when did you start trying to get your lo to self settle

[EmmaM2]

We have gone from our lo only sleeping in our arms, to falling asleep on us but then we can put him down aslong as he is fast asleep. I don't want to create a rod for our own backs so we are thinking about trying to get him to settle himself. He is only 3 weeks though - when did you try this?? thanks x

 

[EmmaM2]

Oh wanted to add - not using cc or cio but thinking of the baby whisperer shush pat method.

 

[Mrs Dot]

Do it sooner rather than later! best thing we did! We got told the same thing rod for backs etc, and did it from when he was about the same age as your lo.

he now self settles even if he wakes in the night and that isn't very often at all

 

[EmmaM2]

Thats what i thought - thanks for your reply. If you don't mind me asking, how did you do it and how long did it take? we started today but it upset him so much and took so long (hour for the first nap and then he only stayed asleep for half an hour) that he got so overtired that it got even harder as the day went on. I haven't managed to stick it out even the first day!

 

[binxyboo]

I pretty much started at 3 weeks ish.
Best thing we ever did.

 

[Noodles]

We did it at 4 weeks and from 5 weeks Dylan self settled and slept through the night (11-6) and now sleeps 7-7

 

[lanaross]

we did at 2,5 months. That is not to say that I don't rock all her cute 18 pounds when need be but most often than not she's fine falling asleep by herself now.

 

[Kel127]

I started a bedtime routine around 6 weeks! He self settles and sleeps through everynight so I'm glad I started early.

 

[EmmaM2]

Can anyone tell me how they did it? x

 

[Seity]

Never. Don't plan on doing anything either.

 

[emsiee]

We started pretty much from day 1

 

[EmmaM2]

We started pretty much from day 1

wow - I can't believe your little one is alomst 2 months old already. I hope all is well - profile pic is gorgeous! x

 

[Babyoh]

Not until 5 months and it's been a real struggle, but we're getting there and sleeping has improved tenfold - which means she's in a much better mood (as are we!) the following morning. Best thing we've done but wished we'd done it earlier. Good luck!!

 

[AFC84]

I loosely follow the EASY routine and also find Sleep Sense by Megan Faure and Ann Richardson really helpful. So I do all the shhhing and patting, white noise and swaddling stuff, which I attempted to do from the first week really but seeing as my LO wouldn't sleep anywhere but me for the first few weeks I had to do whatever I could really. He started to self-settle most nights but has still not got anywhere near sleeping through.

Now we're going through a bit of a rocky patch with teething/4 month regression stuff I do have to rock him, hold him etc a bit more but there's not much else I can do seeing as I'm not prepared to let him CIO etc.

Don't worry too much about "creating a rod for your own back" and all that at this stage...apparently babies don't form sleep associations until they are around 4 months

 

[Tacey]

We never did, and don't plan to. She'll do it in her own time.

 

[emsiee]

We started pretty much from day 1

wow - I can't believe your little one is alomst 2 months old already. I hope all is well - profile pic is gorgeous! x

Thanks!
I cant believe it either! My ticker is slightly out on here, shes just turned 2 months.
All is brill thanks, shes changed a lot now from that pic...need to change it

Hope you and family are well too xx

 

[Sam9kids]

Ive always done it from day 1 with all of mine even the ones that had been in scbu as the nurses just used to put them straight back down after a feed, and what i did was a feed, cuddle and put down to see if they will go off x

 

[xbabybumpx]

I dont see any rush to self settle,dd will do it when she is ready. Anyway i enjoy getting her to sleep its our bonding time x

 

[aliss]

Not us... he will get sleepy during his last night feed in his quiet dark room with white noise, I will occasionally put him in his crib while he is still 'awake' but he always needs to be on the verge of sleeping. I do follow an EAEESY routine (haha, he eats like 3x per hour) but not guided by a clock.

 

[x-li-x]

We never did we Made a bedtime routine and she would fall asleep during her bottle n then we would wind her n put her down n she would still be asleep, if she did wake we always comforted her. Now she's usually awake when we put her down but as soon as she's put down she turns to the side and goes off all on her own. Sometimes at night if she wakes shel settle back before we get to her if not we always take her out gently n comfort her.
She pretty much has taught herself to self settle over time.

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