Is it possible for a 4 month old to be spoiled?

[nervousgal]

Okay over the weekend I started laying down while breastfeeding him until he fell asleep. And one time I even fell asleep while feeding him. BIG MISTAKE. Now thats the only way he will sleep. He now sleeps with me in my bed all the time because he'll cry if I put him in his crib.. Even when he's sleeping with me in my bed he'll cry because my boob isn't in his mouth! I can't keep up with this lol. He used to sleep all night in his crib. HELP

 

[PepsiChic]

Okay over the weekend I started laying down while breastfeeding him until he fell asleep. And one time I even fell asleep while feeding him. BIG MISTAKE. Now thats the only way he will sleep. He now sleeps with me in my bed all the time because he'll cry if I put him in his crib.. Even when he's sleeping with me in my bed he'll cry because my boob isn't in his mouth! I can't keep up with this lol. He used to sleep all night in his crib. HELP

I feed my LO lying down on the bed for his bedtime feed too, because otherwise he wont go to bed.

my tricks are:

put a pillow between you and LO (you may have to lie on it a bit to get boob in his mouth) this is so that he is leaning on something other then you, so that once hes asleep you can move away without waking him - this trick has been my godsend!

secondly, dont pull your boob out his mouth until hes deep asleep, it can take a while. if you want though another trick i use is i put the tip of my little finger in the corner of his mouth as i pull my boob out. Also never try to pull your boob out while hes sucking wait for a gap.

once you've moved away leave him sleeping on the bed for a while, so that if he has stirred a bit he gets back into deep sleep.

Then carefully put one hand under his head and one under his bum and move him to his crib. - make sure you dont have to bend down too far into his crib, the motion of going down triggers the startle reflex and you end up with a wide awake baby. If he starts to stir as your holding him rock him gently in your arms but dont speak - he'll wake to your voice.

as for putting him down, carefully remove your hand from his bum first and then using the free hand lift his head slightly from your hand under his head, then very gently lower his head back down.

good luck!

 

[nervousgal]

Thx I'll try that. Hope it works!!