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I am wanting to teach DS2 how to self settle himself in his cot in the next month or so....Its hard to settle him now with DS1 around cause he is so loud and bursts into the room.
At the moment DS2 spends his day in the swing/bouncer/playmat and doesn't really sleep an aweful much.
Sounds like you need to tell young Rhys more about settling that little Harrison. It would be easier to explain to Rhys that when you are trying to put his brother to sleep he needs to be more quiet and/or not come into the room. I know I'm saying that and I have NOOOOO idea!
Maybe you can play some nice music for Harrison dull out the Rhys noise?
Sorry....I don't think I'm much help here!! :)
Thanks Julia......I need to find a mobile that fits Harri's cot cause we bought him a sleigh cot andthe one we had for Rhys won't fit at all.
Okay...firstly, with your older son, he;s about the same age as my DD#3.....and she is the loudest, and proving to be the most difficult when it comes to putting #4 to sleep....she's just that bit too young to get 'be quiet please,baby is sleeping, means the baby is freakin sleepin!!!!
I put Dora on when DS is haivng his nap - for the first 10-20mins of the nap anyway. ITs her treat - she looooves Dora, so i know she will be quiet. Or...today, i sent her out on the decking with her new bubble machine......that kept her quiet. Why not put a few of your DS fav toys away...when its time for baby to nap - pull these toys out, so its a real novelty...hopefully he will be immersed in the new play equipment, and not wake the sleeping baby..
I also found putting the radio on in babys room helped....:o i know, some people woudl disagree, but found it muffled out the screeching toddler lurking around....the mobile thingy is good too - but find the lullaby doesnt play for that long on most models. Although was at a girlfriends place last week and her lullaby thingy went for 20 mins or so....:o worth looking into - GL !!!!
Ohhhhh I wish DS1 was a TV kid but he isnt......The toy idea is good tho. Would the radio interfere with my angelcare monitor??
It's hard with the older sibling isn't it? I make sure the boys are occupied (with an activity, toys or TV) before putting DD down, then I put a CD on in her room and put the fan on so it makes a bit more white noise. This seems to help drown out her brother's noise!
I don't think the radio would interfere with your Angelcare monitor as it doesn't cause vibrations. You will probably here it through your unit though :)
Good luck hun no advice just trust your instincts xxxx
My DD doesn't sleep alot during the day either..I sometime put her under the play gym and she just drifts off, I leave her there as it sometimes easier than transferring. Same with the bouncer.
I have heard you can buy a CD of just white noise..apparently white noise is good to help babies settle.
Good luck
I have this problem!!
I find playing a baby music CD (ie - 'music for dreaming') when I'm putting DS2 down helps to drown out the DS1 noise. And definitely have ds1 engaged in an activity when you put ds2 down - if possible!!
I also put my DS2 on his tummy (controversial, I know). Only way I could get either of my boys to self settle and for me to get any more than an hours sleep at a time! I love the fact that they cant watch you walk out of the room! (However, I wouldn't recommend it unless you have an organic mattress though as the standard ones are treated with flame retardant chemicals which have been linked to SIDS).
i have been teaching my DD to self settle lately , and so far i have been standing by her cot singing to her , she stuffs around whinges a bit but nothing like CIO .
after 3-4 nights of standing by her cot , i moved to the wall near her door , still singing to her as she falls asleep . eventually i plan to stand by her door , giver her a little song and shut the door .
im taking a slow and steady way , it feels nice to sing your kids to sleep asweel , once they feel confident falling asleep on thier own , they will sleep a whole lot better ...
before that i uses a lullby CD but she would just stare at the blue light and say " song song " so i turned it off .
My DS is so loud and burst into her room aswell , i get him to sit where she cant see and have him relax listenting to my singing for 10mins or so ... or i turn the cartoons on :lol:
In response to the Angelcare monitor & the radio, I leave the radio on an "off station" for the white noise and as long as the radio is far enough away from the angel bit and the sensitivity turned down a notch or two, you don't even hear it through the monitor. Needs bubs to squeak to push it over the edge when set to sound activation.
HTH :)