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Baby sleep question

kat1221kat1221 member
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Hello Fellow Mamas,

So was 2 weeks on Thursday.  She has the normal infant sleep issues but I could use some insight.

For a few nights she slept 3-3.5 hours in her bassinet and it was heaven.  For the rest of the night she was in bed with me b/c she cried when I tried to put her back in the bassinet.  For the past 3 nights she would not even start in her bassinet.  One night I just kept picking her up and putting her back in until I was so exhausted I just let her sleep with me.

My question is this:  I know it is way to early for sleep training but what do I do?  Count my blessings and let her sleep with me so that we can get some rest OR keep trying to get her to sleep in the bassinet and hope it sticks again one night?

I don't sleep that great when she is in bed with me but I guess the alternative is no sleep.  UGH.

Thanks so listening to me ramble. 

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  • Misses-CMisses-C member

    Sorry to hear that you're having a rough time.  I am a BIG believer that you need to train them to do what you want.  I know I'm in the minority in this thinking, but you have to establish early what you want, because its only going to get harder. 

    And don't let her sleep in the same bed as you.  You could roll over on her, especially if you're exhausted, which it sounds like you are.



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  • Diver10Diver10 member
    My LO was super refluxy so we let her sleep in her carseat which helped tremendously!
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  • RosebeanRosebean member

    Do you wait until she is in a deep sleep before transferring her? My DS likes to fall asleep at my breast and I let him and hold him until he is in a complete deep sleep. Once he is completely loosey goosey, I transfer him into his crib or his bouncy chair. I also prep him for bed and hold him in his swaddle so he can fall asleep in it in my arms so that bed time transfer is easy and simple. 

    They say at 6-8 weeks is a good time to start giving them time to teach themselves to fall asleep. But right now is too early to be attempting to teach sleep habits.  

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  • watermellenswatermellens member
    If you don't want to bed-share, you can try a rock n play, putting her down asleep, putting her down drowsy, swaddling her really tight, trying to have her sleep in her crib, etc. Sorry - I know it's hard!


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  • aimee413aimee413 member
    In the beginning you sometimes need to do anything to get some sleep. I agree with the pp that when they are so young you can rock and hold them until they are in a deep sleep. I did this with my dd. Around 6 weeks and on is when I would try to get her comfortable laying by herself. Some nights I would rock a lot. But now if I know she is tired then I hold her until she is real drowsy then lay her down. Sometimes she goes right out and sometimes she fusses and I will eventually pick her up and rock her again for a few minutes. She is 12 weeks.
    I use a pnp and swing for her naps and the bed. Do you have a swing? Does your LO take a paci?
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  • saturdaynightdoubletreesaturdaynightdoubletree member
    Personally I don't believe in cosleeping. Maybe I've just been lucky, but all three of my kids have slept in their crib since day 1 for bedtime and most naps, even if that's 15min at a time. Does LO sleep in a different position in your bed than in the bassinet? Maybe try laying LO down on her side vs her back... Sometimes that's more snuggly, and still considered a safe sleeping position for SIDs. You can work on making her sleep in a bassinet... Sleep training more has to do with letting a baby cry, etc which isn't recommended until after 3 months. Some reasons DD gets upset when I lay her down are gas, needing to poop, or not digesting enough before laying down, so it helps me to make sure she is well burped and has sat upright long enough after feeding before laying her back down. Every baby is different though, and only you have to deal with your own kid, so do what works and what you feel comfortable with. GL!
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  • kat1221kat1221 member

    imageaimee413:
    In the beginning you sometimes need to do anything to get some sleep. I agree with the pp that when they are so young you can rock and hold them until they are in a deep sleep. I did this with my dd. Around 6 weeks and on is when I would try to get her comfortable laying by herself. Some nights I would rock a lot. But now if I know she is tired then I hold her until she is real drowsy then lay her down. Sometimes she goes right out and sometimes she fusses and I will eventually pick her up and rock her again for a few minutes. She is 12 weeks. I use a pnp and swing for her naps and the bed. Do you have a swing? Does your LO take a paci?

    She has not had a paci and we prefer not to introduce it at this point.  She seems to nap pretty well throughout the day especially in her car seat.  Maybe we can try that at bedtime?

    Obviously it is not ideal for us to co sleep but I also have to get some sort of sleep or I will be useless.  I forgot how difficult this infant stage is.  My son is 4.5 so it has been a minute:)

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  • MrsT0514MrsT0514 member
    I'm a FTM, so you have more experience than I do at this point...but I'd say ditto the rock n play and waiting until your LO is in a deep sleep before moving him. My son is 6 weeks old, and I remember in his first few weeks of life, hearing from so many people say "do whatever you have to do to get any sleep...it's about survival!". We have him sleep in a rock n play next to our bed, and 9 times out of 10, I need to wait until he's deeply sleeping (usually on my or my husband's chest) to move him to the rock n play.
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  • queensgalqueensgal

    We find the swing works miracles.  Do you have one?  Does your LO like the swing?

     We let her go in the swing and every few mins turn it down until it is on the lowest setting.  Then, when she finally falls asleep, we turn it off completely and she just sleeps in it.

     We have the Snug A Bunny and it has been a lifesaver.

     We also try to rock her to sleep and have her sleep in the bassinet but if that doesn't work, we try the rock n play and use the swing as a last resort.

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  • ihearthudihearthud

    With both my sons (youngest is 2 months, oldest is 2.5 years), in the beginning they just wanted to be close to me when they slept. I wasn't into co-sleeping, so in the beginning I'd sleep on an air mattress on the floor right next to his bassinet, which was on the floor. Then I could lay my arm totally into the bassinet so that he could feel my skin, smell me, have me close. Once he was asleep I could take my arm out and then fall asleep. Worked like a charm with both of them for those first couple weeks. 

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