Introducing bad habits to get on EASY

[Sharoncattell]

Hi

My LO is 7 weeks toomorrow and I can not get her to Nap properly in the day or to sleep in the eve until 9.  I have tried to put her in her moses basket and in the day she will only go for 30-45 minutes and at night not at all, so ends up sleeping in my arms.  I have tried ssh pat and also w2s but nothing is working, I am exhausted.  She will however go down for her night time sleep and I can dream feed her and put her back down, she will then either wake 3-4 hours later for feed or go til morning so I am lucky there.

She will sleep in her chair downstairs for longer (not a bouncy one) is it worth me using whatever prop I need to get her to go onto the EASY routine and then try to get her to self soothe once EASY is established or am I just making a rod for my own back.

I just want her to sleep in the day instead of being niggly, the lack of sleep is now putting her off EASY as although she will E, A goes out the window as she is to tired and just cries until she sleeps on me.

Please, can some one help me out.  Have posted on other boards but am not getting any response.

Sharon

[*Mona*]

hi, I will move your post to naps as they're more likely there to help you with shush/pat etc.
good luck

[rebecaq]

Hi Sharon,

Big {{{HUGS}}} sweetie, 7 weeks old is still a rough age for both mommy and baby.

I was wondering what your day looks like. Are bf or bottle feeding? What does A time consist of?

As for the naps, the mods here can give you great tips with shh/pat and w2s. My recommendation is that you stick one and stick with it. Also I strongly recommend that you do not introduce a prop or accidental pareting in order to try to get EASY going.

Remember that 7 weeks is atill a young baby and there are bound to be kinks while you both figure things out 

- Beca

[Sharoncattell]

Hi

I am BF every 3 hours in day.

Our A time involes, time on play gym and generally time on my knee.

Having refused to nap today she has now been asleep on me for nearly 3 hours!

Sharon

[*Natasha*]

Have you read the FAQS section on how to settle and extend naps. Their is some usefully info thier.

[Sharoncattell]

Hi

I have just had a read of the faqs thank you, I am trying to adopt the w2s but it just doesnt work.

Today my LO woke at 6 and feed for 30 minutes, she started yawning after 30 minutes of activity so I did a wind down and put her in her basket, she lay there for over an hour fussing then finally went off for 15 minutes then woke up, she has now been awake for 45 minutes and fussing and shouting in her basket.

i just cant see the benefit of this.  What is the point of her just lying there shouting for such a long time?  At what point do I decide that maybe she is just not tired and pick her up?  Or should I have gone in after the 15 minutes sleep and gone through the whole wind down routine etc?

Just fell out with hubby as all I asked him to do is go in after 5 minutes and hold her while she jolted and he forgot to go in (all I wanted was a shower)  this has resulted in him telling me that what I am doing is Bull and if I need to get her to sleep why dont I just take her for a walk!   and that by taking her for a walk or going out in the car it is not going to hurt her and at least she then sleeps.

I feel like today is going wrong already!

Sharon

[Erin (redstarfalling)]

Oh, Sharon - I feel for you!  It's a hard time, when you're exhausted and DH isn't seeing the long term benefits of teaching her independent sleep... 

Do you swaddle her?  If she's so restless and waking that often, swaddling might be a great idea - helps keep her arms controlled during those jolts.