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5mth old crys before going to sleep all the time

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DueDecember14 · 17/05/2015 22:35

Hi, I am looking for some advice regarding my DD. She is 5 and half months now and is generally a very contented baby. We recently moved her into her own room and into her cot which has went really well but the problem I'm having is that I still have to help her get to sleep (generally by rocking her) and she crys like she is in great pain before she falls asleep. I know I need to get her into a routine of being put down when she is drowsy n letting her fall asleep herself but I don't know how to tackle it. I've managed it as a fluke once or twice but generally she will just scream if I do this. I know she can self settle cos she can sleep through the night without waking us so must be putting herself back to sleep during the night. Does anyone have any tips on this? Feel like it's my next big hurdle and it's getting me down just how hard it is to get her to sleep. Thanks.

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Milkyway1304 · 18/05/2015 08:16

I read all the sleep books and got a bit obsessed with "drowsy but awake". My dd obviously had not read them as she went from drowsy to wide awake screaming if I dared put her down awake. So we went for very gradual- first I would feed her and let her fall asleep beside me, then feed her and put her in her cot and sit with her, now I feed her downstairs and her daddy does bedtime. Shes just turned 12 months- I think it's something they grow into. And going into her cot awake or asleep never made any difference at all to her overnight sleep.

PotteringAlong · 18/05/2015 08:18

If she sleeps though the night does it really matter if you rock her to sleep?

Bigbadgeorge · 18/05/2015 08:26

I'm a total softy but I'd just enjoy the cuddles Smile. Very jealous of the sleeping through though!

DueDecember14 · 18/05/2015 08:41

Hi thanks everyone. It's not the rocking her to sleep that bothers me it's the fact that she crys and quite often screams the house down before going to sleep. I realise she can't be in pain and it must be developmental but it is very distressing. I just feel there must be an easier way to lull her to sleep. It is a fight every time she needs to sleep and to be honest I think it might be that she is over tired. In happy with the cuddles/rocking but I was hoping there is something I can do to make it less stressful for her and me. Thanks

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DueDecember14 · 18/05/2015 08:42

Has anyone else experienced similar?

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