DS won't settle for DP and it's horrible

[ChubbyScotsBurd]

Hi lads excuse me ... but please help!

Our DS is 4 months old and LOVES his dad. Dad=fun, loads of giggles, smiles, wriggling with pleasure when he plays with him. Come bedtime all he wants is me now (not that I find it easy to settle him, but for his dad he just screams and screams at the moment).

Poor DP is trying his best but it's really hard for him, and for me too because I would love the break!

Any experiences? It's making us miserable beyond belief.

Dad = fun, excitement, being lively and awake. Mum = comfort, food, loving, sleeping.

Try some role reversal with DS - fun with mum, cuddles with dad, especially when it it not time to go to bed.

I'm not a man but would say when it comes to putting your DS to bed, you leave the house. That way your DP can't be rescued by you and you won't feel the need to rescue when the crying gets too much.

My DH settled our wee one when he was very little by putting my t-shirt that I had worn over his shoulder so our DS could smell me.

My advice would be to clock watch (it always seems far longer than it actually is) sit in the dark, no moving around, sit still and get your DP to pat your son's bottom gently and shhhh him. The more he puts him to bed the more he will get used to it and settle quicker.

When your DP does settle him, no matter how long it takes, he will feel elated. My DH came downstairs with the biggest grin on his face.