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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 7:11 am to RazorBroncs
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:11 am to RazorBroncs
10pm is way too late.
Typical routine is early afternoon nap. Bath, fed, burped, rocking to sleep to put them down by 7-730. There are tons of recommended routines out there, find one that sounds good and is good with your schedule and implement it…it’s a tough week then everything gets better
It may be too late to swaddle, but it helps….babies jerk themselves awake, that’s why you keep their arms down…it also imitates the womb, warm and constricted.
Why are you bringing him to the living room when he wakes up? Should be checking he is clean, fed, and not hurt…then right back down. It sounds like he is completely overstimulated, you don’t even need to turn on the lights when you go in there….and a tv for background noise is NOT a good idea.
Typical routine is early afternoon nap. Bath, fed, burped, rocking to sleep to put them down by 7-730. There are tons of recommended routines out there, find one that sounds good and is good with your schedule and implement it…it’s a tough week then everything gets better
It may be too late to swaddle, but it helps….babies jerk themselves awake, that’s why you keep their arms down…it also imitates the womb, warm and constricted.
Why are you bringing him to the living room when he wakes up? Should be checking he is clean, fed, and not hurt…then right back down. It sounds like he is completely overstimulated, you don’t even need to turn on the lights when you go in there….and a tv for background noise is NOT a good idea.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:11 am to RazorBroncs
My oldest needed to he held, in a swing, or in a car.
In the car, we noticed that he responded to certain songs better.
He was also a big baby (10 lbs 5 ounces at birth) so he was always hungry. We ended up adding rice to his formula probably at about 2 months.
He was definitely high maintenance.
Everything seemed to have to go perfect to get him down.
By the time the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th child came around, the tight swaddling pretty much did the trick.
In the car, we noticed that he responded to certain songs better.
He was also a big baby (10 lbs 5 ounces at birth) so he was always hungry. We ended up adding rice to his formula probably at about 2 months.
He was definitely high maintenance.
Everything seemed to have to go perfect to get him down.
By the time the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th child came around, the tight swaddling pretty much did the trick.
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 7:12 am
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:15 am to Klark Kent
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silent reflux
Ask you Dr about reflux. Routine won’t matter if this is the problem.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:21 am to RazorBroncs
I have a 6 month old. Our routine…
Bath around 6:30-6:45pm and let him play until 7-7:15. Lotion/butt cream. Feed/rock until drowsy/almost asleep. Put in Merlin sleep suit in his crib 7:30.
He usually sleeps until 5am but sometimes wakes up around 2-3 hungry. If so we feed and repeat the drowsy/back in sleep suit.
Our son doesn’t nap much throughout the day. Maybe 2-3 30 min naps and he wakes up right before feeding time. He eats every 3 hours during the day.
I would also suggest the Ollie swaddle if your child can still fit in it. Wraps them tight and doesn’t allow them to startle and wake up during the night
Bath around 6:30-6:45pm and let him play until 7-7:15. Lotion/butt cream. Feed/rock until drowsy/almost asleep. Put in Merlin sleep suit in his crib 7:30.
He usually sleeps until 5am but sometimes wakes up around 2-3 hungry. If so we feed and repeat the drowsy/back in sleep suit.
Our son doesn’t nap much throughout the day. Maybe 2-3 30 min naps and he wakes up right before feeding time. He eats every 3 hours during the day.
I would also suggest the Ollie swaddle if your child can still fit in it. Wraps them tight and doesn’t allow them to startle and wake up during the night
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 7:25 am
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:21 am to RazorBroncs
As others have said routine. Contact naps while great at the time because he’s sleeping during them do not lead to good sleep habits. Took the newborn Taking Cara Babies and son has been sleeping since.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:28 am to RazorBroncs
The reason he sleeps well on mom’s chest is because he is listening to her heart beat it’s familiar to him, that and the two warm pillows. Y’all take a good look at your routine and see if you changed anything recently.
A rocking chair in their room that way when they do go down you don’t have to move them far. If that didn’t work we did the car ride. A box fan set up close to their door seamed to help to.
Our nemesis is 16 now and she still can’t go her arse to sleep like a normal person.
A rocking chair in their room that way when they do go down you don’t have to move them far. If that didn’t work we did the car ride. A box fan set up close to their door seamed to help to.
Our nemesis is 16 now and she still can’t go her arse to sleep like a normal person.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:30 am to thegreatboudini
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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.
I work 50-70 hours a week. Plus a dozen hours of commuting.
I refuse to not see the little guy. So, he sleeps 9 hours or so for the longest sleep.
Hopefully he keeps the schedule until he's old enough to set his own
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:32 am to PSUMMERS
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Our nemesis is 16 now and she still can’t go her arse to sleep like a normal person.
I’ve always wondered if things like sound machine, box fan, etc. are setting up the baby to rely on those things as an adult to sleep.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:33 am to RazorBroncs
Followed the Ferber method referenced here. Interval the first night was 5 minutes, second night was 10, third night was 15 minutes. After the third night our baby was sleep trained.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:33 am to RazorBroncs
Our first born didn’t sleep for 3-4 years so we had a plan for baby number 2. My wife followed what this lady said to the letter. It works.
Taking Cara Babies
Taking Cara Babies
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:35 am to LouisianaLady
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I’ve always wondered if things like sound machine, box fan, etc. are setting up the baby to rely on those things as an adult to sleep.
Yeah, I need those things for the hundreds of thousands pf gunshots I've heard without ear protection.
"Tinnitus is a cruel mistress!"
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:38 am to RazorBroncs
Make his room a black hole with everything he needs. Get a brown noise machine and baby shusher. Don’t let him be up during the day for longer than 2-21/2 straight hours. Feed him big before bed an out him down. Take all the stuff out of his crib and just have him sleep in his pajamas.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:39 am to RazorBroncs
Gripe water is great.
Crying himself to sleep is very bad. Babies cry for a reason and they cannot be "spoiled". They want comfort. A lot of good suggestions. Our grandson cannot sleep with any light on, its just him. One grandson has to have something against the top of his head (common). Its your job to figure it out.
Crying himself to sleep is very bad. Babies cry for a reason and they cannot be "spoiled". They want comfort. A lot of good suggestions. Our grandson cannot sleep with any light on, its just him. One grandson has to have something against the top of his head (common). Its your job to figure it out.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:41 am to G2160
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Ask you Dr about reflux. Routine won’t matter if this is the problem
bingo.
if he is allergic to dairy and/or soy. you could have the greatest routine of all time and it won’t mean shite. they are in a lot of pain with silent reflux and other than a diet change, nothing will help.
often times when they are allergic to dairy at that age, they are also allergic to soy. Have your wife cut ALL dairy and soy from her diet for a week to see if things improve. It was night and day for us. But that is a really really hard diet to maintain for your wife.
a lot of folks are recommending Taking Cara. Our circumstances were obviously different with the reflux, but we used Taking Cara for the 2nd child (no allergy) and had a lot of success.
another tip: buy colored light bulbs. red light won’t disturb the natural production of melatonin in their brains but will allow you to see where you are going while moving around the nursery. fact.
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 7:49 am
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:44 am to RazorBroncs
Box fan.
Swaddle him.
Rock him or sway with him until he falls asleep. Place him in crib delicately.
Ninja exit the room.
Swaddle him.
Rock him or sway with him until he falls asleep. Place him in crib delicately.
Ninja exit the room.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:46 am to jeffsdad
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Crying himself to sleep is very bad.
Crying is part of development...learning to stop crying on his own, also part of development.
Pretty easy for us to tell if it's real or fake crying.
If I sing, and he laughs at me, he was lying.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:48 am to LouisianaLady
I would say that’s not the case with her. She has always been wired a little different. She is a runner and average’s sometimes 30-40 miles a week plus workouts. She should be dog tired but just can’t shut the motor off.
Her grades don’t suffer she has all A’s.
Her grades don’t suffer she has all A’s.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:49 am to X123F45
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If I sing, and he laughs at me, he was lying.
The ole half cry half laugh makes crack up every time. Which is it boy!!
Posted on 3/18/23 at 7:52 am to X123F45
that’s true, but i don’t think “cry it out”
is until they are 16 weeks old. developmentally they aren’t old enough for “crying it out” to work.
is until they are 16 weeks old. developmentally they aren’t old enough for “crying it out” to work.
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 8:23 am
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