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How do you get your kid to sleep?
janneann1127
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DS1 was such an easy sleeper. I had no idea how lucky I was! I would swaddle him up, give him a paci, turn on the mobile, and he was out. This one.. I can't get him to sleep for anything!
At night, he sleeps in the swing. For long stretches, no prob. During the day, we try the swing and he flips out unless he's fully asleep. Same with the crib. Getting him to fall asleep is sooooooo hard. I swaddle, shush, use white noise, sway or bounce, rock.. I've tried it all. He fights sleep like a champ!!
Anyone have any wise advice? We moved the swing into his room because napping in the swing in the living room with a toddler running around was a mess. But I think he cries now in the swing because no one is around. The second I leave the room is when he cries. I'm so frustrated! I spend a half hour getting him down to have him sleep half an hour.. Ahhhh!!!
At night, he sleeps in the swing. For long stretches, no prob. During the day, we try the swing and he flips out unless he's fully asleep. Same with the crib. Getting him to fall asleep is sooooooo hard. I swaddle, shush, use white noise, sway or bounce, rock.. I've tried it all. He fights sleep like a champ!!
Anyone have any wise advice? We moved the swing into his room because napping in the swing in the living room with a toddler running around was a mess. But I think he cries now in the swing because no one is around. The second I leave the room is when he cries. I'm so frustrated! I spend a half hour getting him down to have him sleep half an hour.. Ahhhh!!!
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Re: How do you get your kid to sleep?
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If he doesn't need it, I put him in the swing where he naps during the day.
At night, I get him changed, swaddle feed him and then put him in his room. DS had a tough time transitioning in his room, but we tired and it was a process . It works better when we do the entire routine in his room.
For DS number one I had to walk around with him in his baby bjorn and when he was asleep carefully transfer him. It was a process.
After a feeding, when she's drowsy I rock her to sleep with some white noise. Usually she's out for the night after that.
Sorry to P&R ! My toddler woke up and then it was a flurry of trick or treating, dinner, bath, bedtime, etc. So I've been playing around with awake times, trying to find the optimal one and I have no clue... Between an hour & hour and a half is usually when I try. I did buy the Merlin sleep suit actually! It's been a little too warm to use it here yet but we did give it a go one night and he screamed. We gave up eventually - gonna have to try it again soon..
I have the Bjorn but he doesn't seem to respond very well to it.
At night LO eats around 9:30-10.. changes into PJ's between the boobs.. after he's done burping he is swaddled and I rock him to sleep with his wubbanub. It works like a charm- finally!
I want the magic sleep suit!
This is what I was doing initially. But I started to realize that he is the type of baby that will stay awake until he's exhausted beyond belief and then loses his mind. At that point, sleep becomes even MORE difficult. I also have a wild toddler running around so he can't just kinda drift off in the living room, know what I mean? I'm trying to figure out how to do this with two of them.. It's not fun.
For naps I always aim for between 1 hr and 1 hr 45 awake time before putting LO down. I factor in about 15 minutes for her to go to sleep.
For naps it's nappy change, curtains pulled, half swaddle, a wee brush of my fingers on her face with a "mama loves you" then I walk out. Usually she'll chat and then fuss a little before falling asleep. If she's winding up I go back in and tell her "sleepy time, see you soon" and walk out. I do this every few minutes if I need to but it's usually just once if at all.
For nights we have a separate routine which is bath, upstairs, feed, full swaddle, bed. After a full feed of nearly an hour she is ready for sleep at about 7.30pm.
I've found that the biggest thing is consistency, not trying all sorts of things in the hope they work. Set a routine that is appropriate and works for you and baby and then work towards it. If your LO wakes early from naps just go with it and do it again next time. And if it takes forever for them to go down at night, or something happens to mix things up a bit, again go with it but keep doing the same thing so they get it and it will get shorter and easier.
This is what I was doing initially. But I started to realize that he is the type of baby that will stay awake until he's exhausted beyond belief and then loses his mind. At that point, sleep becomes even MORE difficult. I also have a wild toddler running around so he can't just kinda drift off in the living room, know what I mean? I'm trying to figure out how to do this with two of them.. It's not fun.
My DS does this. He fights sleep. The more tired, the more fight! Works himself up. I have up watch him carefully for signs of being tired.
I swaddle him and sway him in my arms in a totally dark room with the white noise on high.
Count me as jealous of you ladies with the easy babies. This one gives me a run for my money!
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