she will sleep in her own bed only once she has been rocked to sleep
2007-05-08 08:06:38 · 11 answers · asked by learning...learning...pro 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
There's nothing wrong with rocking a baby to sleep or holding her until she falls asleep.
However one thing you can do is start by just holding her in her dark room & not rocking. Then lay her down.
If that goes well then next lay her down & stay bedside with maybe your hand on her belly or something to give her that comfort & let her know you are still there.
That may take a little time to get down but once that's working for you, lay her down & then just stay bedside but don't touch her. She will probably just fall asleep looking at you. [Unless she's really difficult! =)]
Once that is working for you, every night just stand a bit farther away until eventually you are at the bedroom door when she falls asleep & pretty soon you will be able to lay her down for bed & leave the room no problem!
Crying it out does work for many people but I could never do it. Its all up to you but anyway I hope things work out.
2007-05-08 09:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't rock her to sleep. Do your nighttime routine...even rock her, but do not let her fall asleep in your arms. If you notice her starting to fall asleep, put her inher crib. The point of rocking your daughter should be to calm her down and get her ready for bed, not to put her to sleep. If she cries, pat her back and let her know you're there. Let her cry for a couple of minutes and go comfort her again, but do not pick her up. Leave for longer amounts of time. Eventually she'll get used to going to sleep on her own. If she takes a pacifier, you might want to give her her pacie to help her fall asleep and to put her back to sleep when she wakes in the middle of the night. Some soothing white noise or music might help her fall asleep too. Good luck and remember that it will take some time for her to adjust, so be patient.
2007-05-08 08:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by tinythesp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babies at this age still need there "close" time so dont rush it but I understand how sometimes you need to be doing other things at night especially if you have multiple kids like I do....try to make sure she has a regular nightime routine i.e. bath, feeding, then to bed. Try to lay her down by herself once you have bathed and fed her if that doesnt work rock her for a little less every nite before laying her down until she is able to lay down without the rocking. Good Luck to you!!
2007-05-08 08:19:50 · answer #3 · answered by stacey_moser2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always rock my son to bed. He is 7 months and I don't plan on stopping that anytime soon. As he gets older, "rocking" time can turn into book reading time and then talking about school, etc.
The ladies at daycare pat their back and talk to them quietly with music playing until they fall asleep in their cribs... maybe you could try that.
2007-05-08 08:31:35 · answer #4 · answered by amber 18 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
enjoy her while she's small. if she wakes up during the night and won't go back to sleep without being rocked, you'll just have to leave her in bed to fall asleep on her own. check her to see that she's OK. if she is, just leave her alone in bed. it might take a few nights before she goes back to sleep on her own, but she will eventually. while she's small, rock her while you can. she'll grow up so fast.
2007-05-08 08:17:41 · answer #5 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
long nights of screaming...with my daughter i will rock her until she is tired then put her in bed. if she starts crying i will give her like 2 minutes go in and tuck her back in, kiss her goodnight and leave the room..if she starts again i will give her like 4 minutes and do the same thing. until she finally gives up and go to sleep. i have also heard of just completely turning off the baby monitor and letting them scream no matter how long it takes and how loud they get..that is too hard for me. it usually takes 30 minutes for me to get my daughter to sleep with my method.
2007-05-08 15:49:39 · answer #6 · answered by sarah_a04 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
5 months is a little soon
My son is a year and still wont go to sleep unless I am holding him...
enjoy the time they grow up fast...
then you'll want to hold them and they wont want you to anymore because they are " big kids" LOL...
once you child is a little bigger you could sit with them until they fall asleep I did this with my daughter when she was a baby...
2007-05-08 08:15:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I loved nursing and rocking my babies to sleep! It's totally normal, wonderfully sweet and you will miss those precious nights...enjoy them!
2007-05-08 08:13:38 · answer #8 · answered by quilt-babe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's absolutely nothing wrong with rocking a baby (I did with all 3 of mine; great one-on-one time...)!
They, eventually, will grow out of it - just enjoy the moments...
2007-05-08 08:12:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are suppose to put the baby in the crib and just walk away and close the door. the baby cannot be let into. Even if it cries dont go in no matter how much it hurts to have to listen to it cry. Just let her be and soon the crying will stop and the snoring will start. Good Luck!
2007-05-08 08:16:20 · answer #10 · answered by Mrs. Iero <333 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋