Hello
I posted awhile ago about my lo and sleep issues
Up until starting this new routine I've been getting her to sleep with a dummy and me lying beside her with my arm across her chest to stop her flailing around.
I have started the easy routine with pu/pd as per the baby whisperer solves all your problems age 6-9 months, but am worried I am now the prop.
With pick up out down, am I right in thinking that once you see the baby starting to settle you continue to keep a hand on them and stay quiet and with them until they fall into a deep sleep?
My worry with my lo is that she is used to falling asleep with my arm across her, so is she actually not self settling?
Yesterday morning was awful, 40 mins of awful crying, but she finally went to sleep. However, only for 20 mins, so I then did another 50 mins of pu/pd and she was hysterical. By which point it was 10.50 and time for her next feed. I was sure she was hungry and that was the cause for her crying. However she took 1oz and was then sick. This was after she had calmed down. I then preserved and she managed 5ozs between 11-12.
It only took 15 mins to get her to sleep for 1pm nap and 1 pu/pd. She was asleep for 1hr 15 and woke crying. I did pick up put down for 30 mins and she was hysterical. Again, by which point it was nearly 3pm. So we abandoned the rest of the nap for feed
I put her down at 4.45 for her cat nap as she was exhausted and overtired. It took 15mins, but she fell asleep. Woke 40 mins later crying
Bedtime routine was at 6.15' she was so tired, took 40 mins of pick up put down, but probably as husband was clattering about upstairs 😡
Woke at 19.20 and I fed her, I did this as she hadn't eaten much at all through the day, My thinking was if I tank her up before I go to bed, I can be confident it's not hunger
Anyway, she was awful all night
11.30. She woke and I fed her (treated this as dream feed)
1.10 woke, pu/pd 15 mins
2.10 woke pu/PD 15 mins
3.30 woke, pu/Pd 1hr
7 she woke unhappy and still very tired (well hardly any sleep in 24 hrs) fed for 10 mins on boob, I thought it would be more considering she had jot been fed since 11.30 night before
This morning she fell asleep at 08.50 for an hour. Woke up crying, but again pu/pod not successful, so nap abandoned and she breast fed and took 3 ozs of expressed bm.
She had been in bed with me in the sleepyhead, and she was waking a lot in the night so moved sleepyhead to cot and me in bed in same room for this new routine, started yesterday. I don't think she has a problem with being in the cot, as she's in her same sleepyhead, but I'm wondering if me staying with my hand on her until she sleeps is now the sleep prop?
What do you think?