'Sleep teaching' with NP/AP methods

aliss · Jan 20th, 2013, 08:05 AM

My 11 week old struggles with day naps - he wakes up after 30 minutes or 1 hour and he is clearly still very tired (red eyes, exhausted).

I am trying to help him learn to sleep longer, mostly by nursing him back down (which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't as he gets quite gassy and gets a bad burp which wakes him).

Are there any methods that you can recommend? I really can't cosleep for naps, I have another child to care for. We do bedshare at night, but it has only been since he cut a tooth last week that he has struggled. The pain seems to be gone now, but the habit is there.

Kess · Jan 20th, 2013, 08:47 AM

I like the No Cry Sleep Solution - a lot is online on Elizabeth Pantley's website if you google. It helped Ro learn a good association with sleep and helped me understand his sleeping patterns better.

patch2006uk · Jan 20th, 2013, 09:40 AM

I always went with feeding and then seeing what happened tbh. Could you pop him in a sling and try and rock him back to sleep using the motion? We had a hideous time with naps, though, so maybe I'm not the best person to be taking advice from

lozzy21 · Jan 20th, 2013, 10:10 AM

Google Tracey Hogg, pat/sush. We did a form of this for naps if she had trouble settling.

pocket fluff · Jan 20th, 2013, 14:10 PM

Does motion help him sleep? If so, could you arrange to be walking with him in a carrier/in a pram or the car around when he's due to wake up? Even if it's just walking around indoors or the garden! Doing this for a few days/weeks might set him on the right track. Hopefully your other boy likes being outside/walking, and it's great for helping to get back in shape!

Mum2b_Claire · Jan 20th, 2013, 14:39 PM

Can you not sling him to sleep, that's what I do 90% of the time for naps, perfect while also playing with ruby or doing housework or both haha

aliss · Jan 20th, 2013, 14:39 PM

Thanks girls I will check out all these ideas- I own both those books but haven't read in years.

I wish I wish I could go outside when needed, in fact that is how I did it with my first, but it's -23C right now

It's just too much for my other boy

patch2006uk · Jan 20th, 2013, 15:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aliss

Thanks girls I will check out all these ideas- I own both those books but haven't read in years.

I wish I wish I could go outside when needed, in fact that is how I did it with my first, but it's -23C right now

It's just too much for my other boy

-23! Yikes! It's -2 here at the mo, and it's cold! Can't imagine losing another 21 degrees. Don't blame you for not wanting to go out for a walk!!

CMarie · Jan 20th, 2013, 20:27 PM

I would also recommend a carrier . . mines was such a lifesaver when it came to nap time in the early months! On the rare occasion I didn't do that, I would put LO in a swing for a nap while I did things around the house. He would usually nap in there for around 1.5 - 2 hours.

aliss · Jan 21st, 2013, 05:24 AM

Hi girls! Thank you.

I'm having a bit of an issue wtih the carrier (which is an ergo - he has already outgrown moby) is that he is so large (16lbs) that he is obsessed with seeing everything and can't seem to settle well.

I found that he likes to be swaddled and rocked in his carseat, then he lets me transfer him to another room (the toddler constantly wakes him), so... seems to work for now, lol. I think we're still in the 4th trimester here!

Jan 20th, 2013, 08:05 AM	#1
aliss AutoSignup (SAAB) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Québec Posts: 24,382	'Sleep teaching' with NP/AP methods My 11 week old struggles with day naps - he wakes up after 30 minutes or 1 hour and he is clearly still very tired (red eyes, exhausted). I am trying to help him learn to sleep longer, mostly by nursing him back down (which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't as he gets quite gassy and gets a bad burp which wakes him). Are there any methods that you can recommend? I really can't cosleep for naps, I have another child to care for. We do bedshare at night, but it has only been since he cut a tooth last week that he has struggled. The pain seems to be gone now, but the habit is there.

Status: Online

Jan 20th, 2013, 08:47 AM	#2
Kess Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: England Posts: 2,108	I like the No Cry Sleep Solution - a lot is online on Elizabeth Pantley's website if you google. It helped Ro learn a good association with sleep and helped me understand his sleeping patterns better.

Status: Offline

Jan 20th, 2013, 09:40 AM	#3
patch2006uk Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Mids, UK Posts: 5,220	I always went with feeding and then seeing what happened tbh. Could you pop him in a sling and try and rock him back to sleep using the motion? We had a hideous time with naps, though, so maybe I'm not the best person to be taking advice from

Status: Offline

Jan 20th, 2013, 10:10 AM	#4
lozzy21 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Teesside, Posts: 23,599	Google Tracey Hogg, pat/sush. We did a form of this for naps if she had trouble settling.

Status: Offline

Jan 20th, 2013, 14:10 PM	#5
pocket fluff Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South West UK Posts: 38	Does motion help him sleep? If so, could you arrange to be walking with him in a carrier/in a pram or the car around when he's due to wake up? Even if it's just walking around indoors or the garden! Doing this for a few days/weeks might set him on the right track. Hopefully your other boy likes being outside/walking, and it's great for helping to get back in shape!

Status: Offline

Jan 20th, 2013, 14:39 PM	#6
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 16,777	Can you not sling him to sleep, that's what I do 90% of the time for naps, perfect while also playing with ruby or doing housework or both haha

Status: Offline

Jan 20th, 2013, 20:27 PM	#9
CMarie Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,020	I would also recommend a carrier . . mines was such a lifesaver when it came to nap time in the early months! On the rare occasion I didn't do that, I would put LO in a swing for a nap while I did things around the house. He would usually nap in there for around 1.5 - 2 hours.

Status: Offline

Jan 21st, 2013, 05:24 AM	#10
aliss AutoSignup (SAAB) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Québec Posts: 24,382	Hi girls! Thank you. I'm having a bit of an issue wtih the carrier (which is an ergo - he has already outgrown moby) is that he is so large (16lbs) that he is obsessed with seeing everything and can't seem to settle well. I found that he likes to be swaddled and rocked in his carseat, then he lets me transfer him to another room (the toddler constantly wakes him), so... seems to work for now, lol. I think we're still in the 4th trimester here!

Status: Online

User Name		Remember Me?
Password