Hi all,
I know this may be a common problem, but our 7 and a half week old is having a lot of trouble settling into her naps during the day. I put her down in her cot as soon as I see the tired signs, yaws, clenched fists, jerky movements etc., after humming a lullaby and darkening the room. She will sometimes start crying as soon as she is put down, other times she is quiet for a few minutes before staring to cry. We let her cry for around 10 mins (very hard to handle). We then go in and give her a pat, (sooner that 10 mins if she is really revving up), but because she is on her back, I can really only pat the side of her tummy as she doesn't seem to like being placed on her side, and so this doesn't settle her down. We leave again for a few minutes and her crying usually really revs up, so we go in after around 5 mins, pick her up (crying stops), put her down again, and as soon as her head touches the sheet she starts again! At this stage, we have been using the dummy, as it seems to calm her instantly, and she usually falls asleep with this, but sometimes needs us to put it back in once or twice early on if it falls out.
Does this sound familiar? We would ideally love our little one to be able to settle herself, and so we are trying to do what we think is right, but it is so hard! Any ideas / experiences would really be appreciated.
Jane, Brisbane
I know this may be a common problem, but our 7 and a half week old is having a lot of trouble settling into her naps during the day. I put her down in her cot as soon as I see the tired signs, yaws, clenched fists, jerky movements etc., after humming a lullaby and darkening the room. She will sometimes start crying as soon as she is put down, other times she is quiet for a few minutes before staring to cry. We let her cry for around 10 mins (very hard to handle). We then go in and give her a pat, (sooner that 10 mins if she is really revving up), but because she is on her back, I can really only pat the side of her tummy as she doesn't seem to like being placed on her side, and so this doesn't settle her down. We leave again for a few minutes and her crying usually really revs up, so we go in after around 5 mins, pick her up (crying stops), put her down again, and as soon as her head touches the sheet she starts again! At this stage, we have been using the dummy, as it seems to calm her instantly, and she usually falls asleep with this, but sometimes needs us to put it back in once or twice early on if it falls out.
Does this sound familiar? We would ideally love our little one to be able to settle herself, and so we are trying to do what we think is right, but it is so hard! Any ideas / experiences would really be appreciated.
Jane, Brisbane
Brisbane, Feb baby