I think we should start putting DD down drowsy but awake so that she returns to putting herself to sleep. She came home from the NICU knowing how to fall asleep on her own, since NiCU nurses obviously do not have time to rock every baby to sleep after every feeding. Since then, we have started holding her upright for 20 min after every feeding to prevent spit up. The problem is that she usually falls asleep during those 20 min, especially during the night, so that in turn has made her used to falling asleep in our arms. She can still sometimes fall back asleep on her own if she wakes up, but not always.
Do you manage to put your baby down awake? If so, how long do you hold them after they eat?
NOTE: this is NOT a CIO question. We pick DD up if she cries for more than a few seconds. I am solely talking about her putting herself to sleep when she is already calm.
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Re: Putting down drowsy but awake?
I just started getting more consistent with putting her down awake. I'm talking like that last 2 days She did it on her own without any fussing friday night so i figured I would go with it and see what happens. Today I had to renuk her a couple of times, but overall, she did it on her own.
I wouldn't bee TOO concerned about it yet, but definitely try it first.
Oh, and I try to follow the sleep-eat-play routine, so even if she does fall asleep during a burping (which is rare these days) she almost always wakes up by the time we are done, or when I stop burping, because she is ready for her awake time then.
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