Thursday, May 6, 2010
Nap Time HELP!
Isabel was taking good naps when I would carry her in the moby, 2 hr naps. But my back starting really hurting, and she'd wake up if I didn't keep moving...I can't continually move/bounce for 2 hours!! That's probably why my back started hurting. Anyways, I have decided I need to put her down to nap. I put her in the newborn napper 3 days ago and she did great! Long naps and all. Well yesterday she started only taking 30 minute naps throughout the day. She had a total of 4 hours of sleep from 6am-10pm!! And today the same thing is happening. She's waking up after 30 minutes! I'm torn because I know it's not good to let a baby 0-3 months cry it out, so what do I do?...please help! I know she needs more sleep than this.
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Not that I have kids or anything, but I've never heard to not have a 0-3 month old baby cry it out. I heard it's okay...especially if you need a break. Just make sure she's safe. I think it will be good to give you a break. I'm sorry! My sister said my niece was so hard, but my sis stuck with a schedule and would let her cry and eventually she started sleeping more. It will get better, I promise!
Hey Kelda, she is adorable. What they told us with our second is to rock her almost to sleep after you feed her or whenever you want her to take a nap, and then just put her down before she falls asleep. They said that it is good to have them learn to self soothe. It worked for us. She is 2 1/2, and she still takes really good naps, and goes to bed really easy. A lot better than our 5 1/2 year old that doesn't like to go to bed! Good luck!
would she sleep in a swing? Maybe the rocking motion would soothe her like when you rocked her? Or play music..Calvin loves this mobile that he's had since birth it soothes him to sleep even to this day. Hope it helps! Hang in there!
My wife Tasha used to hold our first and sleep with her. That helped the baby feel comfortable and mommy loved it too. We so feel for you. It gets better, I promise.
Oh I'm so sorry! you must be exhausted!
I'm not a mom but maybe a swing would do the trick? For sure the thing I've heard from my sisters with their babies is sticking to a schedule - but I know schedules aren't completely realistic until they are around 5-6 months old!
hang in there! hopefully she changes her mind and decides to be an amazing sleeper!
I wish I had good advice. It may be her personality. Easton has never taken naps for more than 30 minutes at a time. Just his personality, he doesn't require sleep. I know that's not what you want to hear. Try to get her into a good sleep schedule now that she is still young, it's much harder when they are older.
It could just be her personality. Some kids want to nap and some kids don't want anything to do with napping! Luckily my kids take after me and have always loved their sleep. One thing you might want to try is a bouncer. My kids HATED the swing, but would be content for hours in a bouncer. The vibrating motion along with the music it played was just right for them.
Kelda, I remember having days or weeks like that, but just remember that she will keep changing. Things will likely be different next week. I'm sure you've tried the swing, bouncy chair etc., but Ozlynn would only sleep in the swing for the first 6 months.. even at night. I would also take them for drives to get them to sleep, then just put the car seat in the crib, so they would at least get used to being in there. Good luck, this part will go by so fast =)
Whew, babies are all so different, but I agree with Hollie. They are constantly changing. Izzy feeling secure and soothed is most important right now while she is so little, but then as she gets older you can start to be more persistant with the crib and letting her cry it out, but until then just do what you have to do to get sleep. Just keep both mama and baby happy :) ... jmo! Hang in there! Dr. Ferber really helped me and worth reading even if you don't take all of the advice; just informative :) Love ya!
Hey Kelda- Your baby is adorable and I LOVE your pics. I've never left messages on your blog before but thought I would put in my 2 cents. I read the book Baby Wise before having Beck and thought I would give the method a shot and it seriously worked like a charm. The concept is to get the baby on a great sleep schedule by doing things in the proper order. 1. eat 2. awake time 3. Sleep- repeat. This way the baby is learning to sleep on their own without a "sleep-aid". I went back to work when Beck was 4 months and things got a little out of whack with his schedule because we weren't able to be consistent with him. I recently quit and even after 7 months it's only taken a matter of a couple of days to get him back on a good sleeping schedule. Seriously buy the book, it makes sense and worked great for us. Sorry for the long message! Good luck with the little one!
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