My baby will be 4 weeks old on Thursday (January 25th). She has slept with her daddy and I every night since she came home from the hospital. I do not want to get a habit started. And, I want her to learn from an early age that people don't always get what they want. I did not do that with my 5 year old son. And, he was very spoiled...now he's a brat that will not listen to anyone...any helpful hints or tips at how to get a baby to sleep and most of all stay asleep in her own crib...
2007-01-20 18:47:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
she has a pack n' play crib in our room...
2007-01-20 19:39:46 · update #1
You say your five year old is a brat, sounds like you have brat 2 coming. If the baby is fed, burped and changed then you put her in the crib. She May fuss or even cry and it's o.k. to let a baby cry. My daughter is doing the same think that your doing and I keep telling her she is going to have problems. Babies need to learn how to comfort themselves. You are not letting the baby do that. I had six children and none of them slept with me. From day one they slept in their cribs.
2007-01-20 19:44:28 · answer #1 · answered by MaryFran 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Baby is 5 weeks old, and does like to sleep in mummy and daddy's bed, but I try to put her in her crib at any opportunity day or night, After a feed or when she is settled. Sometimes She's only in there for ten minutes but she does seem to be getting used to it. Some nights she will sleep in her crib waking only for feeds and others she won't babies are not predictable, but I think if you make an effort to try small routines something may eventually work. I try not to stress about it too much, you win some you lose some!
2007-01-20 19:38:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your baby is too young to spoil and your son is not too old to fix. My babies both slept with me (each in their own time) until they were three months old. They were old enough to sleep for longer than an hour and too young to assert their opinion. When it was time, I moved them to a playpen thing in my room. I just put them in it after nursing them (it helps if you put a hot water bottle or warm towel down while you are nursing so the bed is nice and warm). They were half asleep from nursing and fussed for a few minutes (less than five) the first few times then fell asleep. Babies that young just accept their circumstance so it is not too hard. After a month of sleeping in the same room, I moved the playpen to their bedrooms. Then, a week later, away went the playpen. No fuss, no muss.
Good luck
2007-01-20 19:00:45 · answer #3 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a two week old at the moment and a five year old as well. I had the same problem, (only I wouldn't call my daughter a brat lol) What worked for me was to put the shirt or top I had been wearing that day in her cot with her, she could smell my scent. to her it was very comforting, she felt as though I was there with her when she was asleep. it really helped for me.
Though I must admit that I have moved 'back in' with my two girls. Its comforting for me to be with my baby at such a young age.
I didn't wean my 5 year old from sleeping with me until she was 12 months old.
good luck:)
2007-01-20 19:10:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congrats on the new baby. Every baby is different. Ours was colicky and would only be conforted if sleeping with us. But since she hit 10 months, she has been able to sleep nights in her crib.
Maybe get a bassinette so she could at least sleep in your room. They need that comfort. As far as your 5 yr old being spoiled, it has nothing to do with his early sleeping arangements, it's all about how far you let her get.
2007-01-20 18:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by Trevor T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, a toddler ought to in no way sleep WITH you. the rationalization at the back of this is by using the fact once you're dozing, you will possibly be able to desire to roll over and smother the youngster. you do no longer comprehend what you're doing on your sleep. you are able to no longer tell ME that a newborn "won't sleep in a crib" because of the fact they do no longer comprehend they are in a crib. I comprehend which you rather prefer to be close to to your toddler. Mine have been held, rocked, cuddled with each and all of the time and that i fairly positioned them down during the day. yet while a toddler is going to sleep, there is not any way .....regardless of my teenagers as they have been as little ones (consistent actual interest) while they are asleep - you lay them down. I constantly had a small crib or bassinette next to my mattress so i might desire to be there making particular they have been respiration, etc (like each mothers do) yet they slept on my own. My oldest is 26 years and that i knew THEN that it would be risky to sleep with my toddler would not propose they gained't pass slowly in mattress with you while they are 4-5 years previous as that occurs and it is common. you're no longer likely to kill them by way of smothering them at that age - they might pass away. to boot at that age, you're extra probable going to get injured in sleep (kicking LOL) than them.
2016-10-07 11:57:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PLEASE reconsider! Babies are biologically designed to sleep with MOM! No other mammel routinely abandones it's young at night. And teaching a 4 week old she can't always have what she wants?! Are you KIDDING? She should have EVERY need met to develop trust and security. Also, calling your 5 yr. old a "spolied brat?" Sounds like there's some non-attachment issues there, too! Maybe he should join the family bed as well! Good luck!
2007-01-21 01:03:24 · answer #7 · answered by reereebsm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't let this sleeping with you go on. I did the same thing, and now I'm trying to get my daughter to sleep in her crib at 9 1/2 months, and it gets harder and harder the older they get. Your baby is still young. I would say to put her down when she is not awake, but not quite asleep either. This way she will get used to soothing herself. Don't put this off another minute, or you will be in my situation, which you don't want to be.
2007-01-21 14:44:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same thing happen to me....My baby is 6 weeks old and what I do is I put a light near him so he can look at it.....He gets board and goes to sleep fast....It is better to use a blinking light so it catches there eye more....I hope it will work for you like it did for me....Good luck.
2007-01-20 19:04:49 · answer #9 · answered by tattoos 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rock her but before she goes to sleep but she is starting to be a little drowsy lay her in her crib,so that she falls asleep in her crib and you may also want to try laying one of her daddys shirts underneath her,since she is used to sleeping with him.good luck-i hope it works
2007-01-20 18:54:12 · answer #10 · answered by mommylove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋