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Fighting sleep
leasaj
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My LO has started fighting going to sleep. She will be 7 wks on Monday. The last week or two have been a struggle to get her to sleep. I can tell she's tired but she will not fall asleep or if she does nod off it will only be for a very short time. She then gets so tired that she has melt downs. We have tried soft music, rocking, dimmed lights, etc. She does not like to be swaddled....even nurses in hospital when she was born noticed it. Does anyone else have a LO fighting g sleep? Any suggestions?
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Re: Fighting sleep
Keep trying to swaddle. It took my lo 8 weeks before he would allow us to swaddle him, but now that we can swaddle him he stays asleep much better. Before he would wake up in the swaddle, fight to get free and if he couldn't scream until I let him out. I just kept trying to coax him into it every few days. Totally worth it.
He also fights sleep since about 5 or 6 weeks. He's 9.5 weeks now. It comes and goes in intensity.
Unfortunately, I don't have any awesome solution for you on that. Things that sometimes work: wearing him out with lots of active play, catching him before he's too tired, taking him on a walk either in my arms or the carrier. When all else fails, I let him have his melt down for 10-15 mins max and start over, usually by offering the breast again. Crying works up an appetite.
Good luck!