How to get bambino to sleep?

[yummymummylu]

Hi am new to this website, but was wondering whether I could get some other mums advice?!
My bambino is now 11weeks old, he only goes to sleep against my chest or sucking he's dummy, which is fine during the day but at night it is causing problems!
He sleeps fine for at least 4hours during the night going down at 8ish, but by 2ish he starts to cry as he's dummy has fallen out, I try to feed him which he now doesnt want. (Thank god!) The only way to settle him back to sleep is in my bed!
As you can imaging my sleep and relationship is starting to get affected!
Have tried to let him cry it out but a little bit of crying tends to make him sick!
Any advice would be greatly appericated?

[theinvisiblegirl]

Hi yummymummylou! I think that's totally normal sleeping pattern for an 11 week old. They are still tiny and wanting mummy in the middle of the night is understandable.

You could try a musical toy or something to put on to distract him and maybe get him off to sleep, or try sitting next to him, singing stroking his head etc, to get him back off rather than picking him up.

I personally wouldn't let him 'cry it out' yet - he's too young IMHO.

HTH

[Tidders]

I also have this problem with my ds (10 weeks) and have been a bit stressed about the whole "putting them down awake" thing, but last night the most amazing thing happened...he fell asleep by himself in his cot at 9pm. This is after 10 weeks of struggling to get him to go sleep. He has rarely given in before 10.30pm and there have been lots of tears even when being held etc. from getting dressed after the bath until he finally gives in and goes to sleep - normally on the boob.
Last night I did the normal bedtime routine, nappy-free kick about whilst bath being run, lovely bath, dressed in warm babygro, swaddled with one hand near his mouth to chew, feed whilst lullabies being played etc and then I put the star light show on the ceiling and left him to it. He fell asleep very easily and with no tears.
Now, this is only one night so I don't know what will happen tonight - fingers crossed the same (thats as long as the babygods aren't listening to curse me !!!!) but now I'm beginning to think maybe we try too hard to get our babies asleep before we put them down and all these tears in the evening are because he is being over-handled, over-stimulated etc.
I am totally amazed that this happened as I was beginning to dread the hours between 8pm and 10.30pm and these were spent rocking, jiggling, feeding etc in his nusrery...v depressing!!!
I don't know if any of this helps you, but it's just to say I know where you are coming from and try doing something totally different and it may work!

[Tidders]

P.S. I also agree with invisiblegirl - too young to cry it out. I have been led to believe with both my children that this should only happen AFTER they are 6 months old as before this they are crying for our help, not being 'naughty'.
The answer is to find a way that the baby can calmy fall asleep independantly...we all wish !!!!