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December 2011 Moms
Sjakie
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How to put my LO to bed? (XP)
Sjakie
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When he was 4 months we would put him in his crib and he would fall asleep.He got croup and the only way he would fall asleep would be if I lay him in my bed and I would lay next to him. Once asleep I can transfer him to his bed.A few days ago the babysitter was watching him and by the time we came home (10.30pm) he was still wide awake because he will not fall asleep any other way. So I laid let to him and he was out in 30 seconds. We have decided he needs to learn to fall asleep in his crib so we did CIO. Big FAIL!!!!! After 3,5 hrs of crying I picked him up (he was showing no signs of calming down) and he fell asleep within 10 seconds.My DH and I have decided that CIO wont work as we both don't feel comfortable about it. Once he is asleep he STTN so it's just the falling asleep which we are having trouble with. Any advice?
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Re: How to put my LO to bed? (XP)
Have you established any sort of bedtime routine? E needs his routine, and if we go through the steps, putting him to bed is enjoyable and a breeze. We used to have to hold him and rock him to sleep, and put him down and walk out of the room without him waking up. Now we can put him down, he positions himself, gets comfortable, babbles and falls asleep.
I would suggest starting a routine (doesn't have to be big - ours is bath / bottle or nurse / story / lullaby, into the crib) and look into a lovey. E will snuggle with his as he falls asleep. Your LO has associated falling asleep with you, so you need to introduce new associations for sleep. I would also suggest reading Ferber's book before saying no to CIO, there is lots of good information on sleep / sleep associations, etc. Not just CIO. If your read his book and still feel it is not for you, then there are other options out there. We did CIO, and it was a life changer (for us).
I agree with having a routine. Some nights I think there is no way T is going to fall asleep because she seems wide awake and ready to party. But as soon as we start her routine, she gets in to sleepy mode. Good luck
We have a bednight routine that starts around 6pm bathtime and babymassage then bottle and then a song and on most days DH brings him to bed.
I may have to google all the sleeping methods and find something I`m comfortable with and then buy a book about.
There has been lots of progress. She naps better. Sometimes he only needs to be patted back to sleep in the night. Sometimes she doesn't need help at all. I still nurse and rock her before bed but I can put her into the crib before she's fully out.
Maybe try pulling up a chair next to his crib and wait till he falls asleep? I started out doing this and now DD doesn't need me in the room to fall asleep.. It's me that likes to stay with her! :
me too...