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How not to feed to sleep - naps

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Panda12345 · 22/05/2020 08:55

Hi
My baby is 8 weeks old and I’m attempting to get him into some kind of 3 hr schedule during the day. Previously we had no kind of schedule and I would feed/play/feed/sleep. Now with trying to implement feed/play/sleep I am resorting to a sling to get him off to sleep as it works like magic! But I don’t want to rely on it + I can’t seem to get him out asleep and into his Moses basket so just carrying him all day. Any tips on other ways to get him to sleep without a feed?

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Russell19 · 22/05/2020 09:03

Sorry but i think he's too young yet Sad for a routine and for not feeding to sleep.

I tackled feeding to sleep at about 5 or 6 months.

While you've got something that works, why not use it?

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Panda12345 · 22/05/2020 09:14

Thanks for the feedback. The 3hrs actually seems to be working fine with him in the sling, and means I’m not stuck to the couch all day!
Maybe I should be happy enough with that for now Smile I know it’s pointless to compare but with lockdown we don’t see anyone in the same stage and I’m unsure where we should be at right now!

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burritofan · 22/05/2020 09:18

8 weeks is so tiny! Feed/play/sleep aka the bullshit EASY routine (eat! Activity! Sleep! You oh shit wait to get them to sleep I had to use the sling so now I can't put them in the cot and have no you time) is nonsense because what the baby wants and is programmed to do is Play-feed to sleep-sleep.

(Enjoy the feeding to sleep part while it lasts, tbh. That magic bullet disappeared for a few months for us and we had to rock/bounce/sling/pram/Irish jig.)

Sure someone with a magical baby who fell asleep in their bouncer and went through the night from day one will be along in a minute to disagree and extol the virtues of feed/play/sleep. Honestly, you're still in the fourth trimester. Feed to sleep if it works. Sometimes plonk the baby down to have a quick shower; sometimes just sit on the sofa with a baby on you and eat a mint Magnum.

diddlediddle · 22/05/2020 10:58

Just enjoy it OP. Don't worry about "creating bad habits" - baby is still in 4th trimester and thinks is part of you - of course they want to feed to sleep, how comforting for them. You can tackle it later x

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