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Why won't my baby sleep?!

Athena0809Athena0809 member
in May 2011 Moms
Do you swaddle every time? Swaddling seems to help him go to sleep but I'm starting to doubt it's really the swaddling...during the day it seems like he just won't nap/sleep during the day, every time he falls asleep on me (after a feeding or by me rocking him etc) but as soon as I put him down on his pack 'n play or swing he wakes up, he won't stay asleep for more than 10 min. I've tried swaddling him during the day and same thing, he won't stay asleep, however at night he'll sleep a 2-3 hours stretch while swaddled...I just want him to sleep during the day so I can sleep a little too, he only sleep about 3 blocks of 2 or 3 hours the most during the night, that's it! I've known babies that you have to wake them up to sleep! why won't my baby sleep?!
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  • h2ojock13h2ojock13 member
    My LO is younger than yours, but he hates swaddling unless he is FREAKING out and then it works sometimes. For the last week though, he has been "cat napping" during the day and when I lay him down he'll go about 10-15 minutes and if I get lucky he has 1 or 2 stretches for about an hour or so. I thought this was normal so I was just waiting it out.
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  • krispy127krispy127
    my LO is just now two months and sleeps 3 hours during the day which is so awesome but it took him this long, honestly I think its an age thing. Although I posted in another most I think our LO was a little man diva cause he wouldn't nap on anything like your LO then we got little inch think mattresses for the pack and play and he liked that and started to actually sleep better in it.
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  • carishabobcarishabob member

    Steph, I paged you on the C-bus board a few days ago Smile

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  • riverbedriverbed member

    Have you tried putting him down drowsy, instead of fully asleep.  If I put my LO down fully asleep it always wakes him, but if he is drowsy, just starting yawning and droopy eyes, he usually nods right off a little after I lay him down.

    also, I do escape proof swaddle at night, and regular swaddle for naps.  He is always startling himself with his hands otherwise,


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  • ironmommyironmommy

    I put him on his belly for naps. He sleeps wonderfully this way, and I'm comfortable with it because I can keep an eye on him. I've never swaddled -- the few times I've tried he seems to really hate it.

    The drowsy-but-awake idea is good, too.

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  • darmcadarmca member
    imageironmommy:

    I put him on his belly for naps. He sleeps wonderfully this way, and I'm comfortable with it because I can keep an eye on him. I've never swaddled -- the few times I've tried he seems to really hate it.

    The drowsy-but-awake idea is good, too.

     I started putting LO to sleep on his belly last week and he sleeps amazingly- I know it's 'bad' but we are both so much better rested.

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  • Athena0809Athena0809 member

    imagekrispy127:
    we got little inch think mattresses for the pack and play and he liked that and started to actually sleep better in it.

    I thought of this, my mother said "I wouldn't want to sleep on that pack 'n play either!" lol

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  • Athena0809Athena0809 member
    imagedarmca:
    imageironmommy:

    I put him on his belly for naps. He sleeps wonderfully this way, and I'm comfortable with it because I can keep an eye on him. I've never swaddled -- the few times I've tried he seems to really hate it.

    The drowsy-but-awake idea is good, too.

     I started putting LO to sleep on his belly last week and he sleeps amazingly- I know it's 'bad' but we are both so much better rested.

    I'm nervous about putting him on his belly especially since I'd like him to nap so I can nap so I wouldn't be keeping an eye on him, but I'll give it try for when I know I can watch him.

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  • TMILLER45TMILLER45 member
    Maybe he is too warm with the swaddling? I stopped swaddling because my DD would always find a way to get out of it and kick it off. I just put my DD in a short sleeve onsie and some socks and she is good to go.
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  • JewlzKJewlzK

    I also had issues with my daughter sleeping in the beginning.  The swaddling seemed to work for the first couple of weeks at night.  I also read somewhere on the internet that it takes them about 20 minutes for babies to fall into a deep sleep so I would hold her for about 20 minutes before I would try and lay her down.  She is now 2 months and sleeping really well.  We are now trying the laying her down when she is tired and generally if I just stand there a couple of minutes rubbing her back she falls asleep.  Really I think it just takes time for them to feel comfortable and sleep well.  My daughter also loves to sleep on her side which they say you shouldn't do either, but she is rolling now anyways so it doesn't make a difference how I put her down.

    Hang in there!!!  It gets better :)

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  • mzsparklepdxmzsparklepdx

    My DD does the exact same thing the last few days.  I am SO tired!  I hope its the 6-week growth spurt and will get better soon.

    i have only put her down twice when she wasn't deeply asleep and have her go to sleep.  She apparently doesn't know how to self soothe at all, unfortunately.

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