So my 6 and 1/2 month old, is still
sleeping with my husband and I at night.
During the day she sleeps in her swing and
she always falls asleep nursing. So today
for her nap tried the furber method. She
cried for a about an hour with me going in
there periodicly. She finally fell asleep
after an hour, but she kept falling asleep
on her stomach and I am a worry wart of
sids and kept flipping her over to her
back and she would wake back up and cry.
She is crawling and can pull herself up on
stuff as well. So I think she bonked her
head a few times falling down on her crib.
Now that she is awake she is still
crawling around and playing but she really
dosent seem like herself. She seems really
weak. Is it from her crying so hard?
Please help I'm not sure if I can do the
ferber method tomorrow if this is not
normal.. Please help someone I'm worried!!
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 07-16-07 21:41pm
I've read 3 books on sleep training and
you should not start with naps first. You
should start with night training first.
Once that's established, then you do the
naps. While you're night training do what
you can to make sure she sleeps well
during the day. Good naps = good nights.
As far as SIDS, she's 6 1/2 months old and
if she's on her belly, leave her. That's
how she's most comfortable and if she's
mobile enough to pull up and roll over,
she's safe. That's what the experts say.
It seems like torture to an overtired
child to keep flipping her over when she's
asleep and waking her up again and again.
I wouldn't do that again. Let the baby
sleep, especially after all that crying.
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cweitzel
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Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 2
No blankets? Posted: 03-12-08 19:39pm
I have a newborn grandson (3 days old) and
his parents don't use undershirts or any
blankets. The poor cold child sleeps just
in his diaper & terry sleeper (and
this is winter in Nebraska)! I'm afraid
this SIDS scare is causing many cold
sleepy babies who only sleep for short
amounts of time when they're so wore out,
they can't help it, and then only fitfully
for a short amount of time.
Some literature suggests no fluffy
blankets in the bed but some parents take
this so literally, they use no blankets,
and their babies become sleep-deprived.
I'm worried about body temperature, but
the parents don't worry because that's
what they've read to do. The hospital
gave them a sleepsack but they don't use
it because it seems like the newborn would
slide his head into it (in spite of it
having armholes). I'm sure the hospital
wouldn't give out dangerous clothing -
they're promoting using them because
they're safe.
Can't any sensible information be given to
these parents. Their newborn is 10 lbs. 7
ozs. How susceptible is he to SIDS
sleeping on his back with no health
problems and never been around smoking?!
That last post about waking up and turning
a 6 1/2 month baby back onto their back
shows how crazy some people are!!
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Idony
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Posted: 03-12-08 21:50pm
your grandsons parents are right, sorry,
the ONLY kind of blanket he should have is
a lightweight breathable blanket either
swaddling him or tigly tucked into the
matress, other then that nothing, the
sleep sacks are good, but they are kinda
intimitating to some, if the house is warm
he will not freeze dispite how cold it is
outside, baby pajamas are very very warm
EVERY infant no matter their weight or
health status is susueptible to sids, its
something that you can not determine so
its best to be safe, while some people do
take it to extreams i dont think no
blankets is extream
i didnt use blankets on my daughter until
she was 6 months because i fugured she
would be ok with a little reciving blanket
at that age
and please dont hijack peoples topics,
make your own, it will get more responces,
this needs to be split, oh and dont
critizise just because someone is worried
about their kid and flips them to the back
doesnt mean they are crazy
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killbill
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Posted: 03-12-08 22:20pm
seems kind of sudden to just start
expecting her to put herself to sleep
after 6 1/2 months of sleeping with you
and nursing to sleep. she needs time to
learn how to sooth herself and get herself
to sleep. my daughter just moved into her
own room and sleeps really well in her
crib but i still rock her to sleep. she
is usually half awake when i put her in
her crib but because her sleep schedule is
so regular and she now only goes in her
room for naps and diaper changes, she will
still go to sleep when i lie her down half
asleep. i think you need to take it slow
and don't expect her to learn a skill
overnight. you have to be careful she
doesn't end up hating her crib and
thinking of it as a lonely place where she
cries herself to sleep.
oh and she has been sleeping on her
stomach since about 6 months and is fine.
if they are strong enough to lift their
heads up and roll over it should be okay.
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Altari
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Joined: 29 Nov 2007 Posts: 127 Location: Chicago, IL USA
Posted: 03-13-08 12:24pm
IMO 6.5 months is too early for
"ferberizing". You should ease them into
it - leaving her to cry it out for a few
minutes during play time, when she's most
awake and alert. The entire idea of
methods like ferber is to create a sense
of self-reliance. If you suddenly take her
from sleeping with you to sleeping alone,
with little comfort, she'll withdraw.
As far as SIDS, the guideline I was given
was when they can roll over on the own
reliably. If she has no trouble tossing
and turning, you should be OK.
