![]() ![]() “I couldn’t even get out of bed to brush my teeth and he’d start moving & crying! At four months it was becoming challenging because he would wake up every 30 minutes all night and all day I also have a three-year-old and it was very hard to co-sleep and also get her to bed! My husband and I decided it was time to get him out of our bed at 4 1/2 months… a few rough nights of crying and going in to comfort him to show him that his crib is where he sleeps and he’s been doing wonderful!! He’s now almost six months old and sleeps 11 hours in his crib!!! You have to do what works for you and not worry about it!! I thoroughly enjoyed cosleeping but it was definitely our time to end it.”~Sherry McQuay If you have been co-sleeping and need to make a change for some reason, here is Sherry’s story that is encouraging and real: It will make the transition easier to the crib or bassinet. If you want your baby to sleep on his back, hold him on his back when you are snuggling him. Try a co-sleeping bed or crib (many stores sell these) 3. Try putting a crib beside your bed and hold your hand in on your baby’s belly until he/she falls asleep. (Think of it like this: you are a warm body, so if he is resting on you and moving to cold sheets, a drastic change in temperature can be startling) It will warm the sheets, which will make sleep come easier. Remove the blanket right before bedtime (you never want to leave it in the crib). Try making the crib warm by placing an electric blanket on his sheets for 10-20 minutes BEFORE you put your baby into his crib. It seemed like an hour! But when I actually timed it, he cried for less than a minute and then would sleep longer and more soundly than if he was in my arms. I know this sounds nuts and a little cruel, but what I found was that it was always less than a minute. One thing that helped me was to put my baby down in the crib and then time how long he cried. If you aren’t comfortable co-sleeping, remember that it only takes three days to break a habit. Do what you can to enjoy it while it lasts” ~Rebecca “Just do what feels right to you, feed to sleep, cosleep, do what you can to get the most sleep and least crying… They are only babies for 365 days which will pass in the blink of an eye. You may be in “survival” mode right not- trying to get sleep where you can. Remember that this is very normal and natural for your baby to want you. Even babies who are considered “good sleepers” have occasional off-days and nights where they only want to sleep in someone’s arms. The truth is that this happens more often than you might think. How to Get Your Baby to Sleep without Being Held Take the advice from these real moms… who have been where you are right now. When you try to stop, your baby cries and cries. You bring your baby into your bed so you can get the sleep that your body is craving and you both sleep well, so you do it again. You nurse or bottle feed your baby, just to get a few extra minutes of sleep yourself, and then it becomes a habit. Eventually they will sleep… Baby Only Sleeps When Held
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