Are sleep crutches bad? Thoughts?

kgail11 · July 2011

*cross posting on an older/wiser board!

I say 'crutches', in that you use them to get them to sleep because it's 99% of the time a no-fail-method. But they ain't falling to sleep on their own, in their crib! With DS I took A LOT of short little car rides on bumpy roads.. gas was cheaper back then! And it was easy when it was just him to deal with. And I had no idea about babywearing.

Now I have 3 different ways to babywear (2 slings/and my Ergo) and MY LORD is DD a sucker for it. She passes out cold every time. So, 2 of her naps per day are in the Ergo/sling (which is fine, bc we're on the go a ton w/my son).. and 1 is in our bed, I side-lie nurse her. If she wakes up after an hour, I nurse/soothe and she's back down for sometimes another hour or more.

All the times I've tried to put her in the crib/transfer her when she's already out, she wakes up 15 min later. Not cool!

So, no naps are really on her own, in her crib. But, she IS only 2 months old, so I really don't think I should be too worried just yet.

What do you think? thanks!

sarag0116 · July 2011

Exactly, she's only 2 months old. I wouldn't worry about how she's napping... she is napping so that's what's important. In the next month or 2, you could try to follow more of a schedule such as EASY (eat, activity, sleep, you time). You can give her a paci and something else if you want to show her it's naptime. And of course, you'll watch for cues of tiredness. Good luck!

misskassielynn · July 2011

I agree with PP, she's little so, no worries! For the future, its a personal preference thing, Monster man still takes all of his naps being worn or cuddled or nursed and this is perfect for us. If you don't want to still be doing this at five months, you might consider making some changes; me, I just like the cuddles and the mandatory relax time!

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