The past week it has been getting harder and harder to settle our little boy to sleep. I was slowly going a bit insane (and cranky and tired) till yesterday I put him in the cot and left him for a moment to take a breath. He grizzled, but less than when I was holding him, then went to sleep!! So today I've been putting him down and leaving him and he goes to sleep without a peep. I was making him grizzly and keeping him awake. Funny how they change on you... I didn't realise 3 months old was old enough to self settle so I've been persisting and persisting reminding myself that my baby needs me to help him sleep- no he doesn't! Well, I'm sure sometimes he still will
Big for you Ren! Well done little man!!
As for three months being too young - my DS has self settled since birth!
Hope it lasts a loooong time for you!
It is pretty exciting. I feel like a new person- I can do things! I was spending more time putting him to sleep than he was even sleeping- he was getting so unsettled. Now he's been sleeping more contentedly... I hope it lasts!
omg ren!!
that's awesome news
tell me more......how did you know what time to put him in the cot?
had you just fed him?
my ds won't self settle at all and he's nearly 9 months
I'm new to this Blair so I can only tell you how it's gone today and the end of yesterday! I'm writing his sleeps down though in case I work out a pattern and have a better idea of his rhythm.
He seems to be having 45min sleeps then wakes up for a feed and goes back to bed about an hour and a half later... he's only 3 months old so I guess a 9 month old would stay up longer. I've been putting him to bed at the first tired sign... I used to try and feed him again thinking that would settle him but it seems to just over stimulate him and make matters worse.
I wrap him and put him down, say goodnight and pull the mozzie net around his cot (to keep our cat out). He seems to wriggle and squirm a bit but goes to sleep about 5 mins later. Just now he took a little longer and cried a couple of times. I went in each time and once he had an arm out, the other time the sun was in his eyes so I fixed those things and stroked his face for a little while then left again. And now he's snoozing away
Miss Maddy is getting better at self settling, as long as she isnt majorly upset with me, she will just make "ah ah" noises and eventually give up!!! i go in later she is holding her bunny and fast asleep!!!!
This happened to me last night too, i had been trying and trying to get her to sleep, with no avail (i think thats the right word), so i just put her in her cot, and left her, thinking she would cry, but nope, she went to sleep. Tried it again this morning, and hey, it worked!! Tried it again this afternoon though, didnt og down so well, although i think there was a bit of noise around the house more than usual so she got a bit intrigued.
Congrats hun, i hope it stays this way for you, and for me too
Oh... he puts himself to sleep now!
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for you Ren! Well done little man!!
I'm writing his sleeps down though in case I work out a pattern and have a better idea of his rhythm.
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