Need Help with Shh/Pat

[prestonsmom]

I start putting my lo to bed when I see the first yawn... he fights sleep and doesn't seem to be able to go to sleep without a good long crying session.  It takes me a long time to get him to the point of sleep.  Is this normal?  Also, once I put him down he's up within 20 minutes, but is still very tired.  Do I do the shh/pat all over again?  Also, in the middle of the night when he wakes, can he nurse to sleep or am I supposed to do shh/pat then, too?  If I try to keep him awake at night to do shh/pat he gets overtired and it takes me FOREVER to get him down... Please help!

[Lizziebeth]

Hi there

Sorry you are having troubles.  How old is your LO?  Can you post your general routine?

Often babies do cry a lot when you start to teach independent sleep but this lessens as they learn to self-soothe.

Othertimes, the crying may be related to something in your routine that needs to be tweaked.

Yes, you would ideally use shush/pat for all naps and night sleeps. The shush/pat will teach independent sleep whereas nursing to sleep requires you to always be there.  Consistency is best for all sleep times.

Have you got any of Tracy's books?

Liz

[chell]

This is an interesting link: https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=26672.0