3 month old sleep at night Posted: 03-06-08 08:19am
i have a 3 month old daughter who will
sleep in her bassinet or play yard during
the day, but when it comes time to put her
down at night, she just won't go down, she
wakes up the second i let go of her and
she cries. i've tried swaddling her,
rocking her, feeding her(i breastfeed),
changing her, and anything else everyone
has suggested so far....can someone please
give me advice?
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little_mama_08
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routine Posted: 03-06-08 09:24am
my son is only a month old, but he sleeps
very well at night already... what i have
done is a few hours before 'bedtime, i
wake him up and keep him awake until it is
time for bed-- i also implimented a
bedtime routine, it helps kids adjust to
goint o bed on a schedule. I wake aiden up
about 7 and lay on the bed talking to him
and playing until around 8, when we change
his diaper and clothes,lotion him, then
feed him... he's very active for being 4
weeks old, but i lay him on my chest for
half an hour to an hour until he is good
an relaxed (whether he is sleeping or not)
i lay him in his bassinet and he usually
puts himself to sleep after that. but
somethings ive foundhelp alot if you
choose to put bathtime in her routine, try
lavander scents, or lavandeer lotion. and
(this is my son's big thing) it sounds
kinda crazy,but sleep with her blankets
for a couple nights, cuddle with them...
it gives them your scent which comfort
baby.
sorry if none of this helps you, but
goodluck!!
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Saragirl
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Posted: 03-06-08 12:50pm
i heard its not good to bathe an infant
every night...is that what you do in your
bathing routine (every night i mean)? i
will try everything you suggested because
at this point im desperate to get her on
somewhat of a good routine. its also hard
to implement a routine because im at my
moms every weekend and at my place during
the week. im starting to wonder if that
has anything to do with it.
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Mommy35
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Posted: 03-06-08 21:27pm
You don't have to use soap at every bath.
Use lots of lotion like Aveno Night time
lotion (it's great). I love the lavender
scented baby wash and creams. I have no
idea if they are really good for inducing
sleep, but they smell wonderful!
I did the same thing that little mama
suggested with my son. We would give him
a bath, lotion him up, and then we would
play, sing to him until bed time. He
started sleeping through the night at just
under 3 months and other than a couple
little bumps in the road has been a good
sleeper since. He's almost 1 now.
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Saragirl
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Posted: 03-07-08 08:26am
i wanted to try what you guys suggested
for Emma last night, but she was unusually
fussy until 3am.....weird. will try it
tonight at my moms though
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little_mama_08
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Posted: 03-09-08 00:31am
it does usually take a bit for a little
one to get used to the routine but i would
try to tough it out, even if it means
letting her cry for a little while(i know
i cant do it, but i started the routine
from day 1) i read an artical just the
other day about a couple trtying to break
their 3 month old from sleeping in bed
with them- every so often they would come
spend a few minutes with her to calm her
and reassure her that they were still
there, but then leave again and eventually
baby would wear herself out... it took
like 5 days for them to get much REAL
sleep, but eventually, it came out okay...
and being at your moms every weekend CAN
be part of it, however, if you continue
the same routine there, it should even out
eventually...
and the lavander scent- it doesnt exactly
enduce sleep, but its a calming scent and
it should help to relax Emma
