(Picture courtesy of Mama Burd at Sugar Snap Shots)
There is so much information out there for new parents on the latest and greatest new technique to get your baby to sleep. Each one has its own tried and true method that without a doubt will work. The thing is, if there were only one method to get your baby to sleep, then there won’t be all these books and theories on it. So, whose advice do you take? Do you let her cry it out, or do the pick up/put down method? Is it okay for her to fall asleep rocking her or not? What about holding her and walking with her?
My baby girl has decided that she likes being sleep deprived and likes depriving me of my sleep too. An overtired baby is absolutely no fun. She likes to pop her eyes open after sleeping for five minutes and declare herself no longer tired but then is quickly loosing it because she really is (gotta love the crying). I am still working on a solution to my problem, but any advice is more than welcome!
I'm bringing you the dvd I told you about. I'm telling you the swaddling works-
ReplyDeleteand, as for crying it out- no way! She's too little for that. Maybe after 6 months. With us having three we couldn't really rock them all to sleep and I think it's important to train them to be able to soothe themselves. But, like you said, you've got to find out what works for you. If I can find my swaddle blankets (the miracle blanket) I will bring you one to use. Looks like a baby straight jacket, but they feel really secure and snug.
ps. what I wrote sounded like an oxymoron-- but if you can put her down when she is just about asleep its a good first step. (not screaming or crying though- just "dopey". Its hard right now, but will get easier as she gets older.
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