My son is 3 mths and has reflux (now improved due to zantac) and colic (now begining to subside) He's been so used to falling asleep on us b/c of the colic and reflux that he now screams himself to sleep if we're not holding him. If we pick him up he drops off to sleep. How do I break him of this now he's getting better. Help.....Lisa
2007-09-30 12:57:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Rather than hold him, lay him on the sofa and lay with him, or drape an arm across him for a while until he falls asleep.He'll get used to sleeping this way, and it will get easier. Only move him to his bed when he's fully asleep. Be patient
Its not an overnight fix, but it does work, and is what I had to do with my breastfed children, as they were used to falling asleep in my arms.
2007-09-30 14:11:41 · answer #1 · answered by akdawswon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure if i can help u much but i have had two babies with reflux my youngest who is 5 months tomorrow has reflux and had colic for a wile! that was the only way we could get him to sleep too! letting him sleep with us! or on us! and he is on zantac and reglen but still sleeps with us! he needs his sleep and we need ours and if that's they only way to get it.....we are not changing it!
( sorry , i know this isn't what u wanted but just thought i would let you know your not alone )
Good Luck!
And Also my now 3 yr. old ended up sleeping all on his own in his bed at 6 months , so just give it sometime!
2007-09-30 13:04:41 · answer #2 · answered by CeCe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Remember that it is not bad for a baby to cry. crying is a normal part of a baby's day! He is used to being rocked and held so he is crying because he WANTS something different than what mommy is giving him... let him cry. It will probably take 3 nights of crying and then he will realize that this is the way it is now and he will go down with no problem. He's the baby, you're the parent. You know what's best. If you let him tell you how to raise him now, he'll still be telling you when he's 13.
Good luck.. i know it's tough to listen to them cry, your heart breaks! I really struggled with letting my little guy cry but he learned his schedule and he doing wonderfully now!
2007-09-30 13:23:44 · answer #3 · answered by kingdombound85 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try getting your wife to take one of her shirts that she has had on and put it on the baby bed mattress like a blanket and if you have a heat pad warm that up and put that on there and cover it up so it will heat the bed up and you while your feeding him. This also might help because your little one will not go from a warm place to a cold place and it will still have mom's sent on it so you little one will still think he's with mom because most baby's know their mom's sent. Oh and if you don't have one yet you also might want to look into a womb bear that to works.
Well, Good Luck and hope this helps.
2007-09-30 14:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by JG78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always had pretty good luck with a little chair swing. My children would usually just fall asleep in it. Of course, you could rock them to sleep too. Sometimes, I took them for a little ride in the car when nothing else worked. The idea is to keep them in an upright position till they fall asleep (less likely to spit up.)
2007-09-30 13:52:44 · answer #5 · answered by soupkitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a routine together like a calming warm bath before bedtime, read him a book (helps cognitive development and speech development) get used to doing that now so it becomes a longterm routine....helps if you have a rocking chair...eventually he'll become more interested and distracted by you reading and pics in the book that you won't need to hold him...hope this truly helps Lisa
2007-09-30 13:05:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's just a Baby, My husband and i took turns putting our children to sleep he same way up until about six Mt's and they didn't have any medical problems and made them feel very secure so when hey reached the point to where they could keep themselves busy they never cry ed for attention.so long story short keep it up and you will have a content baby soon that will eat play and sleep Best wishes,I know your both tired but believe me it will all be worth it.people will say your spoiling your child but I bet they never try ed it this way.....Mia...Mom Of Three happy non crying babies and now independent teens with good grades,but messy rooms...:)
2007-09-30 13:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by Mia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to iron down a schedule - like playing, feeding, reading books, rocking, then nap time. Or something like that. Nighttime would be bath, reading, rocking, lay down to sleep. Be consistent with your routine. Before laying him down, get him really drowsy, to the point where his eyes are closing, then lay him down. Keep doing this and eventually he'll get tired enough to just roll over and go to sleep. You might have to repeat this over and over until he finally rolls over, but you'll see a decrease in the amount of times you have to do it.
2007-09-30 13:08:38 · answer #8 · answered by lordmisrule2004 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my baby is 3mos. she sleeps in her crib. i rock her to sleep. what i'm trying to do to break this habit is let her cry for a few mins (such as last night) a few mins more tonight and so on. it kills me to hear her cry. she goes to sleep as soon as i cuddle her then i put her back in her crib.
it's tough but perserverence & patience (and lottsa TLC)is the key for me. was the same way when she started sleeping on her own (which was right away)
good luck
2007-09-30 14:24:57 · answer #9 · answered by Solicia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋