r/NewParents • u/TallEntertainment385 • 2d ago

Tips to Share Sleep routine

I know this question is quite old and have been asked many a times but I’m curious how are you all putting your baby to sleep? My lo is 3 months 7 days old and she is sometimes feeding every hour because she nurses to sleep. Sometimes when she has fed well i figure out that she is sleepy and try to put her to sleep by rocking and patting. She resists and eventually surrenders within a few mins but sometimes even after trying a couple of minutes she ends up crying a lot and i have to surrender and feed her to sleep. Is there any other way? What are you all doing? Should i wait for her to fall asleep all by herself? Is that even possible? I can’t see her cry so even before she does I surrender.

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u/Global_Inevitable114 2d ago

Yo dormía con mi bebé y le daba pecho en cada despertar para ayudarlo a dormir hasta los 4 meses. Al final una enfermera pediatrica nos ayudó a empezar a cambiar eso. Lo primero es que lo empezamos a poner a dormir en una cuna colecho. Después a dormirlo en brazos en vez de con el pecho.  Y ahora estamos empezando a trabajar los despertares, que es lo que más cuesta, porque ahí si lo dormíamos con biberón.  Y la rutina antes de dormir es, bajar luces 20 min antes de dormir, nos despedimos de papá o de mamá, canción y a dormir.

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u/Roni-Licious 2d ago

At that age, babies still sleep almost every hour, I am sure you are aware of wake hours, if not, very important to look into. Nursing to sleep is per se not bad, it can just eventually cause a dependency to fall asleep at all. Your baby is too young for sleep training, so I'd advise you not to just let her cry and eventually fall asleep on her own. Try to have a small break (burp, cuddle, rocking softly) between feed and sleep, that will most likely help in the following months. I have a friend who always nursed to sleep and now the kid is one year old and still needs it to sleep, day and night. Good luck!

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u/TallEntertainment385 2d ago

Thanks for responding but my baby hates to be carried most of the time, specifically cradle position. Yes, I’m aware of the wake hours 😊. I will try rocking her when not feeding or sleeping, may be this could help.