Lurking from the May board...just curious when you started to be able to put your LO down awake and he would fall asleep? My LO is 6 weeks tomorrow and I have to either nurse him to sleep or he has to be moving (car seat, stroller). I know he's still young but it's such a process to get him to sleep...maybe I'm waiting too long. Or does it get easier as the baby gets older? Just curious what others moms have found!
Re: Put your LO down awake?
I have been trying for 2 months to put her down drowsy but awake and it's a big fail every time. I have no good answers for you.
If someone has the magic solution, pipe up!!
We lay her down and walk away. Most times we have to go back in a time or two to reinsert her binky before she goes to actual sleep. Sometimes it is just once or twice, sometimes it is five. Sometimes we have to trying rocking again, sometimes we have to feed again. Sometimes she falls asleep within minutes, sometimes it can take an hour and a half of going in and out of her room.
Of course there are ups and downs due to growth spurts, etc. And it doesnt always work and I end up holding her while she sleeps and gets to a deep sleep, but that is our "routine".
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She likes to nurse to sleep at night and wants nothing to do with poor DH who gets home about the same she decides she needs mommy only snuggle time. Once she's out she stays asleep after I put her down.
I suppose I should start a routine of some sort...
But the part about DH getting home about the time she is having her "I want to go to bed now and no one but mommy will do" meltdown is totally our household. And poor DH will try to hold her and talk sweet to her and she just cries until she is back with me. I feel bad for him, but at least we have an older kid that likes having him around.
She's our only child. I feel bad for DH that he has a hard time or can't soothe her because she wants me, and I get frustrated because I'd like to be able to have a little me time...
You can't do anything about it at this age, but once your LO gets a little older I strongly recommend trying to switch things up so you don't end up being the only one to do bedtime for 2 years without tears being involved. Because that royally sucked.
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Night is easier....pj's, swaddle (arms out), bottle (slightly warmer than room temp) and bassinet (sometimes she's drowsy and falls asleep on her own, sometimes she is out cold and a few times she has been too overstimulated to get to sleep so it takes a few tries). My DD has been a tough customer since day one!
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Naps are another story and she most often will not stay asleep if I put her down. If she does stay asleep it will be 30-45min and only in her seat not her bassinet (I try everyday though)
It was hard at first but don't give up