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If you rock DC to sleep....

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1. How long does it take you to rock DC to sleep?

2. Can you transfer him/her after?  Does it take more than one attempt?

It just seems like it takes forever to get DD down.  She rocks to sleep fine, but it takes 2-3 attempts to get her to transfer, so I end up taking 40 minutes to get her to sleep for naps and bedtime.  Are others having this issue?  Not sure what else I can do, but wondering if others are experiencing this.

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Re: If you rock DC to sleep....

  • IrishBrideNDIrishBrideND member
    maybe you aren't rocking her long enough? Try rocking her 10 extra minutes and see if she'll transfer on the first try.
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  • JennicapJennicap member
    are you swaddling her? Sometimes it takes a couple tries to get LO down but the first time might be 20 mins but the next tries are only 5-10 mins each or less! if he's saddled I can do anything with him and he won't wake up.

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  • CaliforniaSunshineCaliforniaSunshine
    I'm curious to see the responses. I have a similiar with DD. It seems like at night it takes her forever to get to sleep and then once she is asleep, it takes several times to get her in the bassinet without her waking up.
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  • Alyssa102Alyssa102 member

    imageIrishBrideND:
    maybe you aren't rocking her long enough? Try rocking her 10 extra minutes and see if she'll transfer on the first try.

    This...I rock her, but like PP said once I think she is asleep I will rock for an extra 5-10 min. before putting her down.

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  • MWoodsideMWoodside member

    1.  Anywhere from 5-20 min.  Depends how tired she was to start with.

    2.  Yes.  Usually only one attempt.  Sometimes 2.

    I found the key is making sure she is REALLY in a deep sleep before I attempt the transfer.  I can tell b/c she spits the paci out & her breathing is deeper & regular. 

    Edit:  Also, we double swaddle her at night w/ two Aden & Anais blankets.  When she's in those it goes quicker. 

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  • ka2shazka2shaz member
    I don't know if this will help, but we put DD down before she falls asleep. We put her down when she starts yawning or starts getting heavy eye lids. This works best when we put her down for the night, but we also attempt this at nap time. If she falls asleep in my arms and then I put her down, she wakes up 10 minutes later crying.
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  • OohlalalalaOohlalalala

    imageka2shaz:
    I don't know if this will help, but we put DD down before she falls asleep. We put her down when she starts yawning or starts getting heavy eye lids. This works best when we put her down for the night, but we also attempt this at nap time. If she falls asleep in my arms and then I put her down, she wakes up 10 minutes later crying.

     

    Girl you have a good baby.  Enjoy and keep up the drowsy but awake approach... you, my friend, have a great little sleeper on your hands!  Jealous! 

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  • teelamanteelaman member
    Ditto what some of the other women are saying. Once LO's asleep, I rock for at least 5 more minutes (sometimes ten - you can tell when they're really asleep) before putting her down. Unless.....if she is wide-eyed still after eating, I just put her in the crib, and she usually falls asleep shortly after it gets totally dark.
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  • themrs830themrs830 member

    I got a handout from my pedi about sleep and it says on it that it takes newborns to 3 months 20 minutes to fall into a deep sleep where they're less likely to be startled awake.

    My DD does that sometimes too, but I do the arm test- when I'm holding her, I pick up her arm. If she pulls it back, she's too awake to put down, but if I pick it up and its limp, I can easily lay her down without her waking up.

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