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October 2012 Moms
SunTan313
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XP: Need help with sleep!
SunTan313
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Ok so here's what's going on and I'd LOVE some advice :
LO is almost 4 months old. Slept pretty well in the Rock n Play in our room for first 2 months, then outgrew it she would be scrunched up in the bottom of it and was uncomfortable so we started using the Arm's Reach Co Sleeper in our room. She went from 4 to 5 hour stretches in the RNP to no more than 2 hours consecutively in the flat bassinet.
Fast forward to about three and a half months where we were so worn out from her not sleeping flat that we got desperate and tried the swing. She slept pretty well in it for about two weeks or so.. usually 3 to 4 hour stretches with a random 5 to 6 hour stretch here and there! Now she is back to only sleeping about 1 to 2 hours at a time in the swing at night before waking up and needing us to help her get back to sleep, which she does pretty easily at night, thank God. We keep it dark, don't talk to her and have a sound machine going.
She wakes up for the day about 8:30 and takes about 3 to 4 naps a day.. Usually each nap is 45 min ito 1 hour with one nap a day lasting around 2 hours. I would love to cut this down and avoid a late evening nap but she gets so upset nothing works but putting her down for a nap. She takes naps in the swing in our living room because I want her to get used to hearing sounds for naps and for her to be in a well lit room so she knows the difference between naps and bedtime.
I breastfeed and she only eats about 7 to 10 minutes total every 3 or more hours. Doc is okay with this and says she must be an efficient eater because she's gaining weight. I don't feed her at night when she wakes unless it's been more than 3 hours. We do have a bedtime routine with a bath every other night, swaddle and rock to sleep in her room. We leave her legs out to swaddle her when she's going to sleep in her swing.
I've tried many times to get her to nap in her crib but she wakes up right away. I'm seriously at my wits end and don't know what to do. Sorry this is so long but I wanted to put it all out there so I could get some suggestions on what I might be doing wrong! We do not want to do CIO but are getting so desperate that it has crossed my mind a time or two. I just don't think I could handle it and I think she's still too young. I do try to let her cry 5 to 10 mins before picking her up but she only cries harder when I do that.
Any advice? Thanks!
LO is almost 4 months old. Slept pretty well in the Rock n Play in our room for first 2 months, then outgrew it she would be scrunched up in the bottom of it and was uncomfortable so we started using the Arm's Reach Co Sleeper in our room. She went from 4 to 5 hour stretches in the RNP to no more than 2 hours consecutively in the flat bassinet.
Fast forward to about three and a half months where we were so worn out from her not sleeping flat that we got desperate and tried the swing. She slept pretty well in it for about two weeks or so.. usually 3 to 4 hour stretches with a random 5 to 6 hour stretch here and there! Now she is back to only sleeping about 1 to 2 hours at a time in the swing at night before waking up and needing us to help her get back to sleep, which she does pretty easily at night, thank God. We keep it dark, don't talk to her and have a sound machine going.
She wakes up for the day about 8:30 and takes about 3 to 4 naps a day.. Usually each nap is 45 min ito 1 hour with one nap a day lasting around 2 hours. I would love to cut this down and avoid a late evening nap but she gets so upset nothing works but putting her down for a nap. She takes naps in the swing in our living room because I want her to get used to hearing sounds for naps and for her to be in a well lit room so she knows the difference between naps and bedtime.
I breastfeed and she only eats about 7 to 10 minutes total every 3 or more hours. Doc is okay with this and says she must be an efficient eater because she's gaining weight. I don't feed her at night when she wakes unless it's been more than 3 hours. We do have a bedtime routine with a bath every other night, swaddle and rock to sleep in her room. We leave her legs out to swaddle her when she's going to sleep in her swing.
I've tried many times to get her to nap in her crib but she wakes up right away. I'm seriously at my wits end and don't know what to do. Sorry this is so long but I wanted to put it all out there so I could get some suggestions on what I might be doing wrong! We do not want to do CIO but are getting so desperate that it has crossed my mind a time or two. I just don't think I could handle it and I think she's still too young. I do try to let her cry 5 to 10 mins before picking her up but she only cries harder when I do that.
Any advice? Thanks!
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Re: XP: Need help with sleep!
I would not offer up the boob at night right away. Offer her a paci for a while and if she still is insisting on food then feed her. I'm about to start this back up with DD. it worked the first time we tried but then I got mastitis and had to feed her every two hours. I'm getting a wedge for her crib for naps but am going to see if it will fit in the co sleeper to. My DD just likes to be at an angle for sleeping. Good luck!
I totally agree, but pediatrician recommended CIO at 2 month appointment so my husband is convinced that's what we need to do.. But I'm against it. I have tried the putting her down drowsy thing, but she always wakes up. She's such a movement baby that she has a hard time going from rocking to being still. So frustrating!
I don't have advice but it sounds like we have the exact same situation. But throw into the mix a 2.5 year old who hasn't slept well since DS came home. Currently both are awake so I will gladly take advice
Did she specifically say CIO, or did she say let LO fuss for a minute to see if she falls back to sleep? There is a drastic difference in the two.
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