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XP: Anything I should do different re: sleep?

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My DD2 will be 3 mos old next Wednesday. Earlier this week I moved her into her crib at night, and she slept well that first night (5 hr stretch, feed, then a 4 hr stretch).  However since then things have gone downhill.  Last night I put her down at 7pm, she was asleep by 7:30 (after our bath/diaper/nurse/lullably/rock routine), woke again at 8:30 - I nursed her again, and she woke again at 9:15 or so, but this time I just settled her w/o feeding because I didn't think she was really hungry so soon.  After that she woke again at 11:30 and I fed her, 3:30 and I fed her...and then I had to let her cry for a few minutes before she fell back asleep.  She woke up again at 4:45 and at that point I brought her into bed with me because I was too exhausted to deal with getting up.  She then slept in until 8:45, but there were wakings in there as my toddler got up and was screaming for me at 5:30, 6:20 and 6:40. (Usually DD1 doesn't wake up so early, and DH takes her but he's OOT).

Anyhow, DD2 naps well in the morning but her afternoon naps suck.  I now try to always put her for all naps in her crib (as some posters on here suggested rather than in several different places), but in the afternoon, she won't have it, or will only do 45 min (yesterday it was 15min).  So after the pm nap fail, we went to the park, she slept in her stroller for 45 min (as long as I kept moving) then woke up.  When we got home, I tried the moby which so far has been old faithful, but for the first time she wouldn't sleep in it.  At 5pm I was a bit panicked as I know without afternoon sleep she won't go to bed at night, so I resorted to rocking her in her room (in the rocking chair), in the dark with the white noise machine on (as I would if she were napping).  I then put her down in her crib and she slept for 30 min before waking on her own around 6pm.  I know her pm naps suck, but I don't know what else to do except let her cry.  Nothing works anymore, and I am always sure to put her down before she's been awake 90min (never longer than 2 hrs).

I have thought maybe she's having a growth spurt, so I'm going to hold off for three weeks before I attempt to cut out a night feeding (however I decide to do that).  She has consistently slept 5hrs at a stretch at night before, so I know she can do it.  If this was my only child, I'd suck it up and rock her in the afternoon to get that pm nap so she was better at night.  However, my toddler often needs me (after using the potty, to feed her...not to mention the inordinate amount of time she spends watching tv). Does anyone have any suggestions?  Sorry this is so long.

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  • CaitlinJ22CaitlinJ22 member

    At that age I still let my kids nap whereever. They needed me and to be comforted. I nursed whenever they wanted, and didnt even try the crib until 4 months. We used the rock n play sleeper, and the swing, the carseat and ergo for sleep. at 3 months there is a growth spurt, feed her often during the day and cluster at night so she can get a full belly to try and sleep longer..BUT its normal for her to wake often. Just feed her, I didnt cut night feedings until she did it on her own at a year....it was rare that she nursed at night, but when she woke I nursed her. She slowly spaced things out would go right back to bed after eating so it was easy for me. It didnt spoil her and she sleeps fine now unless she is teething or sick. 

    I wouldn't stress too much over the one place to sleep thing yet, like I said, DD was 4 months, DS was 6 months when they slept consistently in their cribs. I just didnt stress until they were on a regular routine that they set and then I followed what they wanted and adjusted it slowly to coincide with DS's schedule.  

    Survival mode....it's easier when they are little ;) 

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  • RyanandMandaRyanandManda member
    imageCaitlinJ22:

    At that age I still let my kids nap whereever. They needed me and to be comforted. I nursed whenever they wanted, and didnt even try the crib until 4 months. We used the rock n play sleeper, and the swing, the carseat and ergo for sleep. at 3 months there is a growth spurt, feed her often during the day and cluster at night so she can get a full belly to try and sleep longer..BUT its normal for her to wake often. Just feed her, I didnt cut night feedings until she did it on her own at a year....it was rare that she nursed at night, but when she woke I nursed her. She slowly spaced things out would go right back to bed after eating so it was easy for me. It didnt spoil her and she sleeps fine now unless she is teething or sick. 

    I wouldn't stress too much over the one place to sleep thing yet, like I said, DD was 4 months, DS was 6 months when they slept consistently in their cribs. I just didnt stress until they were on a regular routine that they set and then I followed what they wanted and adjusted it slowly to coincide with DS's schedule.  

    Survival mode....it's easier when they are little ;) 

    Agree with all of this.  We still use the swing for naps because it's what works for her.  At night, she sleeps well so we're not messing with it.  I still cluster feed her in the afternoons to help her get through the night.

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