How did you teach your child....

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

Only 13 weeks old! He still needs Mummy and there's nowt wrong wi' that.

DS is 11 months (and one day!) and occasionally self-settles but not that often, he's a baby and wants the security of loving parents around and we're fine with that - yes, it takes almost 10 minutes for DH to get DS to sleep at night and sometimes he wakes and settles himself, other times he needs one of us for a couple of minutes. But our attitude is "he's a baby, he shouldn't be left to cry, he still needs help."

Sorry, not that helpful, but just to let you know that it's not the end of the world if self-settling is hard for bub: DS finds talking, eating and walking very easy but sleeping hard.

[blue daisy]

Hey Ameila

at 13 weeks your little one is keen to observe everything in his environment, and can easily become overtired

I used to watch for the self settling signs...soft staring, blank expression, soft face and relaxed lips...then if stimulated a baby quickly becomes overtired...jerky movements, grimacing, clenched fists and crying

I also used to let my boys sleep in the main living space...they couldnt see me but they could here me moving around and the radio etc

hope this helps

xx blue daisy