Please tell me if this is a bad idea..back to the swing!

Re: Please tell me if this is a bad idea..back to the swing!

• persephonerose member

  October 2013

  You are probably creating a bad habit with the swing at this point. However, I would be more worried about exceeding the weight limit on the swing at this point. Babies go through several periods of sleep regression, you may have to go back and retrain them with which ever sleep method you used at the 6 month mark.  If you purchased a book about which ever sleep method you used it might have a section on retraining or sleep regression. 
  
  Sleep issues suck. Hope it passes for you guys soon.
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• LBStewart member

  October 2013

  DD had a major rough patch around 10 - 10 1/2 months.  I would rock her in the recliner until I knew she was out.  Sometimes this was for 2 hours.  I'm a believer in doing whatever it takes in the middle of the night.  I don't think I'd use the swing for a nap though.  Some of our LOs are beginning to transition to one nap.  Maybe that's what yours is doing.  Whatever it is, just remember that the regression will pass with time.

    
  
  

  
  

  

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• persephonerose member

  October 2013

  uconnhuskie007 said:

  regarding the weight limit - most swings have a limit of 25lbs, and I dont know about anyone else, but my kiddo still isn't even 20lbs yet.  (and, FWIW, I caught my 6 year old DD swinging in LO's swing back when he was a newbie and she didnt break it!  She weighs 50lbs.  just sayin'....)  Certainly check it though...

  Are you creating a bad habit?  Well, maybe.  But maybe baby is going through a really rough patch with teething, or is coming down with something, and the swing is soothing.  I vote if it works for today, who cares.  Saves your sanity.  Now if you HAVE to do it every time LO goes to sleep for weeks, then that's another story.

  Hopefully this passes soon.

  D is now 25lbs. At 20lbs his swing barely moved so we stopped using it. There seems to be such a huge range in our LO's weights on this board.
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• alphaphi98 member

  October 2013

  We went through the same thing with DD around 10 months old. When she started becoming more mobile (crawling & walking around crib), it was really hard to put her down to sleep at night. She'd fight me on it by immediately standing up in the crib when we laid her down. She'd cry & fuss in her crib. It was horrible. I ended up putting her in the swing at bedtime like you. It worked like a charm. When she was strapped in and couldn't get out, it forced her to give up and go to sleep. I did this for 2 weeks before I knew I was creating a bad habit.

  To break the habit, we had to sleep train all over again. On the first night, I laid her down to sleep in the crib and I left the room immediately. I looked in the monitor and saw her stand up immediately. She cried and screamed for 40 minutes straight. I only went in once to check on her and console her, but I didn't pick her up. She stood up crying & fussing for 20 minutes, then she sat down on her butt and cried for 10 more minutes, then she laid her head down and cried for 10 more minutes. It took a total of 40 minutes before she fell asleep on her own. It was long and loud, but part of the process. We did the same thing again the next time. Night #2 went sooo much better! We laid her down and she stood up immediately, but she only cried & fussed for 10 minutes before falling asleep on her own. And for night #3, we laid her down and she didn't stand up at all. She just fell alseep on her own after 2 minutes. No problems. The next few nights after that were easy and she didn't fight us on sleep again. She goes to sleep on her own now.

  The key to success is be CONSISTENT! Decide what you want to do and stick with it. It's hard in the beginning, but your LO will learn and figure it out. Just be consistent! And good luck!

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• Sprite2012 member

  October 2013

  My LO hated the swing starting around 4 months old, so I don't know.  But I imagine it would create bad habits, as PPs said.  I second @alphaphi98 with the sleep training.  But I know it's hard and sleep issues aren't fun.  I hope you all get some good sleep soon!

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