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my ds won't settle for my dh. Any ideas??

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billyog · 20/12/2006 19:37

my ds is 5 mths old and has recently decided that he needs me to settle him off to sleep. He just won't settle for dh and cries untill i come in and then he goes to sleep almost instantly. dh is doing nothing different to me. I was breastfeeding but have weaned him off a week ago. The problem only happens at 7pm. He's happy for dh to settle him for daytime naps and after dreamfeed at 11. Keen to rectify this as wedding in jan and grandmum babysitting for the day. anyone have similiar problems?

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liquidclocks · 20/12/2006 19:42

I had the opposite problem with DS - he got used to bedtimes with DH and then wouldn't settle for me (though he would at other naps?). We resolved it by being a bit harsh and DH didn't do it for a few weeks and he just had to learn that it was mummy doing bedtime - took about a week to get him used to it and lots of crying but I stayed with it and soothed him. Sorry if that kind of soloution isn't for you but worked for us

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billyog · 20/12/2006 19:54

tbh, i think thats probably the only solution, just not looking forward to it!
nice to know we're not the only ones though. perhaps i'ii take myself down the pub for an hour and leave em to it.

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