Sorry if this has been started already.
For MOTN feedings, LO falls asleep pretty well afterwards, and if she doesn't right away, we will rock her for 5-10 mins. Most of the time, as soon as we lay her down (in newborn napper in pnp) she wakes up soon after and will fuss. Usually I'll try to pop in her paci, but then I find myself just continuously putting it back in over and over again. All in all a "feeding" takes over an hour with trying to get her to settle down and into a good sleep. My first thought is that she's still hungry, but usually that's not the case. (She'll usually take 3-4 oz, of which is every 3-4 hrs) I am familiar with the 5 S's and realize she's used to a certain amount of movement while sleeping in the womb, but obviously I can't give her "movement" all night. And, sometimes I think white noise wakes her up if it keeps playing all night, so we will play some but only for a little while. Also, we discovered that she will sleep better without the swaddle so we have stopped that-not sure if that bit of info helps. (This problem has been ongoing for weeks.)
Just curious, does this happen with your LO's and if so, what have you tried that works? I'm running out of solutions and am desperate for sleepier nights!!
Re: MOTN-Putting LO Back to Sleep HELP!!
Rock until drowsy then place in crib with paci. She will cry and I let her for 3-5 min ( as long as I know all her needs are meet) then replace paci and use hand on belly to rock her while she's still laying in crib( no picking up) until she's drowsy( closes eyes) and bam she's down
Ok so this worked one night- hope it does again tonight
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We use a night light as well. I agree to let her fuss a bit, and we will pick her up after a little of this as well. With the rocking, I'm torn bc with DD1, yes we got into the habit of rocking her and breaking her of that habit at 6 months was soooo hard (as well as breaking swaddle habit too-sheesh!). But then again, I keep remembering that you can't "spoil a baby" and that if she needs us to soothe her by rocking her, then I want to be there for her as only her mama can. Oh man- these babes! :-? Thanks for the input!
Yep all of this.
Yes, I have...but unfortunately it usually leads to actual crying. I agree to let her make her newborn noises though...until I get the other aspect of her- the wide eyed "deer in headlights" look- then all bets are off and I'll do anything to make her fall asleep. Maybe that will only go on for so long before she WILL pass out...wishful thinking due to boredom?? I'll let her be a little longer tonight.Thanks for responding!
It varies...but I'd say most nights the little "dance" she does (awe that's cute!!) leads to her sad crying, as in "wait wait wait don't leave me!!" type of cry. It's really sad also she is still in room with us, so no walking away just yet for us.
This past two weeks I have been laying him in the bassinet when he is drowsy -not asleep- and he sleeps deeper and longer after letting him grunt, moan, and rustle around into his own sleepy spot.
1) Watch what LO looks like while grunting and fussing... eyes closed? If so then just let him be and see if he just needs time
2) Listen to the grunts he makes.... maybe he's gassy? I've been giving gas drops at every feeding and I think that has helped a bit. Also burp a lot. Sometimes my LO will go on a marathon of grunts and then will let out a large fart and then will be more content. .... of course.... I have no idea how to help farts... it's not like you can burp those out lol. But burping more than you think might help. (and yes I know sometimes burping wakes up LO... so I also haven't figured out a good balance for this either)
Totally agree! Never let my older 2 fuss and they were terrible sleepers. My doc said I needed to let her learn to put herself to sleep by allowing fussing and even a little crying as long as it was only for 5 min