Setting baby down when awake?

Re: Setting baby down when awake?

• taraleanne member

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  6 weeks is very young and impossible to spoil a 6 week old!!!  At 6 weeks old I don't think my LO would lay down for very long on his own. Minutes, if that!  Plus awake times are short.  Wear him, absolutely! You don't have to worry about spoiling for a loooooong time IMO.  As he gets older you will see that he can be on his own for a longer and longer periods. My DS loved playmats and vibrating bouncy chairs with toys attached as he got older, and these things are not going to hinder his development....so don't be afraid to put him down sometimes too, he doesn't need you to play with him all the time to develop either.  Don't fret either, all FTM are lost for weeks...months!  ....maybe forever? LOL  

  

  
  

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• llybeck member

  December 2013

  There is no such thing as spoiling and infant, seriously, it's been said a million times.
  
  6 week olds want to be held a lot, it's what they need at that time. Baby wearing is an awesome option, it makes it a much easier to get things done. And at 6 weeks they are still sleeping so much, most of the time they will probably just fall asleep in the carrier. Play with LO when they are awake but at this age they do need a lot of holding and closeness from you and they will get to a point of being able to be content in a swing or chair for a period of time, probably within the next few months.

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• JaysonandKristin member

  December 2013

  He doesn't need to be held and played with by people to develop properly.  Babies DO need alone time just like you do.  Try giving him the few minutes at a time that he will tolerate.  I understand that it can be inconvenient to have to pick him up to soothe him when he gets fussy, but it's important that he has alone time as well as mommy play time.

  Lay him down on a mat or blanket with some items to try to focus on, and leave him there until he seems ready to be held again.  The stretches of alone time should get a little longer.  

  
  

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• Zulixx member

  December 2013

  I wear my daughter when I need to get things done. She 6 weeks 2 days

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• luvmygirlss member

  December 2013

  I don't believe spoiling at this age is possible, but I do understand what you are saying. The important thing is that you at least try to put your baby down awake for a few minutes a day, a few times a day. At this age, certainly you are not going to force her to do it, but you will be surprised that sometimes when you lay her down she may not even fuss. By 3 months of age sleep habits are fairly set, so by then you do want to get in the habit of putting her down awake, so that she doesn't rely on you to fall asleep, and back asleep after her sleep cycles in the middle of the night. For now, it is completely fine to get her to sleep anyway she likes if she does not want to do it on her own. Hope that helps good luck!

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• gnrkrystle1 member

  December 2013

  While it's impossible to "spoil" a 6 week old, it IS old enough to form habits. And the fact of the matter is, you do not need to be holding the baby every time it's awake. Babies, even that young do need to start learning "self play" and how to "self soothe". If they don't, it will make the process so much harder later. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• taraleanne member

  December 2013

  gnrkrystle1 said:

  While it's impossible to "spoil" a 6 week old, it IS old enough to form habits. And the fact of the matter is, you do not need to be holding the baby every time it's awake. Babies, even that young do need to start learning "self play" and how to "self soothe". If they don't, it will make the process so much harder later. 

  Eeek, I disagree completely that 6 weeks is old enough to form a habit!  I agree that they CAN self play but at that age, not for very long as their wake time is short short short and I think that it's unreasonable to expect a 6 week old to self sooth either. My son could, sometimes but not often. Six weeks old!!! Still adjusting to life outside in my opinion and experience.   My son at 6m is completely different than he was at 6 weeks and every bad "habit" we might have been doing then doesn't really exist now. I don't know what age it is that bad habits form but I think anywhere at least under 3 months old is not habits, it's tending to your baby's needs! 

  

  
  

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