Hi all,
My DS is 17 weeks and I’ve tried sleep training him for the past 3 weeks and it’s just not working as well as I’d hope. He started sleeping through the night, but now wakes a few times and finds it hard to self settle.
I used to rock him to sleep but now put him in his crib and let him sleep on his own. Sometimes he sucks on his hand and falls asleep, otherwise times he gets frustrated and just cries and cries until I have to hold him again and then put him in his crib when he’s fallen asleep. Today he was crying for 40 minutes and I thought sod that, I felt like a terrible mum!
Nap times are bad as we go through this process 3 or 4 times a day and it’s exhausting. It takes ages putting him to sleep and he only naps for 45 minutes at a time.
My question is, will it get better and am I pressuring him too early? I am aware of awake windows so put him down before he gets overtired.
Thank you!!
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SKP86 · 14/02/2021 21:04
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