Anyone still rock their 6mth old + to sleep? - Page 2

pinkpolkadot · Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:13 PM

Thanks everyone! We are not so bothered about doing it but she fights it so much so when family are looking after her they always struggle and she ends up really upset. She is better at night but still sometimes fights it.

She will go in the pram on a bumpy surface or in the carseat if car is moving sometimes but sometimes it goes the other way there too

Yes we have a baby carrier so maybe could pop her in that and jiggle. Have tried darkening the room but not actually black out so maybe worth a try thanks. Thanks kaths101 will check that out.

Here's hoping sophie22 FX!

htaylor · Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:18 PM

i do! i love it, its the only time of day i can give big cuddles and not have my face/hair pulled at!

Babushka99 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:23 PM

I sometimes still put my lo in the baby carrier to get her to sleep and she is almost 14 months!

cat81 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:31 PM

If it makes you feel better, I still breast feed my 20 month old to sleep. X

Weezie123 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:51 PM

I Rock, giggle, breastfeed, breastfeed leaning into the car seat, walk him in a sling whatever he needs at that time to sleep. He's nearly 9 months. He can't self soothe except occasionally when he wakes in the night. He needs help to switch off. And I'll do it until he doesn't need it anymore. He's 24lb of cuddles!

DebzD · Apr 2nd, 2012, 15:38 PM

My 20 month old has never self-settled for a nap. She's fab at night but in the day she doesn't want to miss anything. If she's comfy and tired and starts to nod off she'll actually get up to stop herself going to sleep! We don't bother now but when she still REALLY needed to nap, we rocked her in the pushchair. I BF my 3 month old to sleep.
I think you just need to do whatever works for you and your child

Siyren · Apr 2nd, 2012, 16:08 PM

if it helps- my daughter is 2 and a half, and we've now progressed to me sitting next to her toddler bed rubbing her back

x

steph. · Apr 2nd, 2012, 23:54 PM

My sister still rocks her 14 month old

She is 20 weeks pregnant and finding it really hard but doesnt know how to stop.

Tor · Apr 3rd, 2012, 01:25 AM

We rocked him to sleep everytime until around 7 months and one night he was just HATING being rocked so put him down in his cot and he went to sleep and has done ever since. Hopefully your LO will be the same, i do think that they get there in their own time and will outgrow it themselves in most cases.

lovehearts · Apr 3rd, 2012, 03:47 AM

i rocked and fed to sleep till my LO was 10 months. One day he stopped falling asleep on the bottle but i carried on rocking once he had finished his bottle. Then a few weeks later it started to take AGES to rock him to sleep, i was in there 1.5 hours the one night rocking him. So the next night i put him in his cot after his bottle, he was wide awake. I was expecting hours of tears but nope, after 20 mins and 2 resettles (laying him down and rubbing his back for 1 min) he was fast asleep. The second night i only had to go and resettle once and by the 3rd night he just went to sleep on his own

My LO had been trying to tell me he was ready

We still rock at nap times and i will do this until he no longer wants/needs it. From my experience your LO will let you know when they no longer want/need something.

I woud have carried on until he was 5 if he had wanted it

xxxx

Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:13 PM	#11
pinkpolkadot Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Posts: 1,862	Thanks everyone! We are not so bothered about doing it but she fights it so much so when family are looking after her they always struggle and she ends up really upset. She is better at night but still sometimes fights it. She will go in the pram on a bumpy surface or in the carseat if car is moving sometimes but sometimes it goes the other way there too Yes we have a baby carrier so maybe could pop her in that and jiggle. Have tried darkening the room but not actually black out so maybe worth a try thanks. Thanks kaths101 will check that out. Here's hoping sophie22 FX!

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:18 PM	#12
htaylor Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 769	i do! i love it, its the only time of day i can give big cuddles and not have my face/hair pulled at!

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:23 PM	#13
Babushka99 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London Posts: 2,333	I sometimes still put my lo in the baby carrier to get her to sleep and she is almost 14 months!

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cat81 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 915	If it makes you feel better, I still breast feed my 20 month old to sleep. X

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:51 PM	#15
Weezie123 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1,090	I Rock, giggle, breastfeed, breastfeed leaning into the car seat, walk him in a sling whatever he needs at that time to sleep. He's nearly 9 months. He can't self soothe except occasionally when he wakes in the night. He needs help to switch off. And I'll do it until he doesn't need it anymore. He's 24lb of cuddles!

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 15:38 PM	#16
DebzD Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Stockport/Hyde Posts: 754	My 20 month old has never self-settled for a nap. She's fab at night but in the day she doesn't want to miss anything. If she's comfy and tired and starts to nod off she'll actually get up to stop herself going to sleep! We don't bother now but when she still REALLY needed to nap, we rocked her in the pushchair. I BF my 3 month old to sleep. I think you just need to do whatever works for you and your child

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 16:08 PM	#17
Siyren Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: In a pineapple, under the sea Posts: 6,293	if it helps- my daughter is 2 and a half, and we've now progressed to me sitting next to her toddler bed rubbing her back x

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 23:54 PM	#18
steph. Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 1,695	My sister still rocks her 14 month old She is 20 weeks pregnant and finding it really hard but doesnt know how to stop.

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 01:25 AM	#19
Tor Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,472	We rocked him to sleep everytime until around 7 months and one night he was just HATING being rocked so put him down in his cot and he went to sleep and has done ever since. Hopefully your LO will be the same, i do think that they get there in their own time and will outgrow it themselves in most cases.

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 03:47 AM	#20
lovehearts Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 13,178	i rocked and fed to sleep till my LO was 10 months. One day he stopped falling asleep on the bottle but i carried on rocking once he had finished his bottle. Then a few weeks later it started to take AGES to rock him to sleep, i was in there 1.5 hours the one night rocking him. So the next night i put him in his cot after his bottle, he was wide awake. I was expecting hours of tears but nope, after 20 mins and 2 resettles (laying him down and rubbing his back for 1 min) he was fast asleep. The second night i only had to go and resettle once and by the 3rd night he just went to sleep on his own My LO had been trying to tell me he was ready We still rock at nap times and i will do this until he no longer wants/needs it. From my experience your LO will let you know when they no longer want/need something. I woud have carried on until he was 5 if he had wanted it xxxx

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