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Laying him down drowsy?

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I know we should gave started doing this earlier, but it's just easier to get lo to sleep and then lay him down. But this week he's started waking up awhile later and crying, im assuming because we were there when he fell asleep. So my question is how do we start? Becauseof we lay him down drowsy, he immediately whimpers and starts crying! So then what do I do? I don't want to leave him there crying! He is 18 weeks. Help!
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  • momofmanyinthemittenmomofmanyinthemitten member
    Oh man, good luck. The moment I take LO in her room she starts crying, drowsy or not. Sleep is her arch enemy. I know we're gonna have to do some sort of sleep training, but she is very persistent (like mama) and it will be a major undertaking.
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  • magdalina.hmagdalina.h member
    After I give him his bath, I give him a massage. Once that's done I put him in the RnP drowsy. I sit with him and read him a book and he usually falls asleep before I finish the book. Then I stay with him a few more minutes in case he wakes up.
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  • Wufroggy79Wufroggy79 member
    Complete darkness has been LO's cue for quite a while.  We put her in her RnP no matter what at her bedtime, and she tends to hit the bricks shortly after all of the lights are out. 
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  • mittensonkittensmittensonkittens member
    With DS1 I would nurse him and he'd often fall asleep, then I'd change his diaper and put on his PJs, which woke him up a little. Then I'd rock him a little to calm him down, put him in bed, and leave the room. If he fussed a bit I would give him time to see if he could fall asleep on his own. If he cried I would go back in and comfort him, only picking him up if words and touching didn't work. I'd keep trying to put him down drowsy but awake and try not to give in to shortcuts. Even if you end up going back to your old ways, try again the next night. It might take him a while to learn to fall asleep on his own, and bedtime will likely take longer for a while, but it will be worth it later. I need to get on the ball with DS2 and try to get him falling asleep on his own....I've been taking the easy way out lately.
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  • kcopeland19kcopeland19 member
    My LO used to like to nurse himself to sleep all the time. A few weeks ago he started fussing a lot when he would usually be falling asleep. I put him to bed and he fussed for a few minutes and then went to sleep. He may just need to wean himself into falling asleep on his own. He is now routinely going to bed drowsy and putting himself to sleep now. You may just need to give him some time.
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  • jlpevjlpev member
    I would nurse him & then change his diaper & then would lay him down in his crib, & then would shh shhh him & turn on his mobile.  I did all this while its dark (I had my hall light on).  Then I would walk away.  If he started crying I would let him lay for a few minutes &usually he would stop or Id have to go back in there & pick hiim up & rock him for a few min then do it over again.  Always lay him/her down drowsy.
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