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Another Nap question

lawjjg522lawjjg522 member
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Since we;ve moved I have not gone back to work yet.  I am hoping to go back within the next month or two.   But since i've been home this time, she wont let me put her down at nap time.  This afternoon my mom babysat while i went to an interview.  Faye refused the bottle and it took her a long time to go down.   I think she refused the bottle because it was formula, and  she hasnt had formula  in over a month.  (I dont have a ton of freezer storage because my supply has dropped.. its been fine since i've been home and ebf, but nothing to pump....) once my mom did get her to sleep she couldnt put the baby down either..


My mom thinks "I need to just bite the bullet and let her cry for 5-10 minutes.  she'll figure it out"  i really dont want to do that, but maybe i should?

and this isnt a every sleepy time issue. She goes to bed just fine.

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Re: Another Nap question

  • kerbear135kerbear135 member
    DD has days when she goes through something similar- she goes down just fine and night, but naptime is a struggle and if you do get her to sleep, she wakes as soon as you pick her up....the only thing I've found is to try to get her to sleep without holding her- I lay her up against the back of the couch and lay down beside her and wrap my arm around her so she feels like she's being held. I pop in the paci if she lets me (she only uses it occasionally and only when she's sleepy) and give her a blanket, and then shush her until she falls asleep...and usually I'll get up carefully when she's good and asleep....it's not idea, perhaps, but better than a cranky baby


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    Is your LO fussing while you are holding her because she is tired? Because for me if I know she is tired and she is fussing while I am holding her the way I look at it is I might as well put her in her bed so she can fuss and fall asleep there. I give her a few minutes to see if she will fail asleep. Usually she falls asleep within minutes and she is more fussing not crying. If her crying started escalating I would pat her back and sing to her while she is still in her crib. If that didn't help I would most likely feel bad and pick her up.

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  • jac409jac409 member
    I actually prop my LO up in the boppy to fall asleep for naps and then move her to the crib once she is out.  I think the boppy makes her feel Ike she is being held.  Another little trick I learned is that if she is tired, but fighting it, putting my hand on the top of her head with some very light pressure will put her right out.  I have no idea why.  My friend told me it is because they were used to having pressure on their head in the womb (if they were head down) so it reminds them of that.  Who knows, but it works!
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  • lawjjg522lawjjg522 member

    Shell fall asleep while nursing or having a bottle, but then wake up as soon as she's put down.  if i hold her for 30-40 minutes i MIGHT be able to put her down and shell stay asleep for another 20-30... if i dont put her down i can get  her asleep for 1.5-2 hrs(sometimes even 2.5) No paci will work.. I'm happy with a 1.5 hr nap..  Not happy with a half hour nap..

     

    I'll try the boppy  that might work..

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