Aargh he won't go to sleep!
So, I'm having a real problem getting Zach to go to sleep in the evenings, in his bed, at a decent time. I
I've tried;
bedtime routine
warm bath and quiet time before bed
putting him down awake
putting him down half asleep
putting him down asleep
giving him his dummy
letting him fall asleep on me then putting him down - he wakes up everytime
I've lried keeping him awake during the day....
but nothing seems to work! I'm sure he's just playing me, my husband was off last night (he's a chef!) and he went down in his bed awake and went to sleep straight away, so why won't he do it for me? I started at 6 tonight and he's dozed a few times but is currently awake!
He will always go to sleep on his front but I daren't put him down like that. He was just asleep on my chest, but as soon as I put him down, he's awake again!
To make it worse, because he's tired he's really grizzly! Any suggestions?
I'm sure it's just a case of perserverance but if anyone has any other suggestions, greatly appreciated!
Cas and Zach - 6 weeks. X
I've tried;
bedtime routine
warm bath and quiet time before bed
putting him down awake
putting him down half asleep
putting him down asleep
giving him his dummy
letting him fall asleep on me then putting him down - he wakes up everytime
I've lried keeping him awake during the day....
but nothing seems to work! I'm sure he's just playing me, my husband was off last night (he's a chef!) and he went down in his bed awake and went to sleep straight away, so why won't he do it for me? I started at 6 tonight and he's dozed a few times but is currently awake!
He will always go to sleep on his front but I daren't put him down like that. He was just asleep on my chest, but as soon as I put him down, he's awake again!
To make it worse, because he's tired he's really grizzly! Any suggestions?
I'm sure it's just a case of perserverance but if anyone has any other suggestions, greatly appreciated!
Cas and Zach - 6 weeks. X
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Mari
started him with a warm bath,
popped a hot water bottle in his bed to warm,
put his towel and pjs on the radiator to warm,
given him a nice massage after his bath,
then breastfed him
finally as he's usually has a feed at 6, he's not really hungry but suckling for comfort, consequently he falls asleep fairly soon. I then transfer him to his nice warm crib.
So, I've tried it for 2 nights and I have to say it seems to be working so far. It's now 9 and I started getting him ready for bed at 7.30 but he's asleep! Yey! I tried doing it at 6 the other night and it didn't really work as I think it was too early for him so starting a bit later and will gradually bring it forward.
Last night he woke at 2.15 and 5.45 for feeds, not too bad. My only problem now is once he's awake at 6, he doesn't like going back to sleep, the only way I can get a bit more shut eye is to bring him into bed with us, which I don't like doing but for a bit more sleep......!
Cas. X