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DS refuses to sleep in my arms!
« on: March 23, 2009, 07:19:46 am »
So ive been doing BW since LO was about 3-4 weeks old and he is now 9 weeks old, he goes to sleep in his cot EVERY time, thats the way we have done it from the beginning, he used to fall asleep in the pram at church on sunday mornings but now even that ability has dissappeared. The other day we were waiting in the dr's office (for nearly and hour!) and he really needed to sleep but he refused to fall asleep in my arms, he fought it every step of the way and he wont sleep at church anymore either because these things arent his bed! I know this is what we wanted, this is what we have taught him but it makes leaving the house nearly impossible! What do i do? I dont want him to be OT if we have to go out and i dont want to be isolated at home anymore, its starting to drive me a little insane talking to a baby all the time and no adults (except DH but he doesnt count :) ) Oh but if he does finally fall asleep in my arms (happened once) he kept waking up and fighting it still.... This also means that if i do get a babysitter they have to come to our house so he sleeps in his cot, its easier sometimes for us to drop him off at their house so they can look after him and still do their thing otherwise people are so busy they cant just come and watch him for a few hours.
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Re: DS refuses to sleep in my arms!
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 07:53:33 am »
Hi

This happened to us as well at about the same age as your LO.  Its so frustrating!!  She wont sleep anywhere but her cot (maybe on the odd occasion in the pram or car seat but only when she was really really OT and even then, she has not managed to do it since we weaned the paci 4 weeks ago :-\). 

I have to leave DD with a friend on Thursday and it will be naptime - I don't know what to do!!  She would maybe sleep if I gave her a paci to use and left the pram - but then all my hard work may go out the window. 

All I can say is - the older they get, the longer they can stay awake so you could get out and about during A time (thats what we are doing just now). 

Hope you find a solution soon!!  Sorry I don't have any more advice - but I will be interested to see what other people have to say  :). 

Laura
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Re: DS refuses to sleep in my arms!
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 08:38:18 am »
Same here too! Even now at 14.5mths only her cot will do!! She loved sleeping with her arms outstretched to the sides to hold onto a bar of the cot and still does with one hand! I agree, it's great for her to sleep so well in the cot, but it drove me crazy with being so limited going out and having to be back home in time for her naps!
Is Caleb swaddled? Just wondered if it makes a difference to them wanting to stretch out? DD wasn't swaddled at all and loves being stretched out (she can't do this in a pram or carseat or in my arms).
Sorry no advice from me tho. Next time round I will definately use the pram,buggy more often to get LO used to it!!
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Re: DS refuses to sleep in my arms!
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2009, 09:06:28 am »
thanks ladies, good to see im not alone! yep he is swaddled, i try swaddling him in his pram, cant do it in the carseat. I have to go for a 45min drive tomorrow so he will probably fall asleep in the car, wake up and have a feed at the place we are going and by the time we leave it will be naptime again so another 45min drive home which sucks cos we dont want to encourage the waking at 45min mark!
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Re: DS refuses to sleep in my arms!
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2009, 09:31:47 am »
My ds fights my arms too. I think all los refuse to sleep somewhere or other - for so many people it is the cot they refuse to nap in!!

Will your lo nap if the buggy is in motion? That is how I get round it. I plan the travelling bit for the nap - yes it gives a shorter nap but then I just shorten the next A time a bit and hopefully get a sensible nap the next time. I also try and have the first nap in the cot as that starts the day off well.

It is a pain but remember your los sleep requirements will start to fall off soon also - soon it will be only 3 naps, the 2 naps so freedom will return. Or you'll be like me struggling to entertain a baby for all 3 hrs of their awake time  :P. Also remember the catnap is a freebie - so can be taken anywhere - perhaps you could try to 'teach' your lo to nap elsewhere using this one? And as it is supposed to be shorter anyway its less risk - and if it fails miserably you can bring bedtime forwards to little to make up?

When trying to use the buggy I used to find it helps to block visual stimulations (stick a blanket over it) as if my lo could see out he wasn't going to nap. He's grown out of this now though.
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