My 5mo dd has never napped well during the day, but generally sleeps (reasonably!) well at night. The bedtime routine works beautifully - bath, feed, swaddle, cuddle, bed. She normally falls asleep within about 2 mins of me swaddling her, then I hold her for a couple more mins, then put her down. She often opens her eyes just as she hits the mattress, checks where she is, then is straight back to sleep. I do this (minus bath of course!) for daytime naps, bedtime and after night time feeds. Its quick, its easy and it works! BUT I keep reading that I should put her down awake and she should settle herself. The problem is, she doesn't - it can take hours. I end up giving up and settling her, otherwise DH and I would never catch up - or eat! Do I need to toughen up and persevere or do I stay on easy street? Tell me your stories, please!
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Minicooper · 01/05/2008 10:48
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