my 6 week old baby has been sleeping with me on my bed or on his swing. I want him to sleep on his crib but he cries out . please if you have suggestions how to teach him to sleep on his crib?? should I let him cry for a while or not???
2006-07-24 06:08:48 · 23 answers · asked by princess 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Do *not* let him "cry it out". It is not good for him, and it *could* hurt him. A baby who is crying and not getting an answer is learning that when he is totally dependent, the people who love him the most won't help. Further, it does *not* teach him to fall asleep!! How do *you* fall asleep? By getting upset, then angry, then furious until you just can't keep your eyes open any more? Or by relaxing until you naturally drop off? *That* is the message your baby needs to learn to get himself to sleep, not the screaming bit!
To help a child learn to fall asleep, you need to *comfort* him. Nurse him, rock him, sing to him, walk with him, or just talk calmly to him. When he's really asleep, wait another 5-10 minutes, then put him gently in his crib. If that doesn't work, let him sleep in bed with you. It's *natural* (every baby slept with her/his parents until a few generations ago in the western world when doctors starting trying to scare parents away from doing it!!), and it works.
2006-07-24 06:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A baby under the age of 6 months should never ever be left to cry it out. The reason for this is: Babies suck in air when they get worked and crying hard , the air causes belly pain , they can not roll over or move around enough to induce a burp with out your help so the pain gets worse and the crying gets worse. IF they stop crying it is from pure exhaustion not b/c they have learned to comfort themselves.
To make the change to the crib... try to make his room as much like yours as possible .. same degree of light or darkness , if you use a fan put one in his room. Make the conditions as similiar as you can. Lay him down and if he cries pat him and talk to him ... try a pacifier ....Just remain calm and try to sooth him. You may have to put his crib in your room then once he is transitioned to the crib for a while move the crib to his room.
2006-07-24 06:17:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had that problem. My first would not sleep in a crib. I had to pat him on the back or the bottom bouncing him on the springs until he relaxed and fell into a deep sleep. If I stopped too soon, he'd wake up and start crying again. This went on for a short while, but that's typical.
For the 9 months they developed, they grew accustom to the womb. Outside the womb is foreign to them. Eventually they will get used to it. With subsequent children I found that when we wrapped them snugly in a blanket they slept better. It reminded them of being in the womb. Of course you can't do that if it's hot. Just be patient, the crying will stop and he will get used to it. If his crying is too hard for you to deal with, then go ahead and pick him up. BUT REMEMBER, you are teaching him that crying will get him what he wants. AT THE SAME TIME, crying is the only way he can communicate when he is uncomfortable.
Remember that he is a human being with feelings and emotions just like everyone else. Try to deal with him as reasonably as you can.
Good Baby Luck.
2006-07-24 06:12:51 · answer #3 · answered by tercir2006 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not okay to let a 6 week old cry it out, ask you doc! I have the same problem. She only slept in her swing for naps and in our bed at night. She is still in our bed at night, but as fars as the naps, we just started the crib and it is GREAT! She sleeps so much better. Just lay your baby in their crib while they are drowsy, not asleep and let them fall asleep on their own. My daughter is now on a schedule and I put her down at 10 am and 2 pm in her crib and she falls asleep. No more swing naps. O
Of course she cries a bit and i just go back in and give her her pacifier, but it she will get the hang of it! Next step for me in night time, but for now we are working on the naps!
2006-07-24 06:18:14 · answer #4 · answered by emilbus33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i slept with my son for the first month and a half then when i put him in his crib it was overwhelming for him so i put him in his car seat in the crib and he slept fine then i moved him to just the crib a month after doing the carseat crib and he was ok my daughter also had the same problem but she prefered to sleep in her stroller she was moved to a crib when she was a little over 6 monthes but i must add she was 3 monthes premature and very small also so at six monthes she was the size of a 2 month old good luck
2006-07-24 06:17:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he probably feels lost in th big crib. Babies like to feel safe and secure try rolling up an couple fo his recieving blankets and put one on either side of him. He is used to sleeping in a small space where he can feel his surroudings. Also try putting him in there during the day for a nap and yes let him cry for a little bit.
2006-07-24 14:31:01 · answer #6 · answered by mikesalleykat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can let him cry for a bit. But My nephews wouldn't sleep normal for a while. Try a car seat. The bundled up sensation is closer to the feeling of being bundled up in the woom. My neices and nephews seemed to prefer the car seat compared to the crib for awhile.
2006-07-24 06:13:50 · answer #7 · answered by Tim H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never let a baby younger than 4-5 months old "cry it out"...they are to young to have learned trust yet and it is very scary for them if they need something and they can not get it. your baby is too young to be "spoiled " to sleep with you, so something else is going on. when you are ready to put your baby to bed, make sure she is fed, has a dry diaper, and is in comfy clothes. Swadle her (like in the hospital), put a fan or some other white noise in her room, cuddle her till she is drowsey, then lay her in her crib, but continue to rub her tummy....make sure to lay her on her back,NOT on her tummy. may try a pacifier...babies this young have an uncontrolable sucking reflex that is stronger in some babies than others. good luck!!
2006-07-24 06:17:48 · answer #8 · answered by brandy d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the baby to fall asleep in bed with you, but on a pillow. after getting into a pretty good sleep, put him and the pillow in the crib, after a little while take the pillow away. u have to be consistant, u can't expect him to sleep sometimes in ur bed and sometimes in his crib, its all or none.
2006-07-24 06:57:47 · answer #9 · answered by Danielle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try placing pretty stringy objects in the sealing above his crib
make sure it is high enough so that he can't reach them
plus get a CD of some favorite lullabies he love and put them in the radio and play it low
when he falls asleep don't turn it off the music will soothe him during sleep
when he is crying don't take him up it all in the procedure for him to be able to sleep on his own
plus make sure you check on him at least every half an hour in this procedure
good luck
2006-07-24 06:19:34 · answer #10 · answered by annie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋