my son is 7 months old. when he was a newborn i held him all the time and rocked him to sleep. then when he was a about 3 months old he didnt want to be just rocked, he wanted to be bounced and rocked, im only 5 foot and 96 pounds, so the bigger he got, the heavier he got, the harder it was for me to bounce him. he used to have to be bounced to sleep in a bouncer but he outgrew the bouncer and now the only way to bounce him is by holding him. hes 7 months old and weighs 20 pounds, its getting to the point where i can only bounce him for like 5 minutes and then my arms get super tired. ive tried to lay him down when he was tired and let him self soothe but all he does is cry. i know i brought this on myself by holding him to sleep, but now i really need help! ive tried everything else that people have told me to try and nothing is working. someone please help! if i dont get help soon im goin to be looking like a 5 foot tall hulk lol. please help!
how to help baby self soothe? if your going to be nasty DO NOT ANSWER!?
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One thing that helps my six month old is laying her down, then giving her a bottle where she is. She usually falls asleep in our arms anyways, but it works sometimes in her crib, too.
I've only ever seen her fall asleep without help once, and that was because she had been up for almost nine hours refusing to nap, and she basically just passed out.
If you are completely desperate, I've heard that putting them in a carseat, and then setting it on a running dryer may help too. Something about the vibration. Then once he's in a good sleep, move him to his crib. Would probably work with laying down a blanket on the dryer and laying him on it too.
I've only ever seen her fall asleep without help once, and that was because she had been up for almost nine hours refusing to nap, and she basically just passed out.
If you are completely desperate, I've heard that putting them in a carseat, and then setting it on a running dryer may help too. Something about the vibration. Then once he's in a good sleep, move him to his crib. Would probably work with laying down a blanket on the dryer and laying him on it too.
Oh you poor thing, I do know exactly how you feel because I was the same with my firstborn. At one stage my evil stepmother insisted I try Control Crying... But I don't think she ever learnt how to do that humanly, I heard my daughter scream until she made herself sick and because of this I almost got into a fist fight with my stepmother who claimed she knew best!
Even as a 3 year old she would only go to sleep when I rubbed her back till she fell asleep
. I have been much luckier with my 2nd born. From around 7 weeks of age he could put himself to sleep when he was tired but he had to be wrapped tightly and have his dummy in his mouth.
Have a browse of the net or pull out some baby books that talk about self soothing to make sure it is not done cruely. Remember that your son is used to being put to sleep the way he loves and he is going to protest at first. But it is not possible to continue to put him to sleep the way you have been so he needs to adapt.
Does he settle easier when he is swaddled? After a bath and massage or will he settle easier with some quiet, gentle music playing in his room? Just keep trying different ways to settle him something is bound to work.
Good luck!
Even as a 3 year old she would only go to sleep when I rubbed her back till she fell asleep
. I have been much luckier with my 2nd born. From around 7 weeks of age he could put himself to sleep when he was tired but he had to be wrapped tightly and have his dummy in his mouth.Have a browse of the net or pull out some baby books that talk about self soothing to make sure it is not done cruely. Remember that your son is used to being put to sleep the way he loves and he is going to protest at first. But it is not possible to continue to put him to sleep the way you have been so he needs to adapt.
Does he settle easier when he is swaddled? After a bath and massage or will he settle easier with some quiet, gentle music playing in his room? Just keep trying different ways to settle him something is bound to work.
Good luck!