what do i do!?

Crystal - posted on 12/14/2008

try using 2 rolled up blankets put one behind her and one in front of her by here stomach lay her on her side when u do this my kids both loved it. when she is sleeping during the day make sure you put her down holding her all the time makes it harder for her to get use to being down.

Stephanie - posted on 12/14/2008

Try putting her to bed with a blanket that you and your fiance has cuddled with, so it smells like mommy and daddy, whether or not she's being swaddled with it.

Katrina - posted on 12/13/2008

My son was colicy and the only hopes I had of him sleeping for a few hours straight was to bring him in bed with me. I tried everything, swaddling him, putting him in his crib, letting him sleep in his chair but next to me was the same thing.



However, the downside to that is my son is now 15 months and still sleeps better if he's in my bed. He has alot of trouble with the crib, though that's FINALLY starting to get better.

Rebecca - posted on 12/12/2008

My son slept with us until he was 4 months old. We had a bassinet next to the bed but he wouldn't really sleep well in there because his pacifier would fall out and he would get upset because he couldn't it so I would have to get it for him, so I finally just kept him in between us which made it easier to breast feed as well. Now, switching to a crib was a different story. We had to let him cry and it took a few nights of just letting him cry but it became less and less and yes it was heartbreaking but he sleeps through the night in his own crib and has since he was 4 months old. Good luck!

Marianne - posted on 12/12/2008

Buy the happiest baby on the block, it is sooooo awesome sometimes the swaddling isn't enough. My sister bought the dvd for me and it taught me alot about babies and the like to be comforted. My son now at 3 months sleeps in his crib for 11 hours every night. I also follow a routine before I try to put him to bed so now it's almost like he knows its time to go to bed. We have a story, bath, dinner, & sleep.

Katie - posted on 12/12/2008

also if the swaddling works...look up the "Miracle Blanket" as this is the best invention in the world I bought 2 off the internet, the baby CAN NOT get there arms out...promise!

Katie - posted on 12/12/2008

I read the book called the happiest baby on the block and after reading...or you can watch the dvd....my son slept like a dream, my son was colicy and had trouble sleeping but not after reading this book. If you can get some time to yourself then go to chapters and have a read before you buy it to see if you like it. The swaddling is the key as Jenny said. I hope this book helps as it saved my sanity, good luck and keep up the good work mommy.

Jovanne - posted on 12/11/2008

I remember I had to swaddle the baby, put two rolls of blankets on either side of her. Then, another blanket tucked tightly over the baby and the rolls. This cuddles the baby really good with the two blanket rolls. The hospital nurses showed me this. You can even lightly warm the swaddle blanket too before swaddling. I of course watched her every second to make sure nothing was over her face! My baby still ended up with me often though because I was nursing. Good luck!

Svetlana - posted on 12/11/2008

You really do have to teach her to sleep on her own without u holding her close, if you do not then you will continue to struggle for longer.

She is only 1 month old, where does she spend most her time lying down? Just put her down in the bassinet, and for day times keep her next to you in the living room etc, and at night in the bedroom. If she cries dont pick her up and hold her, just pat her on her tummy or back and do very loud SSSSHHHHHH.

Ginger - posted on 12/11/2008

my daughter didnt like her arms in the blanket right from the start.. she didnt want to sleep in the bassinet either.. after a week of sleeping with her in my arms proped up.. I raised one end of her bassinet placed her head at the highest point and voila a sleeping baby in her own space.. its worth a try

Laurel - posted on 12/11/2008

I used to swaddle my daughter, but leave her arms out then put her in the swing until she was good and asleep, then I could move her to her bed. Some nights, she spent in her swing because I would fall asleep before her, but she was happy and less than an arms length away. My middle son decided really early that he liked to sleep on his belly, so I would let him fall asleep on his belly then gently roll him over when he was asleep.

Britnie - posted on 12/11/2008

My daughter didn't like to be swaddled either and I had an horrible time getting her to sleep in her bassinet. I tried everything..the only thing that worked was I used the same blanket for her every night and i would put the blanket in the dryer to get it warm then i would wrap her lightly and lay her down! It worked for me! Hope this helps!! Don't worry it will get better! (=

Shannah - posted on 12/11/2008

thanks all for the comments. i will try some of them. we have done the swaddling alot. she just doesnt like to be confined to her area is all. shes a bit stubborn. lol as for a crib we have a small area to work with. it sucks. so bassinet will have to do for little bit longer.

Alecia - posted on 12/11/2008

Does she do this besides when you put her in her bassinet? If so she may have acid reflux. My daughter had this when she was a month old or maybe even earlier. She would have these outbursts of cries for no reason when she was sleeping or just being awake. The doctor gave me some medicine and it made the outbursts go away.

Ashley - posted on 12/11/2008

My daughter wouldn't sleep in her bassinet either. When she was 2 weeks old we put her in her crib and used a monitor. She has slept very well since then...and a month later was sleeping through the night. I don't know if it will work for you, but it might be worth a shot!

Jessica - posted on 12/11/2008

yea this sounds bad but my neighbors would duck tape the blanket so it wouldnt fall off there daughter... That was the absolute only thing they could do to get her to sleep at all. my suggestion would be to just get her used to laying down by herself even when she is not sleeping. that might help some. I run a daycare and we just got a baby that was constantly held at home. When you have 3 infants and 4 toddlers you can't be always holding one child haha it just doesnt work. So what i did was just let him get used to playing with the toys and i would lay him close to the other babies and now he is fine he lays and is now putting himself to sleep at home also. does this make since?

Vicki - posted on 12/11/2008

my daughter wouldnt sleep in her bassinet what so ever she flipped out evertime i put her in it. so one day after getting out of bed for the 1000 time because she didnt want to be in her bassinet so i put her in her crib, and it worked . she slept thru the night i dont know how you feel about moving her to her crib but it worked for me.

Amie - posted on 12/11/2008

It's something all parents go through and have to put up with. You could try swaddling her. It might be that she doesn't like feeling so exposed, she is still young enough to remember the womb and how confining and warm it was. Also you could try propping her on her side with stiff pillows after she's been swaddled. Mine loved sleeping this way. I found a side sleeper pillow at toys r us for mine and they all loved it.

Kelly - posted on 12/11/2008

Our bassinet has a vibration control on it. I used that and it helped some. I would also use the same blanket every night to swaddle her in and wrap her really tight! It made her feel like I was still holding her. We also had the sleep positioner (the ones that you lay her in between two pillow like things) and we would put her on her side. It worked! I hope it will for you!! Good luck! It does get better!

Jenny - posted on 12/11/2008

Not sure how she sleeping, clothing wise, but my son would absolutely not sleep unless he was swaddled. I would put him in a light sleeper, then swaddle him with a blanket. It gives them the feeling that they are being cuddled.