Oh dear making a rod for my own back...

[DecktheWallacewithBoughsofHoll]

just put the hoover on outside ds2's (5 months) bedroom to get him to sleep.

He used to be such a good sleeper, but in the last month he has been terrible, and it is really hard to settle him in the evenings. During the day I often put him in his pram for a nap, then hoover and he drifts off to sleep.

I was feeling desperate tonight so I thought I'd see if it worked when he is in his cot, and it did!

Now I know this isn't ideal - I can't be putting the hoover on in the middle of the night to get him back to sleep but I'm hoping you are all going to tell me that as a temporary solution, to save my sanity, it is okay!

Don't worry, when he is a toddler you will be hoovering up dropped raisins, crushed breadsticks and so on evry night anyway, so just time it so you put him to bed and then do it afterwards

do what ever it takes to get him to sleep, as long as you dont upset the neighbours

Tape record the hoover and stick it on in his room. Id be having it on repeat all night if it worked for me.

thats a good idea kbaby

LOL my house will be so clean

He woke up after about 15 mins anyway - hoover was off by then - I really don't want to get him into the habit of having the hoover on all night!

croos posted - good idea kbaby! if only it wasn't mine and dh's room too...

If your dh is like mine he wouldnt even notice a hoover on as he barely notices that ds is screaming his head off!

Too right. Does your dh complain he is tired because it was such a bad night, even though he only stirred a couple of times and most of the time you were up he was snoring his head off and every time you mention that you're tired he replies with a comment about how tired he is GRRRRRR

tried the radio tonight just before i tried the hoover. I think my problem is I don't pkeep trying - if something doesn't woke first time, i try something else!

Im the same. I find it hard to find the patience, with other children to look after its difficult to spend hours upstairs stroking their faces or sshing them. If it doesnt eork eithin 5 mins I give up and just cuddle him which puts me back to square one.

And yes DH does that and also tells me he cant get up with ds as he has work the next day thats right because I get to lay in bed sleeping all day!!!

Just tried putting him down again (asleep) he cried as soon as I put him down...

Are you feeding him to sleep or does he just want holding?

You could try swaddling it somtimes works for us.

I feed him to sleep. I'll give swaddling a try. Little ratbag is now wide awake!

I've put him down awake (no hoover!) and he has been shouting and gurgling a bit, but is now quiet. Trying not to get my hopes up...

i agree. tape the sound of the hoover and play it. we did that with dd and it worked a treat. if not an untuned radio is fab. Otherwise swaddling, a dummy, or something which smells of you ( a tshirt you have worn all day). they seem to find your scent more comforting. i used to get my old tshirt and wrap it in a warm hot water bottle and place it in the cot well before ds had to go in there. So when it was time for sleep, a)the cot was warm and b)my smell was floating around the cot making it comforting for him.
Seemed to work. My real advice though is to try anything which works for you