* 14 week old won't sleep *

[jnatalija]

Hello all,

Just wandering if anyone has some sleeping tips that have worked for my son who hasn't slept for longer than 1-2 hours at night lately.
He used to sleep about 3 hours at a time but lately that seems like a luxury.

In the day he only sleeps on me, when I put him down he wakes up again so perhaps he is getting into the habit that Mummy means sleep.

I'm a complete Mumbie right now ( a cross between a mummy and a zombie) so any help or advice on what's worked for any of you would be really helpful!

Thanks :)

I think there are two very different schools of thought with this one & it depends what type of parenting you want to do.

1. The 'attachment' (crap term) type - go with the flow, co sleep, get a sling that they can sleep in during the day. Read no cry sleep solution

1. The other type (can't think of a better name) - preserve encouraging baby to sleep away from you. Gentle rocking and placing in the Moses basket, consider swaddling or using something which makes them still feel cuddled - slerpyhead etc. make sue they are not overtired, naps every 1-2 hrs. Read baby whisperer

There you go parenting in two paragraphs!

Disclaimer - there are probably loads of other ways to do it and it really depends on what suits both you and baby best.
Good luck !

Sorry about the typos!

Thanks so much Roweena!

Trouble is, I think we're somewhere in the middle.
Just ordered no cry sleep solution though, as no crying is always preferable. :)

OP your life is my life - dd is almost 16 weeks and I'm in hte same boat.

I've read books, spoken to friends/my mum/my nct mates, taken advice, made things up - in the end I've caved and have a sleep consultant coming to see me this week. Apparently the short sleep thing is related to everything including feeding... But I will find out what's what with my LO this week... If I learn any golden nuggets I will let you know!

Good luck to you and I hope you find a solution that works for you soon

Thanks Pocket1 :)

I never knew a thing like a Sleep Consultant existed!
Would love to know how it goes... Good luck!

I think you can be gentle and also encourage sleep in crib etc - pick up put down - you just keep picking up and cuddling but then put back into cot so eventually they fall asleep as they are too tired to fight it - and then they are used to cot not sleeping on you.

Personally I would persist with trying for baby learning to sleep as life is so much better with sleep!