she wont sleep alone

Mommy2Isabella wrote: Isabella REFUSES to sleep alone for more than 5 -10 mintues. I finally got her to sleep in her crib rather than in her baby papasan chair in the living room or our bed. However, she WILL not fall asleep on her own, nor will she stay asleep once you put her down ...

any advice ...

I guess I should say this also, we co-sleep with her at night so we were thinking she was used to that and now she seems to demand it ...

Our Lil' Family replied: Do you have a sleep positioner or wedge? I found that made him more snug and felt like he wasn't alone.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: I agree with Naomi. That worked for us.

Of course that might just be her personality. Maddie is still that way. She has always needed to be close to someone. Ethan, too but not as much as Maddie. Babies need to be held a lot and touched a lot in the beginning. Soon enough she will be sleeping on her own. Who knows how long it will last. Each child is different.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: bwah ha... sorry - not laughing at you... Naomie was the SAME WAY. Actually, she spent most of her 2nd and 3rd month of life sleeping on Daddy in the La-Z-Boy chair.

I just grinned and bore it... we put her to sleep... we'd wait until she was totally completely deep sleep (if you raise her arm and it flops, she's out...if it jerks around or moves, she's not 100% sleeping) and put her down.

I know, bad mommy - but Naomie slept WAYYYY better on her tummy than on her side or her back.

CantWait replied: Anthony was stuck to my boob the first year, and after that he still slept with me. Whatever you do, if you truly want to correct the sleep situation do it now. It gets harder as they grow older.

Good Luck.

luvmykids replied: I heard of a trick that may help, it said to put a heating pad on their crib for a few minutes, that when you lay them down it's just warm enough to stimulate them into thinking it's "body heat" and settle into the deeper stage of sleep.

But it is just one of those things babies do and she'll eventually outgrow but like Marie said, it gets harder the older they get. Good luck

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Mommy2Isabella replied: Thanks guys! Right now she is sleeping in her car seat because she fell asleep when we were out and I know when she wakes up there is no putting her down for awhile and I wanted to play around ... LOL she is right here next to me CRASHED OUT!

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
Oh! Car seats are great. Baby slept in carseat when not on Daddy.

MomToJade&Jordan replied: Most babies have a hard time going to sleep on their own at this age. Jordan is 11 months old and still needs to be rocked because she needs the contact. The thing that would get her to sleep when she was younger used to make me laugh. The bathroom had one of those blowers which made this white noise sound. All I had to do was put her in her bouncy seat in the bathroom and she would clunk right out. It was the only thing I could do to get some time. She eventually learned how to sleep without me in a room, but it took some time. They actually make baby items that make the white noise as well. There are some other really great sugesstions above me. Good luck.

My2Beauties replied: The carseat was an absolute life saver to us. We couldn't find anything she would sleep in for weeks on end. One day it just hit me, she slept so sound in the car and even for a long time after getting her out and leaving her in her car seat so I tried it and it worked very well.

Boo&BugsMom replied: I personally am a fan of the crying it out method. Call me mean, but listening to the crying when I know something isnt seriously wrong doesn't bother me. That's just me.

I remember with Tanner, we had to stick blankets under his crib sheet. Not too many, you don't want them to suffocate. But, he was very uncomfortable all the time in his crib or pack n play. I don't blame him either, those crib mattresses aren't very comfy.

Have you tried music to get her to sleep? Fisher Price makes a light up musical aquarium that is great! It hooks on the crib, plays music, a light show, and has little fish that swim around. It was a must have for Tanner as a baby.

mummy2girls replied: Jenna co-slept with me for the first 8 months... being i was doing it all on my own and having to work fulltime i just wanted to sleep so anyway i could get i would do it... But around 8 months she became such a nasty bed hogger , I would wake up with her foot in my mouth literally! it was a process but she eventually slept in her own bed.. CIO i am ok with it BUT it depends at what age... Isabella is still so young so i would not recommend CIO. good luck ... the above advice sounds good!!!!

A&A'smommy replied: we co-slept with lissa for 1.5 and then part time after that, I tried the cio method but I couldn't do it, I got frustrated and she got WAY too upset that was at 8months old. She finally out grew it but she still wants to sleep with us sometimes.. its aggravating but they are only little for a little while!!

My3LilMonkeys replied: Do you swaddle her? I know for some babies it gives them that safe feeling of being held.

mommyofpremitwins replied: My son is 3 and is still needing me to sleep with him. He will be really good for a couple of nights and then he will need me for a couple of nights.

We used to let him sleep in his baby swing at night. I also found that wrapping him up tight helped and also making a little nest for him. I would roll up blankets and put them around him to trick him into thinking that I was there. I also would put the shirt that I was wearing that day in his crib with him so he could smell me and think that I was there.