Advice needed: bb refuse to fall asleep in cot

[xiuping]

hi
any one have advice on how to get my 2.5 mth old bb to fall asleep in the cot instead of carrying / rock to sleep in yao lan ?

or any experience to share ?

 

[googlez82]

hello xiuping, i'm relaying what i've read elsewhere, fellow mummies' advice or the various websites.. it's all about routine, dun let bb get used to carrying/rocking. Harden your heart once or twice and insist on her sleeping in the cot. Pet her to soothe her.

Actually that said, it's v tough judging from mummies' postings here. My bb is quite ok but i use pacifier...

 

[graceloh]

hi,
maybe you could massage your bb before sleep. I attend bb massage class by Mdm Rokiah at Joo Chiat when my bb is at 3mth old and its really help to her sleeping pattern. Go to her FB and look for her class schedules.

 

[xsquare]

hi, maybe after bb is in deep sleep in yao lan you can carry her and put her in cot. so when she wake up she will see she's in cot and be used to sleeping cot as well.

 

[5inthehouse]

u can rock her to sleep, wait for ard 15 mins then carry her and put her in the cot. i do that to my 3 mth old. or put her in the cot as soon as she is sleepy, dim lights, no noise, no talking/singing/humming, this for her to slowly understand tt these conditions equals 'to sleep'. lots of trial and error of course, what works for one parent may not work for another. im sure u will find a way that will work for your baby soon.

 

[ice27]

I used the Snuggle Nest when my baby was younger. It helped for a while. Subsequently when she grew out of it, i sang to her whilst craddling n when she's a little dreamy, i put her down in her cot. swaddling didnt quite help me coz she kicks it off and she's a sweat monster. Talk to baby...tell him/her that it's night and that we all go to sleep and somehow, they understand. It'd get easier as u move along. =)