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how to help a 4 weeks old stay asleep
« on: September 07, 2012, 11:44:46 am »
My 4 weeks old baby has troubles falling asleep on his own. He is too young to be on a schedule and is swaddled for all naps. If he falls asleep while breast feeding or while being held he wakes up as I put him in down his cot. With the binky he wakes up every 5 mins looking for it or if he is finally in deep sleep would wake up after 30/40 minutes looking for it. I am clueless regarding what else I can do to help him fall and remain asleep. I have 2 other kids that need my attention and feel neglected. Please suggest from your experience. Thanks:-)
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Re: how to help a 4 weeks old stay asleep
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2012, 06:40:22 am »
Hi there and welcome! Congratulations on your little boy!

Don't worry, here we don't advocate having a strict schedule :) It's more about reading your baby's cues and having a consistent routine of Eat, Activity, Sleep. How long is he usually awake for? At this age the average awake time is only about an hour, so basically as soon as he is finished feeding and nappy change, it's time to swaddle him ready for sleep. Any longer than that and he may be overtired and find it more difficult to stay asleep. If he falls asleep in your arms, it can help to keep a hand on him in the cot for the first 10 minutes so that if he jolts, it doesn't wake him up - a firm swaddle also helps with this.

At this age too, I wouldn't worry about having all naps in the cot, especially if you have older LOs to care for! Do you have a sling or baby carrier? They can help LO to sleep securely next to you and still let you get on with other things you need to do.

Here are some links to get you started - please ask again if you have more questions  :)
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=186622.0
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=85500.0

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Re: how to help a 4 weeks old stay asleep
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2012, 06:04:34 am »
Thank you so much for your response! Things were so hectic around the house that I didn't have a chance to log in until now :-)
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Re: how to help a 4 weeks old stay asleep
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2012, 06:16:47 am »
No problem! You must be busy with three :) Hope things are going ok now?

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Re: how to help a 4 weeks old stay asleep
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2012, 19:54:01 pm »
Naps are much easier to establish now. Hopefully we can get on a routine soon. Thanks!
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