I have been trying to get 9 week old baby into 'good' sleeping habits such as sleeping in her cot, putting her down 'awake but drowsy'etc..however I find following all these 'experts' (GF, baby whisperer) all very exhausting and joyless..no matter what, I cannot seem to get her to nap during the day for more than 40mins unless she's on me or in a sling which means a large portion of day is spent trying to get baby to nap ( even pram doesn't work unless it's a very rough cobble stones which unfortunately none near my home...discovered she liked them on hols and would happily nap for 2 hours but I digress)
I know she is still quite young but I worry I won't be able to settle her down the line without some amount of crying which really upsets me.
My question is are there any success stories out there with babies that learn to sleep longer and settle themselves naturally without having to sleep train? Or is it some babies are just like that from day one? Am I reinforcing the cycle by using a sling?
Thanks for any advise, am feeling v frazzled!
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pia78 · 13/09/2016 13:40
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