LO cries when put down! Help???

[cabaretmum2b]

Scarlett is almost 4 weeks old, and always cries when put down into her crib/pushchair/carseat etc. We ended up co-sleeping, so we could settle her to sleep and not have to move her, but I would really like for her to at least be able to sleep in her crib! What can I do???

 

[OmarsMum]

Hi hun. I used to talk to Omar, & pat on his tummy once I put him awake in his cot. I also used to sing to him, & it was soothing. I also used to hold his hand, & talk directly into his ear. when he's restless or if he starts crying I used to hold him, sooth him, then put him back in his cot & pat & talk to him. A cot mobile with nice music also helped to make him like his cot. V-tech ones r really good & soothing. xx

 

[kc1980]

Mine was the exact same. I just gave in to her wishes for 9 weeks and she is much much better naturally now. She suddenly decided at 9 weeks that she was happy with naps alone during the day! We still co-sleep but I plan to change this too, all in her own time

 

[EmmaM2]

Do you swaddle her? My lo (3 weeks now) wouldn't sleep alone at first and we had to hold him all night. Now we still have to hold him until he is asleep but then we can usually put him down. I say usually because it doesn't always work - last night as an example he only stayed asleep for a max of 1 hour once in his moses basket each time so i am typing one handed right now! but last week he would go 3 - 4 hours at a stretch every night, just waking for a feed and then back to sleep. I also swapped from our crib to the moses basket and bought a sleep positioner to make him feel more 'snug'. Hope things improve, as i sit here shattered facing my first day alone with my lo i understand how exhausting it is. xx

 

[MrsGlitz]

Give it time.

Harry was the same so we co-slept for the first 6 weeks, still trying each night to put him in his Moses basket but he never liked it. We then moved the cot into our room and so e nights he was happy to sleep in there, sometimes he did wake up.

Now he sleeps in his cot, he goes down and self settles most nights and usually re-settles after waking too. Sometimes I do bring him into bed but I think that's more for me than him now!

 

[Lena]

I think the first 4-6 weeks LO was permanently attached to me. I remember i couldn't even run upstairs to get the laundry and put it in the washer without LO screaming his head off. I got absolutely nothing done around the house and most days didn't eat anything til DH came home. Luckily he liked his carseat and pram so i could still go out, but his clingyness did start to wear off as his vision developed a bit more and he could see and interact with the world around him. Now if i need to make a sandwich or do the washing, i can put him in his swing or on his playmat for 15 mins before he gets fussy. It will pass hun, just hang in there. At the time it drove me mad, but now i get a bit sad looking at pictures of how tiny he was and clearing out all his newborn and 0-3 month clothes and thinking 'he'll never wear those again' Take lots of pics and videos.

 

[MrsRoughton]

have you thought of getting a sling? my lo who is now 2 was a very clingy baby.so i invested in a few slings which meant baby could be close to me and i could do other stuff! we also co-slept as i believe for us it was the right thing. but its not for everyone.