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jambalady
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Re: Night #2 of putting 9 week old down sleepy and not asleep worse!- post edited
I usually swaddle DD, put her down in her crib and if she fusses or is still awake, I put her pacifier in and pat her tush a little. She will usually fall asleep after a minute or 2 of me patting her butt.
If she is still fussing after 5 minutes or starts to cry, I will pick her up, soothe her and then do the same thing again.
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Re: Night #2 of putting 9 week old down sleepy and not asleep worse!- post edited
Posted by Tilde
I have been talking with the OP in FM, but just wanted to say that I have put DD down awake (when she doesn't fall asleep on her bottle) since day one and she STTN 12 hours and is a FABULOUS sleeper now for nighttime AND naps.
I am not a monster  and it worked for us. It isn't for everyone though but it CAN work 
I don't think it's the putting dc down awake part that people are responding to. It's what happens after when dc doesn't fall asleep or falls asleep and then wakes back up. I personally think it's fine to put a 9 week old down awake and I think it's fine when dc gets fussy to first try patting type comforting for like 30 seconds or so, but if dc is still fussing/crying I think at that age they should be picked up. I think that's too young to "learn" that they should settle in bc no one will hold them anyway if they fuss/cry. Kwim?
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| Posted 10/28/10 11:24 AM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Night #2 of putting 9 week old down sleepy and not asleep worse!- post edited
Posted by Tilde
I have been talking with the OP in FM, but just wanted to say that I have put DD down awake (when she doesn't fall asleep on her bottle) since day one and she STTN 12 hours and is a FABULOUS sleeper now for nighttime AND naps.
I am not a monster and it worked for us. It isn't for everyone though but it CAN work
This is what we did with my DD. She actually knew how to self-soothe herself by 6 weeks old and was STTN by 9 weeks. We also would let her fuss/whine for a few minutes. She needed to do that to fall asleep. Even now at 20 months, she is still a great sleeper, goes in wide awake and puts herself to sleep with this weird "fake" whine. If she wakes in the middle of the night (which is rare), she makes that same sound which lulls her back to sleep. My DD is weird though!
My 10 week old however, is the opposite. He seems to need to be rocked to sleep. Even if his eyes are 95% shut and you put him down, he wakes right up. He definately needs consoling. BUT, we do try to let him fuss/whine it out first.
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| Posted 10/28/10 11:43 AM |
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jtotheo
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Re: Night #2 of putting 9 week old down sleepy and not asleep worse!- post edited
Posted by BrinaEsq
Posted by Tilde
I have been talking with the OP in FM, but just wanted to say that I have put DD down awake (when she doesn't fall asleep on her bottle) since day one and she STTN 12 hours and is a FABULOUS sleeper now for nighttime AND naps.
I am not a monster and it worked for us. It isn't for everyone though but it CAN work
I don't think it's the putting dc down awake part that people are responding to. It's what happens after when dc doesn't fall asleep or falls asleep and then wakes back up. I personally think it's fine to put a 9 week old down awake and I think it's fine when dc gets fussy to first try patting type comforting for like 30 seconds or so, but if dc is still fussing/crying I think at that age they should be picked up. I think that's too young to "learn" that they should settle in bc no one will hold them anyway if they fuss/cry. Kwim?
I agree with this. I think its great to put them down awake and give them every opportunity to learn to soothe themselves. But I also think maybe OP's expectations were just a bit high. Sometimes a baby will take to it, and other babies wont. Mine didnt, and I ended up CIOing at 3 months with doctors approval. Don't worry if she fusses/cries or doesnt go to sleep right away...just keep trying. maybe try a paci? eventually, in time and with maturity, your DC will sleep just fine. 
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| Posted 10/28/10 11:47 AM |
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maymama
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Re: Night #2 of putting 9 week old down sleepy and not asleep worse!- post edited
Posted by BrinaEsq
Posted by Tilde
I have been talking with the OP in FM, but just wanted to say that I have put DD down awake (when she doesn't fall asleep on her bottle) since day one and she STTN 12 hours and is a FABULOUS sleeper now for nighttime AND naps.
I am not a monster and it worked for us. It isn't for everyone though but it CAN work
I don't think it's the putting dc down awake part that people are responding to. It's what happens after when dc doesn't fall asleep or falls asleep and then wakes back up. I personally think it's fine to put a 9 week old down awake and I think it's fine when dc gets fussy to first try patting type comforting for like 30 seconds or so, but if dc is still fussing/crying I think at that age they should be picked up. I think that's too young to "learn" that they should settle in bc no one will hold them anyway if they fuss/cry. Kwim?
agreed. the OP edited her original post
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LucyLu21
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Re: Night #2 of putting 9 week old down sleepy and not asleep worse!- post edited
I had read your post yesterday... it always just seems too easy when you try something one day and it works lol you just have to keep that patience. These last two days I realized that DD (10 weeks) can actually fall asleep in her crib if she is still slightly awake but I'm sure this is only temporary.... quite the pessimist eh? keep at it like you did the first night. Maybe this time she wasn't ready quite yet for sleep. A few more minutes out of the crib might make her a bit more drowsy... I think we have to start off slow laying them down like if she is pretty much asleep at first and then little by little where she is more awake. Does that make sense? I don't know if I explained myself properly...
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| Posted 10/28/10 12:02 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: Night #2 of putting 9 week old down sleepy and not asleep worse!- post edited
Posted by BrinaEsq
Posted by Tilde
I have been talking with the OP in FM, but just wanted to say that I have put DD down awake (when she doesn't fall asleep on her bottle) since day one and she STTN 12 hours and is a FABULOUS sleeper now for nighttime AND naps.
I am not a monster and it worked for us. It isn't for everyone though but it CAN work
I don't think it's the putting dc down awake part that people are responding to. It's what happens after when dc doesn't fall asleep or falls asleep and then wakes back up. I personally think it's fine to put a 9 week old down awake and I think it's fine when dc gets fussy to first try patting type comforting for like 30 seconds or so, but if dc is still fussing/crying I think at that age they should be picked up. I think that's too young to "learn" that they should settle in bc no one will hold them anyway if they fuss/cry. Kwim?
Yeah I understand that
Maybe DD is different but she does this whiny/yelling thing before she actually cries. If she does that - I will let her do it for a while, sometimes even a half hour. . . .
If she does that breathless, red faced cry - I will start counting five minutes and then I pick her up. I had to do this last night, but its rare she gets to that point.
She is also a thumb sucker so she has a great way to self soothe.
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