How do we get our baby to sleep continuously?

Question

We put our baby down on a bouncy seat or on a bed, etc. after putting her to sleep by rocking her in our arms, etc. Initially, she sleeps, then she wakes up after 5-10 minutes. Then we have to start over. How can we increase these 5-10 minute naps to about 2 hours maybe? She was born 08.11.07.

Answer 1

It's the rocking movement, once her little body realizes that it's not in motion, she wakes up.
You'll need to change the routine to break this habit.
My daughter started by decreasing the motion to a very slow and soft form of rocking. Then she continued to hold him after she stopped for 5-10 min before putting him down.
She also start playing soft music which was also playing in his room so that a change of sound would not wake him.
She rocked both her boys for night time, but she learned to adjust the length just enough for them to feel sleepy then put them in their cribs.
Worked for her.

Answer 2

If she is a tiny baby sometimes they feel insecure. So did you try swaddling her. (Wrapping her tight in a blanket with just her head sticking out) Do you know if she's colicie. You may want to try a new formula if she is. A lot of time babies cannot sleep if there tummies hurt because there formula is too much. I had to do this with my first one. Does she have a diaper rash? If so that can make her uneasy too. With my son I had to turn the vaccum cleaner on because he loved the noise. She's three months old so you could try to let her cry for no more then 20 minutes. Sometimes they just need to cry that is how a baby lets out there frustration. If she can put her head up and move around then try to put her on her tummy. I would try these things and if it doesn't work then something is wrong that she is trying to tell you and you might want to call your doctor. Just remember some babies are just light sleepers and it is really hard to get them to sleep.

Answer 3

I allways feed my daughter a warm bottle before putting her to bed during the day and usually after I do that and burp her in our rocking chair she will fall asleep.
At night I allways give her a warm bathtub with johnsons and johnsons bedtime bath and then message her toes and finger with the lotion. I put her in a 9 month sleeper so she can stretch and be roomy, and then read her a story. Afterwards give her a warm bottle and she usually sleeps from 10-4:30am we get up have a warm bottle, burp her. Back down untill 8:00.

Answer 4

I have that same issue with my 6 week old. She falls asleep in mt arms and then I lay her down and she is up within 30 minutes. This usually happens during the day... but last night is a different story.

Things I have done that seems to be work:

~Lay her in bed when she is drowsy
~start a bedtime routine (at this age can be as little as a few moments.)
*bath before sleep time at the same time every night (like at 7:30)
*read a book or sing lullabies (or listen to them)
* When she awakes at night, do not play or make eye contact. also, do not talk to her unless you do it softly (like to calm her down)
* put a heating pad on low in her bed where she lays. before putting her down, move the heating pad and make sure that the area is not too hot (It seems to fine as long as you keep it on low). I have even put the heating over the blanket where she will laying down. (that way baby still thinks that they are using your body heat and not being placed in the cold bed
*make sure baby is not too hot or cold

Best of luck.

Answer 5

Have you started her on cereal yet? I know the rule of thumb is between four and six months.... you could try that.

(talk to your babies doctor first obviously).

Why does she need to sleep in your arms? or by being rocked? Is there anyway you are ready to let her cry it out? I know this age is tough, they are still so small.
But I would say you should try to ween her into falling asleep on her own.
I would say give her the bottle (or breast) in a dark room with white noise. Lay her down when she is still awake and place your hand somewhere on her body so she knows you are there. You can sing for the first few times, but ween that down quickly. Just help her to calm down, do not put her to sleep.
She should be slightly more independent at this age.

Answer 6

You need to get your baby used to going asleep without stimulation. You can try a cradle (that rocks or swings) for starters if you have one. Otherwise, you can also put her on her tummy and pat her back. You will need to do this for a number of nights, probably going in again and again as she wakes up. Make sure the room is dark (nightlight is fine) and you can put some very soft music (no vocals) or environmental sounds in the room.

Also, she may be hungry, so some rice cereal or banana in her night formula might help.

Answer 7

just bouncy her until she close her eyes and put some sleeping music on.... either feed her... or bath her
or just let her fall back asleep by herself.
When she wake up do not go pick her up or play with her for while. when she is tired she would wanted to sleep...

Answer 8

Do NOT put cereal in ur babys bottle. U can try calming shampoo what works for my son is a good bath his bottle then burp and I lay him on my chest and he falls asleep. Once in a deep sleep I lay him down. If ur baby wakes up rock him/her let him sleep on u for a good 15 mins then lay his/her down & if he wakes up pat his or her back or diaper gently.

Answer 9

It takes about 20 minutes for a baby to move into a deep sleep, so you need to hold her for a while, until she is sleeping deeply, before laying her down.

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Answer 10

Put some cereal in the bottle, might help, or bathe with bedtime washes that are suppose to help with sleep. Good luck!