My 5 month old WAS very good. As soon as i put her down in her cot, she would go to sleep and only wake once for a feed then go back to sleep immediately. Recently she has started waking up crying several times every night and as soon as I put her down in her cot, she starts screaming - even if she is already asleep. On the other hand if I put her in the bed or on the sofa, she sleeps peacefully.
Could it be that she hates her cot? Has anyone else experienced this?
2007-03-07 23:50:47 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
yes my daughter was exactly the same she is now one. as its a cot bed i have i put it into a bed about a month ago and she sleeps soundly all nite now! i know its hard but try not put her i your bed as you will never get her out.
2007-03-07 23:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Baby Hates Cot
2017-01-20 03:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think that there is anything wrong wioth the cot, change and wash the sheets and turn the materess over. She just knows when your going to put her down and then starts crying, she can also sense that you are nervous and you think that she will wake when you put her in the cot, you dont have these fears when you are putting her on the bed or sofa.
The best thing for you to do is change the bedding and put her to bed. If she wakes leave her and let her learn to go to sleep on her own. If she doesnt settle withing about 20mins then go and check on her. Lay her back down and tell her its time for bed. Do this about 2 times and then just go in and lay her down without speaking. She will soon get the idea that this is where she sleeps.
The only other things I can think of are: Have you changed your washing powder? She may not like the smell. She may be teathing so check her gums.
Other wise she just needs to learn that she if she crys you wont take her out of the cot and nurse her, as you will keep doing this for a very long time.
If you are realy concerend then you should ask your health visitor or doctor for advice.
Good luck!
2007-03-08 00:05:12 · answer #3 · answered by jojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 5 weeks and is exactly the same. Each time I put him in his cot he screamed whether he was sleeping or not. What I do now is put the top that I have beenweraing throughout the day next to him while he's in his cot. That way he can he can still smell me so thinks I'm nearby. Its worked so far.
2007-03-08 01:12:27 · answer #4 · answered by nuttynad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was exactly the same! He refused to go in the crib and would scream at the top of his lungs. He was only a few months old but knew when I'd put him in it. He would sleep soundly in the moses basket so in the end, i had the put the moses basket in the crib and gradually move him over but he barely used it. We then had a cot bed and he didn't like that either so we had to take the sides off of it so he was in a bed before he was a year old but at least he was sleeping. I didn't want him to get used to sleeping in my bed or elsewhere. I think he'll grow out of it as my son is three now and sleeps like a dream so hold on in there, it'll get easier
2007-03-08 00:47:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 5 month old refused to sleep anywhere except her own bed. If she fell asleep at my mom's house and I put her into the crib in that house, she'd wake up, look around and scream bloody murder. This went on for a long time.
A five month old has the capacity to know what they want or don't want, and they communicate very effectively.
She may not like the crib bars, or being in that room, or had a bad dream there or even doesn't like the smell! Who knows. Try puttin a different bed in the same room and see if she goes for that! Then you know it's the bed and not the room. If she still screams, you know it's the room.
Eventually the outgrow their issues (only to have them replaced by new issues!). Welcome to motherhood, the best and most difficult job in the world.
2007-03-08 00:04:04 · answer #6 · answered by banshee_in_middleville 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi I really need help, my Little Princess is use to falling a sleep breast feeding, then moving her to her cot. Now that i want to take her of from breast feeding sleeping time is a living hell! She will fall asleep in my arms and when I put her in her cot she screams like the world is ending. And though she is use to sleep in the cot during the day, night time is terrible. She refuses to sleep in the cot. I tried closing the door leaving her in the cot screaming so that she must cry herself to sleep, but she il scream and cry for hours... PLEASE HELP ME...
2014-10-28 22:38:33 · answer #7 · answered by Esmeralda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went through the same thing with my baby. One day she was perfect and the next day she woke up to be a whole new person. The good thing is that after two or so weeks she grew out of this screaming session each time she was put to bed and went back to being the perfect angel I had before. Also keep in mind that every 6 weeks babies grow and can become irritable. They tell you to be wary of the 6 week mark but no-one tells you that this happens every 6 weeks.
Good luck
2007-03-08 00:27:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps its not the cot itself but the room. Try to elimate what is different in the room with the cot to the rooms with the bed and the couch. Maybe its the temperature, lighting or sound that soothes your baby. Or maybe its just simply as your baby gets older she has sensed that the cot means being alone and now you will have to tough it out and let her cry! I know its difficult but best of luck to you.
2007-03-08 00:04:00 · answer #9 · answered by lmryan 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say she is getting to an age where she feels fretful when you're not around, and now knows that when she cries mum will come. I know its hard but its a stage they go through, you just have to leave her for a while but keep nipping in now and again to make sure shes ok.. Eventually she will realise she wont get her own way and go back to her original routine.
Also she might be teething, you've probably checked but the little blighters pop teeth so fast at that age. Dont know if you're british but a new pain killer thats out at the mo is medised, right good stuff.
2007-03-08 02:33:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know how that is. on the sofa and the bed she can smell you because you use them all the time. she wants to feel that you are by her. use a blanket and maybe even a toy for a day or two then rap her up in it so she feels that you are there. i have 4 kids and 3 have gone threw it already. oh and if it doesn't work then put her in a bath with some lavender and rub her all over with lotion when she gets out. it could be that she is just hurting
2007-03-07 23:59:29 · answer #11 · answered by luvnlifelol 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋