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Offline kaynay

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Using pacifier to tie sleep cycles 3 week old?
« on: July 06, 2013, 23:05:15 pm »
Anyone hang by the bedside and when your little one starts to fuss and won't settle at the 40 min mark use a pacifier to keep them down, without waking to extend their nap? Around 35 to 40 mins in my LO needs about 10 mn of soothing I start wi a firm hand on her chest and ssshhh if that doesn't work I pop in a pacifier this started today for all naps, she sucks for a few, then settles and goes back down for another cycle.
Prior to this she was staying down on her own but at this stage with us being on easy since day one...is approaching the 3  week mark mean they are more aware and wake themselves from their sleep cycles more easily? Is the pacifier considered a prop when used this way? Around how many weeks are they when they can deal with naps without sleep cycles disturbing them? She is swaddled and on three hour EASY.

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Re: Using pacifier to tie sleep cycles 3 week old?
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2013, 21:51:32 pm »
The naps are 40 mins then 20 of soothing then back down for 40...I pick her up and ssshhh her with pack then put her back down but what gives at 40 mins mark? Am I becoming a prop?

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Re: Using pacifier to tie sleep cycles 3 week old?
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2013, 23:45:13 pm »
Yup I did this with T, at 3 weeks do what works honey:-*
I dot think props really develop till closer to 12-16 weeks so if this works and your doing shh/pat a little too that is great!
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Re: Using pacifier to tie sleep cycles 3 week old?
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2013, 03:30:17 am »
I agree with Sara.  I wouldn't worry about props at this age. I did pretty much the same thing and it never developed into a prop.  Eventually DD learned to transition through sleep cycles on her own and even ditched the paci on her own!
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Re: Using pacifier to tie sleep cycles 3 week old?
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2013, 05:53:55 am »
I wish my LO would take the dummy!!