Pregnancy Info HOME

I don't think you are horrible. I am in my living room right now listening to Mason cry in his pack n play. He had been doing so good going to sleep by himself but then last week it got really cold her (okay I know compared to where most of you guys live it wasn't, but it was cold to us!!) so we had him in our bed. I guess he got used to it and now we are having to break the pattern. UUUGGGHHHH!!!! I hate this. Plus I am feeling under the weather with a sinus infection so I just want to go to bed, but he's in our room. I am considering going to my other son's room and sleeping with him in his double bed. Don't feel bad.

How old is he is he teething. if he is still an infant try gas drops. If he is teething try tylenol. Hope this info helps. I used to ask my son questions and if he agreed with me I would ask him to respond with blinking his eye, if he did blink it meant yes if he didn't it ment no/ I know this sounds strange but we were able to understand eachother.

He's 5 weeks today. He is ga__sy, and I do give him the gas drops, but they seem to only work 50% of the time. He has bad days and good days, like all babies do I guess. It's just that at 2am, the bad days are the ones you remember.

You are not horrible at all. I think sometimes that space is needed for you and him. It can be really frustrating dealing with a cranky baby and putting him somewhere away from you could help you calm down some. When my son was pulling all-nighters and would not sleep I used to wake up my dh. Even though he was not crying. I was exhausted and frustrated that he wouldn't go to sleep. Sometimes the life that you save is your child's.

I don't think you are horrible,but I could not let him cry it out.Have you tried giving hima nice warm bath?That is how I get Jesse to fall asleep,first a nice warm bath,then I put some of that nighttime lavender aveeno lotion,sleeper,wear-a-blanket,and then I give him a nice warm bottle and he goes to sleep.IMO,not being judgemental,I think a 5 week old baby needs the comfort of somebody.The longest I have left jesse cry was maybe 15 min,if that much,that was on a night that he was ga__sy and I needed a little break to charge my batteries. Have you tried laying him on your chest?

You aren't terrible. I know that I have been there a few times already and my son is 5w3d. Hey, you did what you could, checked all of his needs, and he still crying. I think it is ok to put him in the crib and cry a little- he may be overstimulated and needs to b__w off some steam. As long as you check on him if he doesn't stop in 10-15 minutes, I think it is ok. My son gets so fidgety and hard to hold when he gets like that. To me, it seems like he is saying, "Let me go!" Now I am not trying to start a fight, and I know there is no judgement from many but I have a question for Shelly and the moms who can't let their kids cry. How do you get them to not cry? I mean Ben cries during diaper changes, after baths, while getting dressed, when he is hungry. I can't get him to stop sometimes, except for when he is hungry (interesting how putting bottle or b___st to mouth will quiet them down- lol.) I just think that some babies are fussier and harder to quiet down than others, and putting them in the crib to cry is sometimes the last resort. I know I try shushing him, rocking him, the swing, gentle ma__sage, swaddling (which is no longer an option- he fights it now,) talking/singing to him, the bouncy chair, car seat, etc. Most people who stick the baby in the crib to cry don't do it first- they try everything else first. I'd like to hear and other ideas/thoughts people have b/c I hate resorting to the crib too, but know not what else to do sometimes.

I have to admit Jesse is a pretty easy baby.Sometimes he gets overstimulated,fights sleep and gets very fussy.I try to do what i can to bring him from one state of arousel to get him to relax.I know Jesse LOVES diaper change.I placed a mobile on the changing table (when he was 4 weeks old) and he just loves that mobile.The moment he hits that changing table he looks up to that mobile and starts cooing and laughing.I use that oportunity to give him a baby ma__sage and after that I make him a bottle and usually he goes to sleep.Or I put him in his cradle swing and feed him from there.He is laying in there kind of "sit" up so I don't have to worry about it.As I feed him I usually rock him a little with my hand and once he falls asleep I turn it on so it can rock him.At night I do always everything the same;bath,lotion,bottle,sleep.