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re: I have a 3 month old baby that refuses to sleep when he's tired
Posted on 3/18/23 at 5:56 am to RazorBroncs
Posted on 3/18/23 at 5:56 am to RazorBroncs
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We got a Baby Merlin
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Will have to check that out, thank you.
We put ours in a Baby Merlin at 3 months and it was great. She did become depended on it to sleep though and we had a hard transition for a few days at 6 months to get her out of it though. So be prepared for that.
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Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:03 am to X123F45
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he gets put to bed around 9:30 to 10.
That seems super late. Ours is fed, bathed, and in bed before 7 every night. Don't hear a peep until about 6:30 the next day.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:36 am to RazorBroncs
Not to be a dick. But I guarantee you do not have a good routine in place.
Routine is not just all about timing either.
And 10:00 bedtime?
Routine is not just all about timing either.
And 10:00 bedtime?
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 6:38 am
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:37 am to RazorBroncs
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Y'all have any tips?
1. Put him/her in the car and go for a ride
1. a Nyquil
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:39 am to RazorBroncs
Why don’t you just return him for one that sleeps?
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:43 am to RazorBroncs
He shouldn’t have a blanket dude, that’s a SIDS hazard. Boppy pillow too. Little dude needs to be in a swaddle or swaddle sack with nothing else in his crib til he’s close to a year old
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 6:47 am
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:49 am to RazorBroncs
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in his boppy pillow with a comfy blanket and his favorite stuffed buzz lightyear
You don’t have that in the crib with him? Those are choking hazards.
Anyway. It’s just a phase. All babies go through them. Rock until the point of tired and then gently place in crib. They will wake up, and you will not get much sleep.
Mine hit theirs at 4mo and it was miserable. After that you can start the Ferber method and that was a game changer.
Now, mine wakes up at night, but falls back asleep within 30-45 seconds.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:52 am to RazorBroncs
Don’t pick up bad habits or routines, stick to your guns. There’s no silver bullet, but lots of good suggestions in this thread. Sleep regression happens, do what you know works and push through.
Taking him on a car ride make it easier? You’ll be sleeping in you car when that becomes the only way they will sleep (happened to two friends)
Bringing him into your bed make it easier? You’ll be fighting to get him out for the next decade (happened to more friends than I care to count).
Edit to add:
The 5 S’s worked well for us.
Babywise worked for 1st, not 2nd, but it’s all about routine.
We had to sleep train our 2nd - started at 5 months, went from 6 wake-up’s to 2, but she had ear problems and when she got tubes she’s started sleeping.
Good luck. Don’t co-sleep or do short term solutions you’ll regret, you’ll never break those habits.
Taking him on a car ride make it easier? You’ll be sleeping in you car when that becomes the only way they will sleep (happened to two friends)
Bringing him into your bed make it easier? You’ll be fighting to get him out for the next decade (happened to more friends than I care to count).
Edit to add:
The 5 S’s worked well for us.
Babywise worked for 1st, not 2nd, but it’s all about routine.
We had to sleep train our 2nd - started at 5 months, went from 6 wake-up’s to 2, but she had ear problems and when she got tubes she’s started sleeping.
Good luck. Don’t co-sleep or do short term solutions you’ll regret, you’ll never break those habits.
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 6:59 am
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:54 am to RazorBroncs
DO NOT LET HIM SLEEP WITH A BOPPY PILLOW.
Fitted sheet in the crib, tight, nothing else
Fitted sheet in the crib, tight, nothing else
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:54 am to RazorBroncs
Welcome to parenthood?
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:54 am to RazorBroncs
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Y'all have any tips? Fellow parents of the OT, help me!
They eventually figure it out. My first one didn’t sleep well for the 1st year.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:55 am to 0x15E
You mention this is a relatively new problem? What has changed in his life since the onset? Feeding times, nap schedule, going back to work, etc
Also, just my opinion, I wouldn't give him any "medicine" to help him sleep. We all have a natural built in sleep system and I wouldn't try to chemically alter it at this early age.
You mention rocking him to sleep, then lay him down and he wakes/cries. Don't go back and get him. Let him cry himself back to sleep. First few times, it literally may be hours. But basically if this is the routine, he's basically got ya'll trained to retrieve him when he's crying.
Also, just my opinion, I wouldn't give him any "medicine" to help him sleep. We all have a natural built in sleep system and I wouldn't try to chemically alter it at this early age.
You mention rocking him to sleep, then lay him down and he wakes/cries. Don't go back and get him. Let him cry himself back to sleep. First few times, it literally may be hours. But basically if this is the routine, he's basically got ya'll trained to retrieve him when he's crying.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:57 am to Tiger in Gatorland
I think you meant to @OP in your post
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:59 am to RazorBroncs
Routine
White noise
Gas drops in the bottles.
Night time gripe water
Swaddle him tight
White noise
Gas drops in the bottles.
Night time gripe water
Swaddle him tight
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:59 am to RazorBroncs
You get the kid asleep?
Try this on kindle happiest baby on the block - LINK
5s technique worked great for all of mine.
Try this on kindle happiest baby on the block - LINK
5s technique worked great for all of mine.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 6:59 am to RazorBroncs
It is possible that he is overtired long before you think he is. I learned that my babies have sleepy cues and once I saw that, started the routine to get them in bed. If I didn't, they were an over tired mess. They aren't adult cues either, oldest would start to rub her ears and my youngest would rub her face into things.
They were also both really sensitive to the plastic crib mattress so we put a towel UNDER the crib sheet. Helped with the transfer to the crib.
They were also both really sensitive to the plastic crib mattress so we put a towel UNDER the crib sheet. Helped with the transfer to the crib.
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 7:03 am
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:01 am to RazorBroncs
We went the carrier route, car rides worked sometimes.
We spent countless hours pacing around the house with my daughter in the carrier.
We spent countless hours pacing around the house with my daughter in the carrier.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:04 am to X123F45
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Routine. Routine. Routine.
Some good advice in here but mostly this.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:06 am to RazorBroncs
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This baby is STILL GOING.
When I saw this sentence, I imagined the OP saying it like this:
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:11 am to RazorBroncs
He is in his first sleep regression. Try to make sure he isn’t napping too much during day. People who’s kids sleep will never understand.
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