My baby is 8 weeks old, she will sleep in her crib for 2-3 hours but if she's fussy or restless (gassy?) it will bea few minutes to an hour, unless I hold her. Each time I do pick her up it the crying or squirming will stop and she'll do another 3 hour stretch as long as I keep holding her. I try putting her back down a few times but after a few I'm too tired and give in for either extra sleep for me or just peace and quiet.
am I creating a monster who won't sleep properly or is it probably just a phase she'll grow out of?
She'll grow out of it (or, eventually, you can sleep train). DS2 spent the first two months sleeping exclusively in my arms. Now he's in the bassinet til 4 or 4:30, usually, and then we're in the recliner together for the rest of the night.
Post by ElizabethBennet on Jul 7, 2013 9:57:19 GMT -5
She'll grow out of it.
Remember, she's still used to being all snuggled up inside of you. Enjoy the baby cuddles while you can, you won't be able to do that before you know it.
Oh good. Things were going to be miserable if the answers went another way. I love the cuddles, she's adorable, but this fussy/crying for no reason is rough.
My pedi always told me that for the first three months, there is no such thing as holding them too much or spoiling them. It's what they need sometimes.
Are you BF or FF? If you think it might be gas issues, you can always try watching what you are eating or trying a sensitive formula. We had to switch to sensitive for my oldest and it made a huge difference.
Do you swaddle when you put her down in the crib? That always helped our DD.
She hates the swaddle. She likes stretching
We thought our 2mo old hated the swaddle - so we stopped - but then we started it again and she slept SO much better. What do you use to swaddle? We used the aiden & anis blankets - she could escape the swaddle me velcro things. We also started using the happiest baby on the block techniques and that helped improve her sleep too.
You're doing just fine! Like others said, they are comfy when held and you're just responding to that need. They change as they get older, and often without any training or help.
Of course, if the fussing is something that you feel is a reaction to something, you can always run down the list of things to try: different formula, gas drops, mess around with the nighttime feeding schedule, swaddle/noswaddle, crib/cosleeper/bassinet/pack n play/rock n play/some other different sleeping container, etc.
But if nothing helps, have some peace of mind knowing that this is super normal and you are handling it superbly.
We thought our 2mo old hated the swaddle - so we stopped - but then we started it again and she slept SO much better. What do you use to swaddle? We used the aiden & anis blankets - she could escape the swaddle me velcro things. We also started using the happiest baby on the block techniques and that helped improve her sleep too.
Maybe we'll try again. She can't escape the Velcro ones but wakes herself up trying. I like the cuddles so now that I know this doesn't count as bad training I may just enjoy iy too
Oh, and someone asked, we're breast feeding but there doesn't seem to be a food that makes a difference.