Hi all,
I have a DS who just turned 13 weeks. In just under 3 weeks, I will be travelling with him alone to Singapore - yes, a 12-hour flight away. He is usually such a good little sleeper and has started sleeping through the night this week (sleeps at about 6.30pm. dream feed at 11pm and goes through till 6/7pm. He also used to have really good naps - 2 hours in the morning, 2.5 hours at lunch and a short nap in the afternoon. What is my problem then?
Well, he sleeps in his Amby at night and his cradle swing during the day. When we go to Singapore, he will obviously need to sleep in the bassinet they provide on the plane and in Singapore, he will be sleeping in a travel cot. So I thought I better get him used to sleeping on a flat surface. However, his naps have gone to pot this week because of me trying to put him to sleep during one of his naps in the cot. His naps usually are so easy. I can see him getting tired, I stick him on the cradle swing, put the music on and usually he is fast asleep in 10 minutes. With the cot, he screams blue murder and when I have calmed him down enough to put down, he starts crying again. This goes on till he finally goes to sleep but will only sleep for 40/50 minutes max before the crying starts again.
And now, he won't take long naps in his cradle swing anymore either. I suspect he is overtired (as I have been trying to put him to sleep in the cot for his first nap) because if I put him to sleep in his cradle swing for his first nap. He will sleep for hours still....
What do I do now? My nerves are so frayed from his constant crying. I don't know if I should try CIO or CC (anyone tried it with a baby below 4 months with success?). I really don't want to do that if I can help it! Or should I just let him sleep in his cradle swing and wing it on the plane? When he goes to Singapore, he won't have a choice but to sleep on what's there! Is there even a point to me trying so hard to get him to sleep in his cot now when everything is going to change in less than 2 weeks? HELP!
Ax