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To Soothe or not to shoothe?

SblaauwbroekSblaauwbroek member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

So I just finished reading a part about soothing for NAPS in Healthy Sleep Habit, Happy Child. He talks about 2 methods. Method A baby sometimes soothe themselves to sleep unassisted after being soothed by mom for several minute. And method B you put the to sleep first or make them drowsy then put to bed.

So my DD has been having trouble with nap time. there that said, I have always just put her in her crib and walk away and she will cry, i will let her be for 5mins then go in and give her soother and she then falls asleep, but not for long. I am wondering if maybe some of the reason why she is not napping for to long could be that I am not soothing her? (I know it has a lot to do with sleep maturation) the only thing that scar's me about the soothing is that I have not been doing it and to start now at 3 months will she then depend on it all the time, like will it become a habit that's hard to break?

 

P.S sorry for all they silly sleep posts, DD is my first. I have know idea what i am doing lol.

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  • kateraidkateraid member
    At 3 months I was holding my son for every nap. He now naps in his crib. I still rock him either to sleep or to drowsy and put him down. At 3 months, babies aren't even capable of self soothing. Give her what she needs theyre only small once.
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  • mben1119mben1119 member
    3 months is not old enough to leave LO alone to soothe themself to sleep.
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  • *LrCg**LrCg* member
    As a mom of 3 kids, I never allowed my kids to cry, no matter what their age.  I wanted my kids to be secure sleepers and also to trust that if they needed me, I would be there.  I always knew I gave birth to a baby, not an adult, and they
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  • Randa&JermRanda&Jerm member
    I think there is a big difference from soothing and holding a baby the entire time they sleep.  When I put all of my LOs down for a nap or even at nap time I lay them down and give them their paci.  If they fuss I typically will not pick them up
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  • SblaauwbroekSblaauwbroek member

    imageRanda&Jerm:
    I think there is a big difference from soothing and holding a baby the entire time they sleep.  When I pu
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  • rjeller32rjeller32 member

    imageRanda&Jerm:
    I think there is a big difference from soothing and holding a baby the entire time they sleep.  When I pu
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  • vettymamavettymama member

    imagemabenner1:
    3 months is not old enough to leave LO alone to soothe themself to sleep.

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  • vettymamavettymama member
    Sorry, I did not read the other posts. I do agree that 3 months is too you to self soothe. Even at almost 5 months I still sometimes let my LO sleep on me for naps. They are only little once and if he is having a rough day, I don't feel bad about the extr
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  • veggie04veggie04 member
    Soothe! Like PP said, they're only little for a while. Don't deprive you or your baby from snuggling. Enjoy your LO while she is a baby :) 



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  • beccalee721beccalee721 member
    My LO didn't start napping in her crib (Falling asleep in the crib) until after 4 months. Before that we let her nap in her swing or bouncy chair. Getting her to fall asleep and nap in her crib started with getting her to fall asleep on her own for bed ti
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