my 4 weeks old daughter don't sleep in her moses Basket?

Question

MY 4 weeks daughter dnt sleep in her moses basket she just wants to be cuddled and sleep in my arms in our bed sometimes she sleeps in it in day time but at night whn i try she starts crying loud & i have to take her out & she sleeps with me i am afraid if she adopts this pattern & will never sleep in her bed as i have heard ppl talking tht we should teach thm in starting at what age should i expect her to learn this plz advice its my 1st baby

Answer 1

Co-sleeping can work very well for some families, and it is absolutely not true that if you let your baby sleep with you, she'll never sleep in her own bed.

If co-sleeping isn't for you, you'll need to rock, nurse, or comfort her back to sleep when she wakes. Please don't let her 'cry it out'.

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http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070100.asp
http://www.kellymom.com/parenting/sleep/index.html

Answer 2

My daughter is likewise 4 weeks previous, today in fact ! I had precisely an analogous issue, she could in ordinary terms decide the breast and as quickly as I positioned her down she could awaken. each and every week in the past all of us started giving her a bottle of formula at approximately 11.30 pm and he or she could sleep for as much as six hours. I even have now offered an electric powered breast pump and convey approximately a hundred and forty mls an afternoon and supply this to her in a bottle previously mattress, it rather is greater handy for her to drink this huge quantity from a bottle and he or she settles so nicely. I nonetheless provide her some formula whilst she isnt being chuffed on the breast, i discover this mixed feeding truly works for us, and the greater I convey with the pump the greater milk i'm producing so she is beginning as much as feed greater advantageous off me. good luck and do exactly what you sense is proper for you the two. x

Answer 3

You have to decide what works best for YOUR family. For some co-sleepign is just never an option. For us, we are currently co-sleeping with our 19 month old and our 11 day old. Every family and that familys needs are different from any other. What works for someone else may not be feasible for you. We LOVE co-sleeping and intend to continue until it is no longer satisfying for ANY party involved. I feel though that our 19 month old will be moving out soon of his own will.

Answer 4

Just hold her, I did this with my son for a while too and he is now 7 1/2 months and sleeps in the crib just fine.

Answer 5

i didn't start putting Jada in her own bed until 3 or 4 months. usually, i rocked her to sleep and then layed her down in a way that make it seem like i was holding her (fluffy covers tucked under both sides of her.) I didn't start letting her fall asleep in her own bed till 6 or 7 months. its a gradual thing...u just have to take baby steps. it will get easier with time.

Answer 6

Sry, that's what babies do.
They want to know you care.
You have to make them feel safe in this world.
They are all different.
And no you can not spoil a baby.
So you may lose some sleep in the next year.

Answer 7

Our pediatrician showed us how to fold a baby blanket around our son and that helped him sleep a LOT better. It's supposed to make them feel like they are still in the womb. Generally speaking, the tighter the blanket around them, the better. We affectionately called it "Aaron's cocoon". :)

It will get better but you will lose a lot of sleep over the next year or so.

Answer 8

I say let her sleep with you until she is 5 or 6 months.

Answer 9

My son never liked the basket, so we had him in our bed for a week or so. Then one night my husband accidentally hit him in his sleep {nothing serious, but it scared us, that it happened}, so we put him in his crib. It took a while, but he got used to it.

Answer 10

bpth of my kids hated their cradle....i just started putting them in their crib, and wow they slept wonderful!!!!