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Post by phxmama on Dec 5, 2007 20:27:02 GMT -5
How did you girls get your babies sleeping in their cribs. Georgia (now 8 weeks old) has been sleeping in her car seat at night. I have tried the crib repeatedly and even if I put her in there sound asleep, she is awake within 5 minutes. The doctor wants me to do CIO with her in 5 minute increments. to get her in there. I think we all know that this doesn't work so well with a colicky baby. Letting her scream for 5 minutes would take me forever to calm her down. Did anyone else have this problem?
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Post by ahoward on Dec 5, 2007 22:17:05 GMT -5
I agree with Pam! She is too young to CIO. Wait until the colic has subsided then try to get her in her crib. My son slept in his car seat for I know the first 3 months of his life...that is literally the only way he would sleep. The Dr. doesn't have to deal with your colicky baby... you do! Do whatever works for you! There will be plenty of time to get her in her crib after the colic is gone! Good luck!!!!! Audrey
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Post by mommyof2gurlies on Dec 5, 2007 22:34:42 GMT -5
I agree 100%...that dr. is nuts. I dont think you can sleep train a baby at 8 weeks...no way! They aren't even really into their schedule yet... Brooklyn had a sort of routine at 3-4 months...the totally changed it. I think at that young of an age babies are still figuring out their sleep habits, then throw COLIC into the mix...that would be impossible!!! I used to let Brooklyn sleep in her carseat as well. It was the only place i could get more than an hour of sleep out of her. She eventually outgrew it on her own. I didnt start letting Brooklyn FULLY cry it out until about 6 months... (she'll be 7 months on friday) She was very stubborn until then....it wouldnt have worked. It would just get her more worked up.... I agree with the "Take it HOWEVER you can get it" approach. If it brings BOTH of you rest...do whatever you have to do to make it thru the hardest times...ya know? For your own sanity...and your baby's as well. Good Luck I'll be sending you a restful nights sleep VIBES
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Post by mtmomx3 on Dec 6, 2007 12:37:00 GMT -5
I always swaddled Olivia really tight and gave her the paci. That usually worked but she has always liked her crib. My older two kids who were not colic never slept in there cribs. On top of being colic if the baby doesn't like the crib it may be a pointless effort. I hope it gets better but I do agree with the others that CIO is not a good plan.
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Post by basy45 on Dec 6, 2007 12:45:38 GMT -5
Eight weeks is way too young to let a baby CIO. I don't think you should attempt that before 4 months. My son slept in a bassinet in our room until around 4 months old. Before I planned on switching to a crib, I started putting him in his crib during the day for naps. It didn't always work, but my rule was to have him take at least one nap per day in his crib, no matter what. After about 2 weeks, he was taking all of his naps in his crib, as brief as they were, and by the time I put him in his crib at night, it didn't seem to be a problem for him.
Right now, you need to do whatever you have to in order to get your daughter to sleep. Worry about the crib later. I have found that when it comes to things like this, most doctors are morons.
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Post by mommyof2gurlies on Dec 6, 2007 15:43:23 GMT -5
Yah...i learned my lesson the first time with my oldest daughter. She didnt get out of our bed till she was almost 3 years old... (right before i had my other daughter) Right away from the beginning I put Brooklyn in a playpen with the bassinet built in....then moved her to a mini crib. (Smaller sized crib, but the baby can still use it till the normal age) She slept in the carseat when she was really little...but from the beginning after that she was in a crib. I too , swaddled her VERY tight in two kiddopatumus wraps. With a white noise machine or fan going beside the crib. She still sleeps like that, MINUS the swaddling.
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Post by phxmama on Dec 6, 2007 16:46:14 GMT -5
Thank you all so much for your sound advice. My gut was telling me to do exactly as you all said, but as a first time mom, I don't always trust myself. I've also spoken with moms of non-colic babies and they don't see why I have such a hard time with getting her to sleep, etc. They just don't understand that our babies are MUCH higher needs than theirs are.
I've had this overwhelming fear that she would never sleep in her crib, but I realize that it is probably silly of me. I am fortunate that she does sleep pretty well at night in her car seat. She often does 6 hours straight, which is great! You're right, why mess with something that is working.
I have only been trying the crib for naps, but she still doesn't nap well whether or not she is in the crib. So the efforts are probably pointless anyway. I think I'll just wait until she gets a better napping pattern and then try again, but without the CIO!
Thanks again everyone!
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Post by llamajenn on Dec 6, 2007 17:14:51 GMT -5
David hated his crib at first, too. For a while, he would only sleep in his carseat (usually only while in the car) or on one of us. I remember one night when he finally slept a couple hours in his crib.... Gradually he started sleeping in there more. I think for a while he would sleep maybe 2-3 hours in there before waking up to eat, at which point I'd let him stay with me the rest of the night on the couch or bed. Now he sleeps the whole night in there (unless he wakes up to eat early in the morning and I'm too lazy to put him back in the crib, so I'll just nurse him in bed and fall back asleep with him.) While he was colicky, he slept so poorly that we did whatever it took for him to get sleep and for us to get sleep. If that meant sleeping on us, in the car, or in our bed -- whatever! We did what we needed to to get through. And he turned out fine.
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Post by mommyof2gurlies on Dec 6, 2007 17:33:44 GMT -5
Yah...one thing to remember.... at 8 weeks, no matter what you do its NOT GOING TO BUILD BAD HABITS yet. Carseat, in bed, on you, on the couch, in the swing....wherever. If it gets you thru one day till the next...do what you have to do. Hold off on any "training" until the colic starts to subside a little or you'll just be wasting both your time...and just creating more stress for the both of you. Go with your mommy instincts Even if youre a first time mom....you know what felt right!!!
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Post by accebersmith on Dec 6, 2007 20:22:22 GMT -5
Honestly, Gavin apparently made up his own mind suddenly that he slept in the crib. He'd been sleeping on one of us in kangaroo care 24/7 for the first six weeks after he came home from the NICU, and suddenly, he was cool with not sleeping on us. It was as if someone flipped a switch. Just as suddenly, the week before Thanksgiving, he seems to have decided he doesn't need middle of the night feedings. Woot! Maybe soon, he'll decide he needs to get a job.
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Post by mommyof2gurlies on Dec 6, 2007 20:25:05 GMT -5
lol. No joke....
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Post by pamcrt on Dec 6, 2007 20:46:14 GMT -5
Right??!! That would totally help out with the income situation here since Abby is eating us out of house and home!!
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