My first daughter slept, most of the day and all night. My son Nelson didn't. For the first 6 weeks, it was because he would only sleep on his stomach and, of course, we were putting him on his back. After that, he hated to be put down, at any time of day, so I ended up carrying him around and then, at night, he wouldn't sleep, at least not in his own bed. I think we got a book that outlined how to put a child to bed, let them cry for a few minutes, then go in and reassure him (but not pick him up), leave him for a few more minutes, go in, reassure him etc. Gradually increasing the timeframes. I remember it killed me, him crying at all, but it must have worked eventually. Or perhaps I got his father to do it? One of us must have, because he did end up going to sleep ok. Does he have a special toy? Both of mine did and it really helped. And a blankie. Cheers, N x
It's a new experience for us, he used to sleep really well and this has just started. He has his favourite toy with him. I'm starting to think it may be because he's now in a bed without sides. What I struggle with most is that when he wakes up at 2am or 3am, he's wide awake. There's no sleepiness that a cuddle will solve. He's kinda like... why the heck is everybody still asleep, it's time to get up, he wants to read, play games, and he's not even vaguely sleepy.
My first daughter slept, most of the day and all night. My son Nelson didn't. For the first 6 weeks, it was because he would only sleep on his stomach and, of course, we were putting him on his back. After that, he hated to be put down, at any time of day, so I ended up carrying him around and then, at night, he wouldn't sleep, at least not in his own bed. I think we got a book that outlined how to put a child to bed, let them cry for a few minutes, then go in and reassure him (but not pick him up), leave him for a few more minutes, go in, reassure him etc. Gradually increasing the timeframes. I remember it killed me, him crying at all, but it must have worked eventually. Or perhaps I got his father to do it? One of us must have, because he did end up going to sleep ok. Does he have a special toy? Both of mine did and it really helped. And a blankie. Cheers, N x
It's a new experience for us, he used to sleep really well and this has just started. He has his favourite toy with him. I'm starting to think it may be because he's now in a bed without sides. What I struggle with most is that when he wakes up at 2am or 3am, he's wide awake. There's no sleepiness that a cuddle will solve. He's kinda like... why the heck is everybody still asleep, it's time to get up, he wants to read, play games, and he's not even vaguely sleepy.