On day 2 of sleep training and feeling like such a horrible mum! Looking for some reassurance that I'm doing the right thing or advice on how what to do.
DS is 10 months old and has basically never had a full daytime nap in his cot. The majority of naps have been on me either in a sling or my arms after a period of walking around to get him to nod off. He will also nap in the car or the pushchair on occasion.
Have decided we need to get him napping in his cot independently for a few reasons. I am currently pregnant and conscious that I may struggle with the sling as I get bigger (and DS gets bigger). Also am going back to work soon (albeit not for very long until my next mat leave). I figure if he is napping independently this might make things a bit more manageable with the new baby.
I have taken the side off the cot and the spare bed is up against it. At nap time I place him in the cot and lie next to him with my arms around him cuddling him and pat/shush as well. Yesterday it took 45 mins and today 55 mins of doing this with him crying and screaming until he fell asleep. I have then been able to leave and keep an eye on him on the baby monitor and he has slept for 2-2.5 hrs.
Yesterday I found it so horrible and was really hoping that the crying time would reduce today but it didn't. Perhaps I am expecting too much too soon. Do I just need continue doing this until he gets used to it? Any idea how long this will take? Or should I be doing anything differently?
Just in case it's relevant his night time sleep is much better and he doesn't seem to mind being put down in the cot. From 3-6 months he completely slept through and since 6 months he wakes up 3/4 times a night but is usually fairly easy to settle with a cuddle or an arm across him. I have also been trying to reduce intervention at night and leaving him a couple of minutes to see if he settles himself which works about 50% of the time.
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SweetShopFave · 21/01/2021 13:59
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