is there a way to teach to self settle without crying???

[Rahjah]

mmm another good book is "Sleeping like a baby" by Pinky McKay. We have just discovered that DS loves a sleeping bag! We bought a merino kids one so that it won't cause him skin troubles and will draw moisture out etc... it wasn't cheap but OMG is it good!

With the bag, he started sleeping through the night and now (after 3 nights with it) I started using it for days and he goes to sleep on his own. He's never done that. He's always needed rocking etc, then when he got heavy we transitioned to just swaying laying down on the bed together, but now (since the sleeping bag) he gets annoyed if I touch him

So I'm a big fan of sleeping bags. I can't believe how easily it worked for us- one thing though, he does go to sleep much MUCH quicker with something touching his face/forehead.

All kids are different and all stages are different but atm, this works for us! Good luck!

[Mel:D]

Hi ladies!

Thank you so much for all the amazing suggestions. The books sound great, I'm going to the libary today to get the No Cry Sleep Solution, have been on her web site and some of her ideas sound great. will try to buy pinkys book, have been meaning to get it for ages but have read lots of her articles.

ok so we have a baby hammok and used it for the first 6 weeks only problem, flynn was taking forever to resettle at night like 2+hrs because of his tummy so I moved him onto his cot and put him on his belly (I know its naugty) but he has sleept so much better at night since then, I've got one of those angelcare monitors for peace of mind!

we use the sleeping bag at night and he loves it, I think I'll try using it during the day.

I think the cues is definetly the key we obviusly have the nighttime sorted cause he goes down no worries, he stay on the boob until very groggy and then fiinishes falling asleep on my arms.

I think I might try cutting the sling out first, so getting him to sleep in his bed during the day but still letting him fall asleep on my boob and maybe once we got that down start the other process ok well I just put him in his cot with sleeping bag and he woke up after 10min great... here we go again thanks ladies you are great!