Sling!!
Also, I too was told by the MCHN in MG classes to put DS to sleep wide awake. Only I was never going to listen to that. I mean, do you go to bed wide awake and raring to go?? Sure, I go to bed awake, but only when I'm about to drop, or I"d just lie there, staring at the ceiling! So, I don't put the same pressure on DS and never did. If your child falls asleep easily when put down wide awake easily enough, then go for it. Otherwise, you're p!ssing in the wind and working both of you up.
I used the sling to get DS to sleep - he'd be asleep and I"d unwrap him gently once he was soundly asleep. If it wasn't in the sling, it was whilst feeding that he'd fall asleep...another MCHN no-no, for some bizarre reason (given that breastmilk contains sleep-inducing hormones and why wouldn't you use nature's helping hand?).
Hi Tanyah, my DD is 3 months old and I always had to rock her to sleep, but now sometimes she gets frustrated with me and doesn't like me to do it! Like Sammiejane said soon his routine will change anyway...
Try patting DS on the chest or leg instead of the bottom, that way you can put him into his cot when he's almost asleep and keep patting him on the chest/leg as he lay in the cot so he's used to falling asleep in his cot, eventually he should take less time and be used to nodding off there.
Do you wrap him? That's a good sleep cue so he knows that it's sleep time.
DD also cracks it when I sit down when patting/rocking her, I have to walk around, I think lots of bubs are the same as the motion reminds them of being in your tummy. I find her easier to carry if she's lying on her breast feeding pillow, I carry her around on it, obviously with a good grip on it and her!
IMO your DS is way too young for CC if that is something you would consider, I've read not to do it before they are 6 months old.
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