DS is coming up to 5 months. He has been in his own room for about a month which is going well. I really want him to self settle, obviously, doesn't everyone? But I don't think that's something you can push, from what I've read.
Currently have to rock, pat AND shh him to sleep, then transfer him to cot when he is asleep. He has a teddy and a dummy (which he always takes out and plays with). Am trying to get him to thumb-suck instead but he won't! He has a musical mobile and a star projector but they're too stimulating for him.
I cannot keep rocking him, but that's the main thing that lulls him to sleep. He can do without the shhing and patting but the rocking is the key. My knees are starting to really hurt and my back hurts from holding him all the time! He will no longer feed to sleep, which is good.
If I put him down drowsy he snaps wide awake and I can leave him in his cot rolling around and laughing/chatting/shrieking to himself for about half an hour and then he'll start whinging and crying - at this point should I just leave him until he falls asleep? I think it would escalate and he'd scream for ages. Although in the car, when I can't do anything to help him, he only screams for half an hour before conking out. But would like to avoid CIO where possible!
Soooo what can I do. Have been trying to get him to sleep just with shhing and patting today but it's not cutting the mustard. HV says not to sleep train until 6 months, and in not looking to per se, I just need tactics that don't involve rocking!
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Can't keep rocking DS but not sure how else to get him to sleep :-/
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BreeVDKamp · 22/10/2015 11:25
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