sleep problems! HELP!!!!?

Question

i have a 6 week old daughter and she refuses to lay down by herself. what are some things i could do to get her to sleep by herself?

Answer 1

Try to put cereal in her bottle with or formula or breast milk just mix it evenly. The doctor will not recommend it but I would try I had to do it and my daughter was fine. It will help keep her belly full all night long. Give her a nice warm bath right before bed it will help soothe her. good luck and congratulations

Answer 2

I started out putting my daughter to sleep then laying her down. When she would cry four hours from that time I would go get her and let her sleep with me. I did this from when she was about 6 months until about 6 weeks ago and she is now 15 months. I started letting her go to sleep on her own when I knew she would fall asleep no matter what I did after her bath. This may work for you or not but I would try and I hope it helps.

Answer 3

Hahahaha... good luck. I was sleep deprived for the first 3 months... it gets better though. Just be patient. Sleeping with her worked wonders. But it only lasted 2 or 3 hours. Better than none I guess. Start a routine so she knows when its bedtime. I do a bath, dress into pajamas, a bottle and i burp her. I lay her in her crib with the little sound machine and she goes right to bed. I love it!!!!

Letting her cry it out is not a good option. If she cries for more than 15 minutes, you should hold her. There's no way you can spoil a baby that's less than 6 months old. She needs you to comfort her. Sometimes all a baby needs is to smell you, feel you next to her, and hear your voice.

Being a mommy has a price... but in the end it's all worth it.

Answer 4

At that age, you basically have two choices: 1) lay her down by herself and tough out the screaming until she gets used to putting herself to sleep, or 2) lay down with her/hold her until she is asleep and then try to sneak out. I would recommend #1. If you can just tough out the transition you will set up good sleeping habits that will pay off for years. It isn't easy, but if you allow her to cry for 15 minutes or so before responding, hopefully she will gradually get used to putting herself asleep. This all assumes she has no specific reason she isn't sleeping by herself ... illness, etc. I wouldn't give her any medications, of course.

Answer 5

A 6 week old should be sleeping a lot unless something else is wrong. My son didn't sleep the first few weeks because he had acid reflux and we just didn't know at that time. If your daughter is healthy and doesn't have any problems like reflux she should be napping all day at that age. My son is 3 months old and he sleeps in our bed with us. He just started sleeping through the entire night. For his bedtime bottle I give him 8 oz with 3 tabelspoons of rice cereal in his bottle. He loves it and sleeps all night long until 8:30am. Remember, my son has reflux and that works for him, it may not work her your daughter but it can't hurt to try just one time. Depending on how many ounces she drinks. Add 1 tabelspoon of ceareal per 2 ounces of formula. That should work!

Answer 6

Feed her a full dinner right before bed. And do not worry she is only 6 weeks, I slept with my baby until she was a year old! A baby of six weeks sleeps all the time, I am surprised you are having this problem, hold her and rock her ...then when she falls asleep put her down. you need some sleep too!

Answer 7

We did "On Becoming Babywise" with our daughter... she is so easy to lay down for a nap or to put to bed at night now. We had to suffer through some crying, but in the long run it was so worth it. She cried 9 minutes the 1st time we did this, 4 minutes the 2nd time, and 2 minutes the 3rd. By the 4th time, she was acting like a pro. It seems like forever waiting out the crying. People say they don't understand right now, but I disagree... she'd smile and immediately stop crying when we'd walk into her room. She knew what she was doing and was trying to see what we'd do.
All babies need routines and need to be able to go to fall asleep by themselves.

Answer 8

SHE IS ONLY 6 WEEKS OLD SHE DOES NOT KNOW ANY BETTER YET. YOU HAVE TO PUT HER ON A SCHEDULE. DO NOT LET HER SLEEP SO MUCH DOORING THE DAY. MAYBE A NAP FOR HER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND U NAP WHEN SHE NAPS. AT NIGHT PUT HER IN THE CRIB AND JUST LET HER CY HERSELF TO SLEEP. DO NOT GET IN THE HABIT OF HER SLEEPING WITH U. TRUST ME. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT 3 TIMES. OH MAKE SURE SHE HAS A FULL BELL BEFORE SHE GOES TO SLEEP. DO NOT LEAVE BABY WITH BOTTLE BECAUSE SHE COULD CHOKE. GOOD LUCK!

Answer 9

We were advised to co-sleep, but were very against it...until the baby came along. We read Dr. Sears' "Nighttime Parenting" and it made sense to us, so we did it. Don't get me wrong, we are big on training and expect obedience of our children, but a tiny baby going to sleep is NOT an obedience/training issue. (Take for example, the U.S.A. is one of the only cultures that actually USES cribs). Some arguments against co-sleeping, "they won't ever go in their own bed" ....WRONG. Ours LIKES his crib now. We think it is because it was not a huge issue or a traumatic experience for him as a tiny infant. Another idea is to get a baby carrier. Check out www.thebabywearer.com. The ones you buy at the stores are not very good and very difficult to use...IMO. I am not a vendor, so I'm not trying to sell anything. That's what worked for us. Hope that helps.

Answer 10

First of all - don't give her benadryl - it will not solve anything! She will only fall asleep every night if you give her benadryl every night - and that is not good for her!!

Second of all - do not give her cows milk - not until the dr says it's ok.

And never force a baby to eat all of her bottle! This will only give her a bellyache and make her cry more!!!

My 2 month old son still has a hard time falling asleep. I usually rock him or hold him face down on my chest until he is almost asleep, then put him in his bed (it has a vibrating attachment).

Also try a pacifier - some babies like to suck - it calms them down! (it puts my son to sleep every time!!)

Answer 11

You need to get out of the habit of lying with her. She will soon realise the more she cries you will give in.

I suggest you get your scent on her clothes, by hugging her before she is ready to be put down.

See if there is something in your local chemist that helps her to sleep.

I used to put my daughter down in her crib and leave her. She used to cry for a while, but she soon learnt that i was not coming so would go to sleep.. This lasted for about a week. She then slept on her own. It is hard to leave them but you must.

Hope this helps.