Using the Baby whisperer technique to get 11 week old to sleep, any experiences?

[pevie]

I posted thread on here about my 8 week old who had real problems with both getting to sleeop and staying asleep. Lots of rocking with limited success at times. She also wakes after half an hour, even though still very tired. So we feel we need a new technique to help her go to sleep and stay asleep. Someone mentioned baby whisperer technique of picking up, placing down, etc. Havent tried this yet but hubby has week off work next week when she'll be 12 weeks and we'r hoping to get grandparents to help out with DD1 so we can try it. Can I have any of your experiences please as am really desperate for it to work.

And I agree with Surry Mummy - dummies are a great help when shush patting

Pevie, I found that dummy, good swaddling blanket (e.g. miracle blanket) and white noise CD were brilliant at this stage.

To clarify, the baby whisperer book "how to connect..." just says do pick up/put down (PU/PD) but then the later book "solves all your problems" divides it down into the baby's age. ie when I did it with DS2 at 12 month you just do PD no PU. I know she says no PU/PD under 12 weeks but it may be later.

It is worth a try to do the shush/pat, I did it with DS1 when he was 9weeks -but I think that was mainly going onto the EASY routine, Eat, Activity, Sleep and Y is for You time ie when that baby sleeps you do what you want.

I think there is too much pressure on both parents and babies to conform to some ideal, with DS2 I just went with the flow and it was so much easier. There is a 3 year gap between my 2 boys.

Plus the whole routine thing goes out the window with the 2nd child as you have commitments to the first. For me, DS1 went to preschool so feeds, sleeps etc had to work around me dropping DS1 off and picking him up and the journey there and back.