Sleep
Hi ladies, am after some advice about sleeping....
My daughter is 18 weeks now and sleeps in a cot in our bedroom which is always at least 23 degrees according to the room thermometer (and generally a few degrees warmer). She wears a sleepsuit to bed and we usually put a cellular blanket over her. When she wakes in the morning she always feels nice and warm - except her hands which seem really cold. I have considered putting scratch mits on her when we put her to bed but she has just started teething and her hands are constantly in her mouth and she seems to be chomping on her whole fist to self-settle. Does she need extra layers on at night even though the rest of her body feels nice and warm?
The other bit of advice that I need is about sleeping during the day. She normally sleeps from about 10.30pm until about 8am and usually settles well. However, during the day it seems almost impossible to get her to sleep in her cot (she has had one decent length sleep in there in her 18 weeks of life!). She fights sleep during the day and will only give in to it if she is being pushed in her pushchair or if I am holding her.
We have tried everything I can think of and are now at a loss for what we can do to try and get her to sleep in a cot during the day. I will be going back to work in a few months (still a little while away) and I want to make sure that she isn't going to scream the nursery down at nap-time! Does anyone have any advice please?
My daughter is 18 weeks now and sleeps in a cot in our bedroom which is always at least 23 degrees according to the room thermometer (and generally a few degrees warmer). She wears a sleepsuit to bed and we usually put a cellular blanket over her. When she wakes in the morning she always feels nice and warm - except her hands which seem really cold. I have considered putting scratch mits on her when we put her to bed but she has just started teething and her hands are constantly in her mouth and she seems to be chomping on her whole fist to self-settle. Does she need extra layers on at night even though the rest of her body feels nice and warm?
The other bit of advice that I need is about sleeping during the day. She normally sleeps from about 10.30pm until about 8am and usually settles well. However, during the day it seems almost impossible to get her to sleep in her cot (she has had one decent length sleep in there in her 18 weeks of life!). She fights sleep during the day and will only give in to it if she is being pushed in her pushchair or if I am holding her.
We have tried everything I can think of and are now at a loss for what we can do to try and get her to sleep in a cot during the day. I will be going back to work in a few months (still a little while away) and I want to make sure that she isn't going to scream the nursery down at nap-time! Does anyone have any advice please?
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Can't help on the naps I'm afraid, I can't even get her to settle at night, let alone during the day
Rhodri's pretty consistent at needing sleep by the time he's been awake for 2 hours so try and guage what your lo needs then use that as an inidicator and go up to settle for the naps before they get too grouchy. I also go by the yawns - first yawn is wind down time and by the time the second comes we're heading up to the cot.
Hope this helps!
MM xx
He now sleeps in his cot for naps during the day if we're in. I watch out for tired signs too, when he yawns I know he's getting ready and when he starts rubbing his eyes I put him down.
I agree with Liz about the hands, I was told that cold feet and hands don't mean they're cold as long as their chest is warm. My LO constantly has cold hands as they are always so wet from being in his mouth.
Good luck with the naps.
xx