No-Cry Sleep Solution" and it helped us some (part of it was growth spurt/wakeful and he just had to outgrow it I think).
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  • KrisitoKrisito
    imagefredalina:

    We went through this after D was sick for about 2 weeks (just a cold, but the doc said to let her sleep in the swing for the congestion, since it's more upright).  It was hard to transition her back, but it worked.  It could take you a while since he's so used to it.

    i'm not a fan of CIO anyway, but i think if you do CIO in the crib, it could create really negative associations with the crib, which isn't a good thing.

    That's what happened with us.  He had an ear infection so we put him in there at night.  And I didn't even think about the negative association aspect.  Thanks for the advice. :)

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