One of the other girls on here said she will pull the cot next to the bed and then hold her bub's hand through the bars till bubba fell asleep. That, to me, sounded like a good idea. Maybe give that a try.
DD was also very restless at some point, and it does get better. Granted that may not be in a year (Poor Ryn is still having problems), but at some point BEFORE they turn 12, they don't have to be rocked to sleep
. I don't believe that at 3 months of age that he had gotten used to you rocking him to sleep. And like you said some night he will go to sleep in the sling, so I would just carry on and get him to sleep no matter what. I know that your arms must feel like they are breaking off, but I feel that it does not matter HOW you get him to sleep, just THAT he gets some sleep. There was a time when dd would ONLY sleep in my arms. I spend the ENTIRE day infront of the TV holding her while she slept. You sooooooo want to just put her down and DO something, anything. Just have a little you time.
If he knows he must sleep in a dark room, leave a night light on. Even if it's to bright for YOU to go to sleep in, maybe he likes it bright and you can always put it off later when he is sound asleep?? Could make it less stressfull for him
Could it be that something is bothering him, like reflux or colic???
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