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help! sleeping = bad to worse

lajolla09.30.06lajolla09.30.06
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So I posted a few days (a week?) ago about how Paul would only sleep in his carseat at night, not on his back in the cosleeper. 

Well last night things went from bad to worse.  He still sleeps in his carseat during the day (sleeping soundly there right now) but last night he wouldn't sleep ANYWHERE!  He was frantic crying and inconsolable... unless he was on one of our chests.  We ended up giving in at around 4am and letting him sleep on my chest for the rest of the night.

I'm worried that this is really unsafe, because obviously being the middle of the night I fell asleep too.  

Any advice? What to do with a baby that WILL NOT sleep unless being held, laying on someone?

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Re: help! sleeping = bad to worse

  • nbjenninbjenni
    I was just about to write this about our girls. They sleep during the day in their swings, boppys and on a big chair in our living room. At night they will NOT sleep in their pack n play near our bed. So we've put their boppys in between us and have them sleeping there, but Natalie screamed last night unless I was holding her.
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  • mnj917mnj917

    Have you tried a swing?  One of my sons goes a little nutty every so often and won't go to sleep, but if I put him in the swing, he is able to calm down and eventually goes to sleep. 

    Doesn't kill you that they sleep so well during the day?  My boys slept for SEVEN hours the other day, but won't go for more than 2-3 hours at night.  Drives me crazy!

    -Jen

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  • ILoveBoysILoveBoys member
    Hi. I have 2 singleton boys (3 1/2 and 16 mos) and they did almost the exact same thing. What ended up working for me (because they were making me insane) was to let them get used to sleeping in their bed (pnp whatever) during the daytime. Barring unusual circumstances, I tried to only let them sleep in their designated place during the day. The hope was that they would be used to it to sleep in it at night. It took a few days, but was a huge relief when they finally got used to their bed and would sleep there at night too. (After they got used to only sleeping in their bed, we let them sleep other places again, and they did just fine) GL!
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  • SportsLoverSportsLover

    Mine slept in their bouncy seats and swings at night and in their boppies, swings or bouncy seats during the day.  They NEVER slept in their cribs until 3 months and we had no problem transitioning them.  I think they were getting too uncomfortable in them.

    I don't know what to tell you about letting them sleep on your chest, but I would try to keep putting them down once they fall asleep.  Good luck!

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  • kyluvsajkyluvsaj

    It won't last long.  Rowan would have a night like that every once in a while.

    I would just move to the sofa so that I wouldn't sleep too soundly.

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  • lolacakelolacake member

    1st of all- cut yourself a break! It is so hard, and your (beautiful) babies are SO LITTLE! In general, I say anything goes at this point- they are WAY to young to develop any bad habits or anything.

     

    That being said, I used to freak when DD would only fall asleep on DH- everyone says how dangerous it is. So, I have two pieces of advice:

     

    1. Do you swaddle? It might recreate some of the warmth and comfort he gets from laying on you.

    2. Ditto to the swing- just the gentle movement might help.

     

    GOOD LUCK- and hang in there.:) 

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  • barker2Bbarker2B
    I would say at this point whatever you can do to get them to sleep, do it. At this point you are just in survival mode--I remember those early weeks all too well.  I did what one of the pp's said and slept on the couch with ds on my chest so I didn't fall into too deep of a sleep. Good luck, it does get better as they get older!
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