my 5 week old son will only sleep when someone is holding him...as soon as you lay him down, he wakes up and cries? He also likes to sleep in his car seat, I don't know if this is ok or not?
2006-09-13 17:44:42 · 15 answers · asked by Aidan85 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Yes that is normal..but do u guy's hold him alot..cause my neice was like that..my sister used to hold her all the time and she got just like that..but she finally got over it
2006-09-13 17:46:43 · answer #1 · answered by big10pointers_baby_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people would say that it isn't ok because a child needs to be taught early to sleep in a bed. Otherwise you may have a child sleeping with you all the time. Also, if you carry around your child a lot now, he'll be expected to be carried later as well. However, I believe that it is ok. My daughter was the same way as a baby and I indulged her. I believe that we have a stronger bond because I held her so much. I also believe there is no harm with him sleeping in his car seat. At least he can't roll over onto his stomach. Though I forget how old they are when children learn to do that.
2006-09-14 00:50:59 · answer #2 · answered by AstralFairy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your pampering him, Don't. He has to learn to sleep without somebody holding him. I should know, i had that trouble, and it gave me many, many sleepless nights. I used to walk up and down holding him and singing softly so as not to wake the rest of the family. It was hell. So be wise, he'll cry for a few nights but then he'll get into the habit and sleep. Sleeping in the car seat is ok, as he feels the motion of the car like that of a cradle and sleeps peacefully, no problem there.
2006-09-14 00:53:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put up with the crying. As long as he is ok and not caught up in his blankets let him cry. And as long as it is nothing physically wrong with him. I made the mistake of having my baby sleep with me. She got used to a body there. When I did move her to a crib I went into her when she cried and nursed her back to sleep. Big mistake. We went through screaming at the age of 2 to get her to sleep on her own because of this.
Then there is the theory I used at the time. If a baby cries why not pick it up? They are only young once hold them while you can.
2006-09-14 00:59:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of my granddaughter slept in the car seat a lot. I presume you mean in the house. That's fine. They also are pretty smart buggers at an early age. They know mom will pick them up if they cry long enough. If you know they aren't hungry and aren't wet and they are safe let him cry awhile in his crib. It won't hurt him as much as it will hurt you. You also might try wrapping him up real snug. in the blankets when you lay him in bed. They like the the feeling of closeness and security.try to get some sleep when he does.
2006-09-14 00:54:17 · answer #5 · answered by Stand 4 somthing Please! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My niece slept in her car seat until my sister tried swaddling her. I know your not supposed to let them sleep on their stomachs but I put my daughter on hers. I was desperate. I had not slept in 3 days. I took everything out of the crib and put her down. She slept for 4 hrs. She is now 6 and still sleeps on her tummy. Some people are belly sleepers.
2006-09-14 00:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by jagbeeton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my sons r in their 20s now but the rule of thumb when it comes to sleep as long it it is safe it is ok my 2nd baby had colic for 3mos my husband would ride around the block with him in his carseat just to get him to sleep there were nites we would sit the car seat in the bassinette and some nites he slep in the baby swing next to our bed and some nite he spent on my husbands chest good luck and congratts boys are a blast to raise i have 3
2006-09-14 00:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by Msdeb gee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he sleeps in his car seat, then that's FINE!!! He's actually probably safer in there, as he can't move around too much. Don't worry about it. If he's sleeping, he's sleeping. You should too, I know how hard it is to get to sleep with a baby!
2006-09-14 00:47:21 · answer #8 · answered by Samwise Potter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's fine. hold him, rock him, stand with him. don't let people tell you to let him cry it out, he's just 5 weeks old. when he's 4 months old you can start to let him cry by himself a little, but do what feels right to you right now---and no mother thinks it feels right to let their baby scream in their crib. just understand that he's gonna cry, and might as well make that cry-time as pleasant for HIM as possible. if he's gonna cry being held or not, wouldn't being held help him to know that there is a big, wonderful Somebody who will take be there for him?
2006-09-14 00:48:13 · answer #9 · answered by Hot Lips 4077 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You lovely son has been used to the process of sleeping. He needs time to learn the style of sleeping you wanted. Just keep steps of change, not too hurry.
2006-09-14 01:22:35 · answer #10 · answered by Billy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its perfectly normal. My oldest daughter was like that. So I just held her a lot. At night time we would heat her blankets in the dryer before we put her to bed, seemed like the warmth helped her. Also try using noise like a cd with rain or waves.
2006-09-14 00:48:35 · answer #11 · answered by KELLY H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋