My LO is just over three weeks and I can't get her to sleep peacefully. She cries hysterically when I try and soothe her to sleep, walking will calm her down but she won't sleep. Rocking will get her to shut her eyes momentarily but again no sleep. Basically she cries and cries as I hold her and shush and rock until she exhausts herself and falls asleep. I don't want her to ever cry it out but it seems like that's what she's doing. Is this normal? What else can I do to help her fall asleep. Also I should mention that she hates her swing and bouncy chair. She will fall asleep in a babybjorn but I can't do that all day and night. What Ami I doing wrong it breaks my heart that I can't soothe her. I am the one person who is supposed to comfort her and I can't. I feel like such a failure.
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Re: Please help
I can sympathize! My LO rarely sleeps deep during the day. He will fall asleep but if I move him, he wakes up. The only way to calm him when he is crying is white noise. The best (even though it is weird), is the microwave vent. Literally, I keep it on almost all night lol. I am sorry I do not ave better advice but know that you are not alone and you are NOT a failure!
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Good luck. I really feel your frustration. I cried and cried night after night because I couldn't calm him before trying this swaddle method.
If you mentioned swaddling somewhere and I missed it, I apologize.
Ps. You're a great mom!!!
Good luck!
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I've had a really rough week for the same reason. DS hates his swing, vibrating chair, & when he's hysterical (which is more often than not) he wants nothing to do with his pacifier. Gas drops yield no results. He screams bloody murder when I swaddle him. His diaper is dry, he already ate. Needless to say, I have run out of "soothing" options. It's hard when you feel helpless, but you are surely not alone. I wish I had some helpful advice, but I've been at a loss myself. I usually resort to crying with him until he finally tires out.
You are certainly not a failure. It's just something we have to muscle through. You are not doing anything wrong.
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I second swaddling. sometimes that's all I can do to keep my ds from keeping himself awake by sucking on his hands!
also, have you tried any kind of gripe water?I know people swear by colic calm, so we got some yesterday. my son is usually pretty darn easy going, but I think he is going through a growth spurt and has begun to get more fussy.. it seems to work but it's pricey.
good luck to you, I hope you find something that works. just remember it's not your fault she is fussy, you're doing a great job. this won't last forever, I promise!
This exactly. I just started swaddling for naps and not just at night. He doesn't like a swaddle until its SUPER tight. Also, a pacifier and laying on his side helps. I thought some of the Happiest Baby tips were silly but for us they have been very helpful
I will seek this sacred happiest baby book. We do swaddle but she's a magician and breaks free or fidgets. Sometimes this is half of the screaming, her fighting the swaddle.
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Little man also fights the swaddle. He works himself up so much trying to get out of it that trying to soothe him while swaddled is almost impossible.
I watched some of the Happiest Baby demonstrations and will be attempting to follow the S's, but I may have to follow pps advice and swaddle with the arms out. I also will try to do what has worked in the past to soothe, like using sounds, movement, and/or light.
I hope that things start looking up. It is so hard when it feels like there is no light at the end of the tunnel! FX that you see some light soon.
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