Rocking Baby to Sleep

Chandrakay2 · April 2014

Ok so are you still rocking your baby to sleep at night? Baby girl is 9 months old. When did you start weaning night time bottle ( we do sippy cups the rest of the day only a bottle at bedtime). I just don't know how to transition our bedtime routine or even if it's time?

Helenahhandbasket · April 2014

I didn't rock my baby to sleep (not since she was a tiny baby), but I know a lot of women still did at that (your LO's) age. I wouldn't get too hung up on if/ when you have to change your routine if it's not causing you any problems as it is now.

We gave a night time bottle through about 16 months old, so I am not help there.

jesselayne8 · April 2014

I rocked DD until she moved to her big girl bed at 26 months but I never rocked to sleep. It was just a 3-5 min quiet snuggle. She dropped her bedtime bottle at 11 months. I slowly decreased the volume over a month until one night she refused it.

CC1017 · April 2014

I still rock my baby to sleep. It's my favorite part of the day.

LisaLisa1980 · April 2014

Yes

AZMagnini14 · April 2014

I don't rock, just snuggle. We still do it at 10 months, but around 8 months we started putting him in his bed drowsy but awake.

prazenjc · April 2014

with DS it wasn't until he was 12 months adjusted that we started trying to go w/o a bottle. we went with a sippy that was very much like a bottle first and eventually water and then maybe a sip of water before going to bed.

DD at 10 months still goes down with me rocking her and a bottle (just as i did her brother).

luvmygirlss · April 2014

no rocking to sleep, they fall asleep completely on their own after bedtime routine where we read, sing lullabies and snuggle, then off to bed they go awake. There was no need to wean they just started sleeping through the night when they were developmentally ready. My advice, put her down awake, do they same in the middle of the night and she'll gradually stop waking as she's ready. Good luck!

cooperme2871 · April 2014

I love rocking my little guy to sleep.

aibrean · April 2014

Snuggle or put her straight in her crib. It really depends on her mood. Some nights if it's past her bedtime, we just change her diaper and put her in the crib and rub her back a little and then she's already in her sleeping position ready for the night.

Girl seems to have mommy's night preference and daddy's morning preference. She likes to go to bed early and get up late (of course, we don't let her sleep in).

homebird · April 2014

We do a bedtime routine (bath, jammies, book, nurse) and then I'll rock him for a minute or two and lay him down when he starts to look drowsy.

outnumbered · April 2014

My first was not a snuggler. She fell asleep independently in her crib and did not like being rocked. My second was a horrible sleeper and we stopped rocking him at 1 year because it was not working for us anymore. We used the sleep lady shuffle to get him to go to sleep on his own. My third loved being rocked to sleep. It only took ten minutes and he slept through the night at about 9 months. I rocked him until he went into a twin bed (age 3). I loved rocking him. It was calm and relaxing. I am sure when I am old I will look back at that as great memory.

In short. If it works for you and your baby keep rocking. If it is leading to stress and poor sleep come up with a different method of getting to sleep. The only time line that is important is yours and your child.

taraleanne · April 2014

I agree with the other ladies who said to do what works for you and your LO.

I always just sorta followed his cues. He was pretty young when he stopped nursing right to sleep, so I rocked him to sleep. Then when he wouldn't fall asleep by rocking or would squirm in my arms until I put him down, then I did that too. If he lets me rock him, I will but often he doesn't want it. Tonight for example I tried to rock him but he arched his back and cried out. I laid him down and he fell asleep on his own. Totally follow his lead. I will say this about putting them down awake - if baby is overtired, it's not going to happen. So I always make naps a priority and when they suck, baby goes to bed early- at the first sign of being tired or even I pre-empt it and just start everything early. Works for us. Do what works for you.

JConway03 · April 2014

DS used to fall asleep in my arms during last bottle and I would transition him into bed, however that stopped working a few months ago (he's 10 months old). I tried the Feber method. Which I know has had some mixed reviews, I hate hearing him cry but let me share that he was falling asleep on his one by the second night, within 7 minutes. I kid you not! He also did not cry the whole 7 minutes obviously. He had been Co-sleeping with us for the past 4 months. I am soooooo happy and he is more rested in the morning! Worked for us! Try putting her down and let her learn to put herself to sleep, easier said then done, I KNOW! First time mommy here who of course didnt want baby to cry but it worked!

Good luck!! Better remember do what works for you and your baby!

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