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Babywearing..once you start is it possible to stop?!

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blissieblue · 10/05/2007 14:43

DS2 is 5 weeks old and currently the only way I can get through the day (DS1 is 2.1) is by wearing DS2 around the house in a pouch sling (Coorie). He won't sleep anywhere but in the sling and I can't put him down for any length of time as obviously he is brand new and just wants to be held.
This is fine for now and I thank God for my sling every day but I don't want it to be an ongoing situation for a few reasons:

he is a big baby and will only get bigger and heavier and I get tired carrying him all day
I can't rest properly in the afternoon when DS1 is sleeping because I'm carrying DS2 and if I put him down he wakes up and cries.
DS1 is very needy / prone to tantrums at the drop of a hat at the moment (due to arrival of DS2!). He needs cuddles and time just with me but this is impossible with DS2 being always in the sling or being breastfed
Bathtime, nappy changing and picking DS1 up are all fairly awkward and backbreaking with DS2 in the sling. Do I need to get firmer about putting DS2 down in his moses basket for sleeps or should I just ride it out for a while until he's older and then try and wean him from being constantly carried? I don't want to be mean and get him (DS2) used to something I can't sustain!

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NappiesGalore · 10/05/2007 14:48

get one of these to give yourself a break sometimes.

NappiesGalore · 10/05/2007 14:49

i had one v sim and it SAVED my LIFE with ds3.

Mumpbump · 10/05/2007 14:49

I don't know the answer to this one. I think 5 weeks is very young and would probably go with it for the time-being. In another month or so, he can probably play with baby gyms so can be more easily distracted whilst you have a break. But I do sympathise as ds was like this too!

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FionaMum2JD · 10/05/2007 15:09

I bought one of the fisher price swings that swing side to side as well as back to front and it also made things a lot easier. Just gave me a bit of time each day to get on with other things.

ProfYaffle · 10/05/2007 15:20

I'm in a very similar position and have just bought a swing as well. Dd2 (now 11 weeks old) will sometimes sleep in it, sometimes not but thank the lord for the times when she will! I also put her down as much as she'll tolerate to get her used to it, also get dh to take the sling evenings and weekends as well to give me a break.

ProfYaffle · 10/05/2007 15:25

Oh, and the pram works too (sometimes). I take both dd's out, dd2 (sometimes) falls asleep, dd1 and I have a meaningful chat.

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blissieblue · 10/05/2007 20:57

I always hated the idea of those swing things but yes, I can see the benefit! The difficulty now will be persuading DH that we need to spend £50 on yet another battery operated plastic gadget that we'll be forever tripping up on

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NappiesGalore · 11/05/2007 10:20

worth itsweight in gold if he sleeps for a couple of 2-4 hour stretches in it each day - just imagine how much freedom you'll have!

ProfYaffle · 11/05/2007 10:23

I felt exactly the same, wouldn't entertain one for dd1 but I'm sooo grateful for it now. Saying that though, have just had to take her out of it because she was crying and she's now in the sling again, however, before that she did sit in it happily for an hour while I hoovered.

SoupDragon · 11/05/2007 10:27

When you put him down, do you lay him doen in the Coorie, slither yourself out of it and then wrap him in it? I did this with BabyDragon and also wedged a small cushion against her tummy in her rocker chair - I used to put her on her side in it in a fairly upright position.

DaisyMOO · 11/05/2007 15:02

I think you will find that as time goes on it will become easier to get him to sleep in places other than the sling. Have you looked at the No Cry Sleep Solution for ideas on this? I personally found a coorie wasn't comfortable enough to wear for extended periods and that a Mei Tai design which goes round the waist and the shoulders much better. In fact I'm still carrying ds3 in one of these on a regular basis at 19 months and it is very comfortble.

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blissieblue · 11/05/2007 16:18

SoupDragon - thanks will try that. However must also report that I've just put him down in his moses basket to a soundtrack of white noise that arrived today (Little Sleepyheads - recordings of tumble dryer, vacuum cleaner etc) and he has miraculously stayed asleep Probably a fluke but you never know..

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blissieblue · 11/05/2007 16:21

That's Little Sleepy Head

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dueat44 · 11/05/2007 18:42

Keep us posted on that 'white noise', pleeeeease. If the tape works, I must get one! 10 mins is the longest that dd will tolerate being in a chair / sling / on mat. And she hates going to sleeep except on me, snap.

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blissieblue · 12/05/2007 09:01

Dueat - It does work!
Asleep again in his moses basket this morning. As soon as I put the cd on his eyes went heavy, swaddled him, put him down, started to grizzle, picked him up, cuddled him, put him down - that was 45 minutes ago!
I hear on the monitor that the cd has just finished so will wait and see if he wakes up now - but I'd say it's def worth a try

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