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My baby is only a week old. If you lay him down in the bassinet (or anywhere for that matter) he starts to cry. The only way he is happy is if you are holding him and walking around. Does anyone have any suggestions to help him sleep in his own bed?
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 | K - August 18 |
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Oooopppss!!! My toddler hit the b___tons!! Sorry about that...
Anyway, when he was a newborn we wrapped him up tight in a blanket and layed him down in a sleep positioner. It helped him feel secure. Also, make sure the room is dark and you may want to put something in there to block noise like a fan or something (out of the babys way, of course, and not pointing at him). Other than that you can sometimes steel a few quiet moments while he's in a swing or bouncy seat.
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With my first baby, she would only sleep when being moved around or held by a person for the first two weeks. Afterward, she got used to the ba__sinet and slept there fine. It might just take a little time and a lot of patting him in the ba__sinett.
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Take everyone above advice and always make sure you wrap the baby in the recieving blanket before you put the child down if you don't they wake up to a cold enviroment from your body heat to a cold mattress. I did this with lots of kids in my lifetime even my own. As for patting the baby on the head try just resting your hand on his head the crorwn of his head this way he fells something like being inside of you pressure like pelvis bones a NICU nurse told me this after my second had to stay in the hospital for 4 extra days due to fluid in the lungs he swallowed before birth,due to the fact they held him in I was not allowed to deliver him when I wanted too.
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My baby would only sleep in his swing for the first month, doctor said it was fine, he obviously needed the motion and confinement of the swing. I think Eddie Bauer makes a ba__sinet that rocks and plays music. You could swaddle him and put him in that for motion. Good Luck!
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 | E - August 18 |
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If worse comes to worse, I recommend a sling, so you can carry the baby around the house very easily. My baby was easily soothed in the sling. It was an over the shoulder strap and he was tightly bundled in it. It gave him the comfort of the womb, and my hands were free to do what I needed to do around the house.
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 | MM - August 18 |
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Your baby can cry it out. He knows if he cries you will pick him up and carry him. I never did noise blockers for my daughter. I would even vacuum her room while she slept and she never woke up. She started sleeping through the night at 3 weeks old. Just lay him down and let him cry a little. He needs to learn how to soothe himself.
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I have to disagree with the crying it out approach at this age. The baby needs to feel secure, which will lead to better nights in the future. I would hold off on crying it out until baby is old enough to be manipulating you with his crying. My opinion, though...
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