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7mo only sleeps in buggy

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cosmikdebris · 21/01/2021 21:03

my 7mo will only sleep in the buggy. she sleeps so well, 2 reliable naps a day, and usually sleeps through the night, but only in her buggy. i have to take her for a walk to settle her, i get worried its too cold outside as its winter, even though she's always warm enough. at least its good exercise for me i guess
Ive done everything to try and make her feel comfortable in her cot. white noise, quiet, comfortable environment, singing, warmth, darkness, lullabies. If she does manage to fall asleep in her cot, she'll wake up within 20 minutes screaming and it'll take me an hour to calm her down. Nothing bad has ever happened around her cot, shes go no reason to hate it so much
i feel bad, i see every other parent posting pictures of their children sleeping peacefully and talking about putting their babies down to sleep and i feel like ive failed at this bit of parenting. Is it even a problem or am i overthinking? any tricks or tips that worked for you?

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sleepslikeababy · 21/01/2021 21:54

You haven’t failed! Mine sleeps in his cot and wakes frequently through the night! He’s just 6 months. If he would sleep all night in his pram he’s be in there right now 😂

If you have a good sleeper, you’ve done something right. Your LO won’t sleep in her pram forever. I’m sure as she matures you’ll have more success at getting her into her cot.

If you want to transition, I imagine it’s similar to transitioning from a Moses basket to a bigger cot. It will take time and perseverance but I’m sure you could do it. But tbh, if I were you...I’d enjoy the sleep 😂

easterattheready · 21/01/2021 23:17

Mine sleeps brilliantly in the buggy for naps, but are you saying yours sleeps all night in there ? Like a strapped in buggy ? I always think it's the incline for my DD although she moves about a bit, I don't strap her in now she's one, she can climb out, but doesn't usually before I get to her. At night she sleeps in a cots badly and wakes a lot, but then a nap is short so quite different.

Lots of babies are rocked or fed to sleep, walking to sleep is fine !

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