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Offline Donnanate

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6 month old wails at bedtime and naps
« on: March 08, 2015, 03:40:08 am »
Hello all....I'm new to the forum and a first-time mom. I'm at my wits end with trying to make my 6 month old fall asleep. He will show the cues for being ready for bed or a nap but once I try to get him to sleep he wails. Unless he's in the carseat or the baby carrier, he won't sleep without crying for a good five to ten minutes.  I don't know why he fights this so much and it's causing me a lot of anxiety.  He's a very happy baby otherwise, so I have no clue why trying to get him to sleep is such an issue.  Anyone have any advice?

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Re: 6 month old wails at bedtime and naps
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2015, 21:35:37 pm »
Hugs hon, that can be really difficult!  Could you post your EASY so we can take a peek?  What's your wind down routine?


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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2015, 01:54:58 am »
Thanks Laura for the reply.  I'm new here so please bare with me...what is an EASY?   Also I don't really have a nap routine per se.  But when I sense he's getting ready we lay down together and snuggle him with his special blanket and I read him a book. Bed time  do bath, book, bottle and then swaddle. Up until recently he had no issues with going down for naps or bedtime...all of a sudden though, he's fighting it. You can tell he's exhausted.  He used to stay down for most of the night but now he seems to be waking  hour, wailing.  It could be a combination of things: we just moved a week ago. He could be teething and he's going through a developmental leap.   I just want my guy to sleep. He's an incredibly happy baby when he's awake, it's just going to sleep. Any help would be awesome. I put a fan in his room tonight to hopefully provide some white noise to help him sleep. Thanks in advance.