Hey Emma. My niece has severe bottle and breast aversion. She only takes while asleep but she cannot drink enough milk because of sleep. We tried everything available on internet, UA-cam , we made her starve then she took bottle but she takes small amount of milk. Please make a video on it.
The best advice anyone can give when it comes to raising babies and having a happy home is "do not worry about unsolicited advice from people who mean well." Because truly the fact is if those people are having any kind of issue, especially when it comes to sleep training a newborn, they will not be able to give good advice. I have 2 boys and I'm about to have my third baby, I ha e heaps of nieces and nephews and therefore a broad range of experiences to compare. I never had sleep issues with my kids, I think it's because I learned their sleep cues and followed my instincts. That's what worked for me in my situation. But I have plenty of people offering advice for things they are having issues with, because they are all going through or have gone through sleep related issues. No one will know your baby better than you and no one will be able to understand your situation better than you so trust your instincts, ask for specific advice from the right people when you need it, but unsolicited advice like "try driving around for a few minutes" may not work for your baby, and it can create a whole new issue for them. Stay calm and take each day as it comes
Thank you for this! First time mom to a 5 month old. I am so tired of all these so called sleep specialist touting how you should ignore your baby to “train” them before 6 months old to sleep. I can attest, that it DOES really get a little better. We have been going on 5 months of extreme sleep deprivation, crying, whining, FIGHTING sleep etc. our baby is changing and it’s just waiting for them to develop.
Thank you, this is the first bit of information that’s made me feel better about my baby’s cat napping. Every other source told me if I didn’t start getting her to link sleep cycles the 4 month sleep regression will be worse! I’m been trying my hardest to get her to go back to sleep but it doesn’t always happen.
Such a useful video. Thanks Emma! The only way I've figured for my baby to sleep longer than 30 min during her first nap is if I lay down with her, and if I try to leave she wakes up 😭. Any tips for her to sleep longer without me by her side?
Thanks for the tips! My 5-month-old has had a great nap routine up until about a week ago. He used to take one long (2 1/2 - 3 hr) nap in the afternoon and little catnaps before and after, but he's suddenly gone back to only catnaps. I haven't changed anything, so hoping it's just a phase and he takes up the long afternoon nap again! (Think he will??) The one tip I've had a hard time with is consistent morning wake-up time, simply because *I* like to sleep in as late as he'll let me. ;) But perhaps it's time to start a consistent morning wake-up, even if it means an early day for me! :) So glad I found your channel! Thank you!
you are so lucky to have long naps until 5 months🥲 my two and a half months started to catnap three weeks ago, nothing seems to work to help her go back to the old routine,not even consistency in waking up in the morning, I talked to a friend who's baby is one years old, she said to me that once her baby started catnapping never stopped this behavior, I'm starting to accept that. How things went for you? any improvement?
I have 3 babies. They all cat napped from birth. Nothing I ever did fixed it. Now with my third, the only thing that has fixed it is just not caring haha I think I can just see the bigger picture and how quickly it goes. Eventually they don’t nap at all and it doesn’t matter anymore.
I would have loved to have seen videos like this but with the premature baby in mind. My identical twins were born at 27.5 weeks gestation and of course lived in the NICU for their first 3 months of life. Having some videos like this but aimed more toward babies like ours would have been so wonderful and comforting. Still love watching your videos and learning all these years later! 💙💚
thanks!! My MIL insists that my 3M old should sleep in bright room with a looot of noise (like, the TV on, etc.) which enfuriates me, bc my baby sleeps so much better naps in her dark room with a white noise machine, to avoid my dog's barks wake her. I'm trying to implement a pseudo nap schedule and also a routine, but she still has cat naps for the time being, which is exhausting but I know it's normal...
Yep totally normal unfortunately. Great that you have worked out the dark room with a white noise works best! Hopefully this video makes you feel more confident telling your MIL a dark room with white noise is best.
Really love your videos! I’ve been watching them since before our baby arrived in this world and they really do a good job of getting an overview as well as good detail in depth. Videos are a great consumable length without cruft and that’s really appreciated! Also, I wanted to say thanks for addressing moms and dads! As a dad who’s a primary caretaker for our baby I can feel really left out. It’s non-traditional but this is how it works for us!
Came back here to tell that my babies started sleeping longer during the days. It's 1-2 hours, twice. They just did when they turned 7 months. We did nothing other than usual routine. BUT be careful what you wish for. The longer they sleep at day the shorter at nights. They used to sleep from 7 to 7. Now they not only more restless at night (they need one more feeding, 3 times total) but are awake and resistant to sleep further at 5am or even fewer. It's so effed up & I hate it! Wish they'd go back to catnaps.
wow glad that I read this because my 3 months old does catnaps during the day though sleeps through the night from 6pm - 6 am and one feeding and he’ll sleep again from around 7am - 9/10am and catnaps onwards till again 6pm. and wondering If I should change anything to get him sleep longer during the day but now that I read this I think I prefer the way it is now than having him naps longer but doesn’t sleep well at night.
Thank you for putting out such helpful and educational videos. I was wondering if I should be trying to prolong the catnaps or if my baby takes 4-5 catnaps a day is that okay until they connect sleep cycles? Also, should I be getting my baby up and out of the crib if she wakes up and doesn't put herself back to sleep after 10 minutes even if she is calm? Thanks for helping out this new and tired mama!
Our 2-month-old daughter slept through diaper change, cloth change (she gets night clothes), breastfeeding, baby bottle, adding warmer cloths, carrying to the pram, putting her in the pram and woke up shortly afterwards the other week.
We have a nice dark quiet bedroom for baby to sleep in, but every time we try to put him to bed during the day he screams bloody murder :) I could count on 1 hand the times he actually managed to fall asleep in his crib. The only way he sleeps during the day is if we put him in the stroller and go for a walk. I would walk past a busy road, primary school with screaming children, a construction site, and he'd just sleep through all this noise. I'll try showing him this video, maybe he will finally get what we want from him 😂
I would love a video that discusses the physiological conditions that may affect sleeping such as apnea, mouth breathing due to hidden tongue tie, and other abnormalities.
My baby grew out of cat napping at 12 months!! Suddenly started sleeping 2 hours. He’s now 20 months. Before that I tried all sorts but nothing helped he seemed to grow out of it.
My baby is 4 month old and sleep well during day but becomes very active and don't want to sleep after midnight even after following bed time routine everyday. Any suggestions please🙏
Thanks for your tips! They are great and give me hope. My 4mo baby was a very good sleeper but since she started to consistently roll over in the crib she wakes even after 20 min and cannot fall back to sleep anymore. I hope it will get better...
Hi Emma, great videos and I love the Milestone chart...super helpful. My son will turn 3 mths on monday. When I put him in his cot when drowsy and not asleep for sleep routine he freaks out and wide awake. He will only fall asleep in our arms and put down when asleep. Im thinking it may be that its too soon to start that...perhaps I should wait 'til 5/6 months?
Cannot express how frustrating it is to have to tell older people that teaching your child to sleep in loud and bright environments is NOT okay. They swear they know everything and I just say, do YOU want to sleep in a loud and bright environment or do you sleep in a quiet dark room? Ok so hush so my baby can nap
I Emma, I love your videos! Thank you! I have a 5 month old and I recently watched your video and started not running to her when she rouses from sleep- and she will often put herself back to sleep! YAY! Thank yoU! My question is though- if babies only wake for hunger, dirty, or no longer tired- how do I know if that's the case and I should go to her, rather than leave her to settle herself? Will she just continue to cry? I just hate to leave her crying if she's crying for a need- but then I don't want to wake her if she's still working through her sleep cycle.
Thank you Emma so much this video came just in time I was already frustrated trying to elongate my baby sleep. I used most of these tips and tricks and they worked well.
Thank you so much for this video. My baby is 5 months old and he can’t really make it past 1 hour of being awake in the morning without wanting another nap. How can I elongate this?
I’ve been keeping my baby’s room dark and quiet, and she has been sleeping pretty well. However, she’s about to start daycare, where there will be noise and light all the time. If I could afford to stay home with her, I would, but I have no choice. Should I start training her to sleep in brighter environments before she has to do it at daycare? Or wait til she gets there and hope for the best? Thank you! Your content has been so helpful.
Thanks a bunch! Though I am still confused as to what to do if the baby never goes to sleep without nursing or rocking. Mine doesn't though I tried. He wouldn't take a pacifier either. So I don't actually understand how to teach him without all those scary 'let him cry it out' techniques...
My 1month old is all over the place not like my first. Only takes longer nap in swing during the day . Nighttime is a toss up, some nights she does better with her arms out and can get back to sleep within 30 min, but more nights where nothing works(swaddle using wraps, halo, nested bean or arms out)and takes more more than 2 hrs to get her to sleep, then she ends up mostly drowsy the next day where it’s a struggle to keep her awake. Any advice??
5,5 month old baby will just have fun and roll over in bed when put down or will fall asleep for a 10 mins if I am lucky..then wide awake again. So sleeping outside in a pram 2x a day and rest mostly in the ergobaby carrier (1 or 2 naps). Sleeps the longest outside. 😢
My 5 month old is pretty reliant on her pacifier to fall asleep. How do you suggest weaning her from that so that I don’t need to get up and give it her between every sleep cycle?
Hello! First of all I love your videos❤ so here is my question I have a 2 Months baby that is tired but fights with all his strength the sleeping sometimes in 10 min. He falls asleep others it takes us un hour or more he would close his eyes and then boooom! Eyes wide open and crying... it is so hard. And also a lot of people say they shoul be able to sleep on their own... but it makes him even more cranky and no sleep at all! Help!!!!!
Very nice video . My baby is 8 months and still doing it . How long will it take for her to learn . I already do the things you listed out . Please help
Hi Emma! I love all your tips and they’re very helpful! I do have a question, was wondering if you had any advice. My 11 week old is soothed only in one position - which is a back and wrist breaker. It’s one hand under head and one under her bum, kind of in an upright position if that makes sense. But she will cry immediately when we try to switch positions; cradle, glider chair etc. do you have any recommendations for how to train her to like other positions? Thank you!!
Same situation here! We have been managing it will the use of a sling and carrier so far as sure gets heavier, but will need to teach her to sleep on her back sometime soon...! Just not sure how to facilitate that transition gently
Hi Emma! Thank so much for your videos! Always informative and helpful! How long should a pause be when waiting to see if they'll fall back to sleep? (2-5mon, 5-10, when they start crying..) Also, I haven't really been putting my boy down drowsy (he is unfortunately a bit dependent on the breast to fall asleep, something I will do differently with the next baby, and I plan to wait until he's past this big 4 month developmental stage before changing his sleep) Any further tips for laying them down drowsy but awake? How do I know when to lay them down...after 5mjn, 10min of them falling asleep in my arms but not being in a deep sleep, how do avoid waking him and having to start the whole process over again and making him overtired etc? Thank you!😊
What if your baby is drowsy and you put them down to crib. but as soon as you place them, they start crying and not drowsy anymore? I’ve waited to see if she’d go to sleep but it gets hysterical if I don’t pick her up..🫠
Have you tried a heating pad to warm the crib mattress? My little was like your daughter screaming hysterically until I tried the heating pad trick. Just before I put her in the crib, I removed the heating pad before putting her down into the crib, which was now warmed to body temperature. I used a heating pad to warm the mattress from age 4 to 7 months, which helped her fall asleep in that initial sleepy, but still awake cycle. I hope this helps!
My baby girl is just turning 2 months. She is starting to be very dependent on the dummy to sleep. Is that fine or will this be a long term problem? If so, how can I gently remove the dummy from her sleep cycle please? Thank you.
Great tips! Thank you. I wonder how long pause should be? I usually wait for 5-10 mins until I go to get my daughter as she cat naps all day long. I always hope that she might go back to sleep but she hasn't done it yet. She's 4 months old.
Hi Saemi, glad you were able to watch this video too and it was helpful. 5-10 minutes should be long enough at this age. Catnapping is very normal at this age and unfortunately it is typical behaviour until 5 months. Catnapping is very hard, as a parent found it so frustrating. She will develop the skill to link her sleeps, as she can already fall asleep on her own and is sleeping in a dark bedroom. If you don’t have a white noise machine I would recommend getting one of those too.
@@EmmaHubbard I used to use white noise but didn't feel that it was making any difference to be honest. So I stopped using it. I might try using it again! Thank you so so much for your response. I really appreciate it.
There’s another thing I’ve heard called crib 45 where you let them stay in the crib for 45 mins starting the time when they first fall asleep (if they wake up before the 45 min mark). This helps them get used to being comfortable in the crib and hopefully elongate naps eventually.
When I put my baby to bed drowsy, she becomes more alert and awake and starts to cry. How to avoid this? She is also at a stage where she will be in a deep sleep in my arms but wakes up the moment I put her down
Thanks for the tips. I have a question to the Last tip. Can you Start putting them to bed drowsy Right away? And if Baby doesnt Fall asleep then, I‘ll Rock it/help to sleep? Right now our 2 month old definitely needs us to be there to sleep so I‘d like to find a way helping her sleep in a quiet room not Lying on or with me all the Time. Thank you!
Hi Emma! My kid is 5 month old. And we have this trouble for awhile now - he cries in his sleep EVERY morning. I spend about 15 minutes soothing him so he doesn't wake up from that cry, and he falls back asleep until 7:00. It's really exhausting, because it happens around 5:30 - 6:00 AM... I can't even remember a morning when he didn't cry in his sleep... What can it be?
So should we just let them cry as long as they need to fall asleep by themselves? What if my husband can't stand the baby's crying even for one minute?
So glad you found the video helpful! I would recommend using the white noise machine at night time as well and have it play all night (so from when you put your baby to bed until they wake up). This will help your little one stay asleep and not get accidentally woken up by people.
My baby cat naps, he started at about 3 months. He is 3 months and two weeks now. I wouldn't have a problem with catnapping but he wakes up clearly tired. Is it OK to try and put him back to sleep?
Should we put them back to sleep after each cat nap? Or let them stay awake for 45 min? My LO looks ridiculously tired after her nap and will usually go back to sleep if I bounce/rocker her.
Sometimes my baby sleep 40min，sometimes 2h for the first nap and second nap. What should I do if he sleep different everyday？Should I keep the same schedule?
She use to nap Very well, I'v done everything from the environment until playing more, feeding close to the nap time.I had respected the awake windows, she fall asleep very easily, but nothing seems to work anymore to help my baby link sleep cycles. This is the new normal? any other tips? I have a friend who's baby is one years old and never come back to nap more than 30/45 minutes. It's kind of scary
My baby is 5 months and doesn’t really get drowsy until he has missed his naps. I try to put him down sleeping or drowsy but nothing works sometimes so he just doesn’t sleep for over 8hrs until bed time. Also, he is super energetic and maybe this is why I can’t tell that he’s drowsy compared to when he was a newborn.
We had the same thing with our 5 month old too and it turns out his tired cues are very subtle - one yawn or one rubbing of eyes. If we don't put him to bed then he can stay awake the whole day (and get more cranky as the day progresses). We now offer each time we see a clue and he consistently naps around 11am then 2pm at least. Also there is the 2-3-4 rule: try sleep times respectively 2, 3, then 4 hours after the last time baby woke up. So for a wake up at 9am that's a nap offered at 11, 14h30, ad bedtime at 19h. It's unlikely baby will stick to those times out of the blue but they are a good tool for parents to know when to look for sleep clues more attentively!
Your baby is probably stuck in an overtired cycle. You need to break it, it's very difficult. I had the same issue earlier on. Basically if baby looks wide awake but you know he is tired persist with naptime! They have "false energy" when they are overtired, then scream then crash it's not healthy. I used to spend 20-25mins settling my baby to sleep and if he wasn't quiet in the crib or at drowsy I'd do 10-15mins more playtime and try again. Goodluck x
@@Yakumoki Yes, know he gets over tired and I try my hardest to make him go down for his naps. It’s harder because we breast feed and cosleep so it takes a lot to get him to actually sleep alone when he does nap. I now try to lay with him for a few minutes until he seems like he’s in deep sleep. Hopefully, once he’s in his own room he breaks this habit.
My baby starts to cry if I bring her to the bedroom during the day. She apparently thinks that the bedroom + crib means long sleep and she doesn't want that 🤦🏻♀️has been like this since the beginning and she's 4m.o. now. No idea what to do, she's napping 30 mins to 1h in the living room and we have to tiptoe around even with the white noise.
Hi, my baby girl is 3.5 months. She sleeps well through the night (with feeds in between but she falls asleep as soon as she havms eaten) but during the day she catnaps for 30 minutes with 1.5 - 2h breaks in between. Is this possible she can link cycles at night and not during the day?
Hi Veronica yep that is totally possible. My kids were great sleepers at night ( just waking for a feed and then straight back to bed) but in the day started catnapping from 3.5months until 5.5months. Catnapping is exhausting but it is developmentally normal.
This is my baby. She barely even wakes up to be fed. Just grunts and cries a bit to let us know she needs a diaper change and bottle. But she absolutely refuses to nap during the day. She’ll take 30-45 min naps.
@@mewiththeawesomehair hi, yeah... Its still like that for us even thos she is 7 months old now. Kind of accepted it now 😂. It gets easier as they grow and are able to play a bit more... Well we just have the "challenging" babies i guess 😁❤️
@@veronicasmith3208 Did you go through the fourth month regression? Or the pattern good sleeper at night but not so much at day remains consistent during these months? My baby has 2 months now and she awakes only once at night night but in the day, she only sleeps 30 mins tops per nap. I am afraid of a regression.
Very interesting video my four month old started her regression at 3.5 months and then we started sleep training using the ferber method which helped her self settle and she is able to sleep longer stretches at night now however she still cat naps in the day. I thought this was bad, I hear other mums saying their 4-5 month old naps for 2 hours. I just cant get her to nap for longer than 45-50 minutes.
How do you know that the baby is not ready to get up and could connect a sleep cycle? Usually when I peek inside she's looking so lively and eather just lying there or she's moving around the cot. 🤷 She's 23 weeks and did manage to connect two sleep cycles a couple of times but that time she wasn't moving or looking around when she ended one and started another cycle.
Thanks for your helpful video. But my 5 months old baby fight against sleep. When I start the bedtime routine it cries extremely and goes onto tummy. Sometimes it takes 2 hours to get my baby into sleep. Over the day the baby sleeps an half hour when I got luck. But mostly its awake from 7 am to 8PM. Do you have any ideas?
@@abcd1781 It will become better. Starting at 7-8 months it will become much better. Now she is 2 years old. She is now a wolderful child and sleeps by itself.
Is catnapping only normal for 3.5-6 month old babies? My 4 week old baby has been catnapping since she was born and still does. Now I am concerned that something is wrong…
I don't think catnapping is typically at that age no. I'd check to make sure baby is eating enough per meal and is able to sleep without disruptions. I doubt anything is wrong you probably just need to adjust something. Maybe you need to hold your LO to sleep, put a timer on for 20mins then out her down to sleep VERY GENTLY. I had to do that for awhile otherwise my son kept waking up. 20mins they go into a deep sleep so it's easier to put them down to sleep
My son napped like a champ until about 4months. He's 5 months now. Idk if I can let him cry for 60min😔 which I've seen suggested. right now he gets up at 7. he's stuck in 2-3 30-40 min naps and one 1.5-2 hr nap. Also, if I put him down before 8:30 he wakes up 20- 30 min later crying and has to be soothed. I've let him cry up yo 30 mim and he doesn't go back to sleep.A few times he has done 2 2 hr naps and 1 30 min which is the goal, but for the last couple weeks I can't get him to consistently do the desired schedule. I've tried so many things. I started sleep training around 1.5 months and in a few days he had it down and was sleeping through the night. I already keep him up for 2 hours and sometimes more to b sure he's tired, his room is dark, we have a sound machine, the temperature is regulated. I'm open to ANY suggestions.
Hi, baby is currently 1.5 months old and I have given her Pumped breastmilk through a bottle until now due to baby being a preterm and needed to get minimum certain ounces of milk per feed. So, does giving pumped milk through bottle and directly through breast in the same day cause nipple confusion in the long term? Will my baby latch on the breast later when I don't have to measure and her weight is normal?? What if she doesn't? What should I do then?
I know this is an old video but I am just watching it now and I have a almost 6 week old. Is it too early to be putting her down for naps drowsy? Will she be able to fall asleep on her own? Or I shouldn’t bother yet?
My 3 month old is a light sleeper,and my 7 year old who's autistic doesn't understand how to be quiet which wake him up,somedays he can sleep through the noise.does he need to be on a different room? also he has to be bounced to go sleep in day but sleeps ok in his crib at night,how much sleep does he need in the day and night? My other salon was not a problem with noise,thanks
Hi Emma. Love your videos. My baby is 05 months and also a catnapper in the mornings (30mim to 40) He can sleep longer only if I am with him at the moment that he is starting to waking up. What can I do?
HI @Sonika Khambra I plan on doing a video on this in a few weeks as it is not really a quick answer. The key points discussed in this video are still very suitable.
My baby is 10 weeks old and she only does contact naps. She will only sleep in one particular position which is over my shoulder while she is vertical and looking to her right. I tried to do other positions but she just won’t sleep in any other position other than this one. For the entire duration she will continue looking on her right only. Please tell me how to change this..
My little one use to catnap but after she turned 5 months she started sleeping for around 2 hours per nap in the day. She is awake for 2.5 hours. Has she started sleeping more than required.
Hi, my baby boy is going to be 4 months. He cries a lot when he is sleepy. We put him in a swing , although he cries initially he does goes to sleep for a 30 mins nap. But as soon as he wakes up he again starts crying , so loud tat our neighbours can hear him. Even if we swing him he doesn't goes back to sleep. Why does he cry so much before and after sleep.wat can I do to help him. Tried keeping the room dark, white noice. Nothing seem to work. it breaks my heart to see him cry.
HI Sindhuja, it is so hard to hear your own baby crying. Sounds like sleep is distressing for you both. The good news is that sleep patterns start to emerge at 4/5 months which means it becomes more predictable. As I can't see you little one I can only guess why he is becoming upset before and after sleep. He might be getting too tired- so make sure you give him an opportunity to sleep after being awake for 2 hours. Babies are easily overstimulated so it is important to continue to have him sleep in a dark room with white noise. It also sounds like he is having catnaps which is normal at this age. Therefore after he wakes from the nap I would pick him up and start the day routine (feed, change nappy, play time then bed).
I haven't thought about sleep habits. My baby is 4,1/2 months old. It is getting harder to get her to sleep. She falls asleep on my tummy I am trying to get her to stop that but I haven't been able to do so. I've been trying to get her to sleep next to me at least. If it's possible can you give me a poiner on fow to do that efficiently?
My newborn wont sleep if simply put him down in his bed. Even if drowsy, he will just wake up properly and cry. Any tips? He won't fall asleep without me. He's only 3 weeks old but is there something i can do to adjust him?
Mine does the same, it's his startle reflex. Observer him to confirm. Even when mine is swaddled, I still see that reflex activated at times, aftter swaddled, when you put him in cot, keep your weight on him and keep weight on him to prevent the reflex from waking him up. Make sure he's full after a feed & burped properly. When satisfied their bodies are more relaxed.
How to remove their habit of being swaddled to sleep? :/ she loved it.. now that she's 4 and a half month, she will be start rolling so what do I do now :( she Wakes up without her swaddle
My babys 8 month now he will have a catbap maybe 10 mins or nothing at all. Is this normal? He can become wingy but still wont sleep. He honestly is so nosey. But hes beciming really clingy not going down at all to sleep and just wanting to be held all the time.
My 6 week old just doesn't nap during the day. Not even a cat nap. I will put him down as he has all the tired cues and he will sleep for like 2 minutes then wake up every time. Do you have any tips?
Hi Emma, my 9 week old has recently started to get very fidgety at night, he just won’t settle. He usually has a feed, I burp him, he will have his eyes closed but is constantly thrashing around like he can’t get comfortable, sometimes he settles but for about an hour and will start squirming about again! is this normal? Many thanks x
Thanks for watching. Hope this video helps you understand catnapping and how you can create healthy sleep habits now.
Hey Emma. My niece has severe bottle and breast aversion. She only takes while asleep but she cannot drink enough milk because of sleep. We tried everything available on internet, UA-cam , we made her starve then she took bottle but she takes small amount of milk. Please make a video on it.
I cannot get my baby girl to sleep in the bassinet if she's drowsy, she's 3 months
The best advice anyone can give when it comes to raising babies and having a happy home is "do not worry about unsolicited advice from people who mean well." Because truly the fact is if those people are having any kind of issue, especially when it comes to sleep training a newborn, they will not be able to give good advice. I have 2 boys and I'm about to have my third baby, I ha e heaps of nieces and nephews and therefore a broad range of experiences to compare. I never had sleep issues with my kids, I think it's because I learned their sleep cues and followed my instincts. That's what worked for me in my situation. But I have plenty of people offering advice for things they are having issues with, because they are all going through or have gone through sleep related issues. No one will know your baby better than you and no one will be able to understand your situation better than you so trust your instincts, ask for specific advice from the right people when you need it, but unsolicited advice like "try driving around for a few minutes" may not work for your baby, and it can create a whole new issue for them. Stay calm and take each day as it comes
Thank you for this! First time mom to a 5 month old. I am so tired of all these so called sleep specialist touting how you should ignore your baby to “train” them before 6 months old to sleep.
I can attest, that it DOES really get a little better. We have been going on 5 months of extreme sleep deprivation, crying, whining, FIGHTING sleep etc. our baby is changing and it’s just waiting for them to develop.
You are so welcome!
Thank you, this is the first bit of information that’s made me feel better about my baby’s cat napping. Every other source told me if I didn’t start getting her to link sleep cycles the 4 month sleep regression will be worse! I’m been trying my hardest to get her to go back to sleep but it doesn’t always happen.
I'm so glad!
Same experience! Thanks emma
Got same problem. My 2.5 month son is a perfect catnapper. He fall a sleep with a dummy but without rocking etc. I have no hope for normal future ;p
Such a useful video. Thanks Emma! The only way I've figured for my baby to sleep longer than 30 min during her first nap is if I lay down with her, and if I try to leave she wakes up 😭. Any tips for her to sleep longer without me by her side?
Thanks for the tips! My 5-month-old has had a great nap routine up until about a week ago. He used to take one long (2 1/2 - 3 hr) nap in the afternoon and little catnaps before and after, but he's suddenly gone back to only catnaps. I haven't changed anything, so hoping it's just a phase and he takes up the long afternoon nap again! (Think he will??) The one tip I've had a hard time with is consistent morning wake-up time, simply because *I* like to sleep in as late as he'll let me. ;) But perhaps it's time to start a consistent morning wake-up, even if it means an early day for me! :)
So glad I found your channel! Thank you!
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you are so lucky to have long naps until 5 months🥲 my two and a half months started to catnap three weeks ago, nothing seems to work to help her go back to the old routine,not even consistency in waking up in the morning, I talked to a friend who's baby is one years old, she said to me that once her baby started catnapping never stopped this behavior, I'm starting to accept that. How things went for you? any improvement?
@@sanymatos what about when you’re content napped? This comment is 3month old, did your baby’s naps improve since than? 🙏🏽
I have 3 babies. They all cat napped from birth. Nothing I ever did fixed it. Now with my third, the only thing that has fixed it is just not caring haha I think I can just see the bigger picture and how quickly it goes. Eventually they don’t nap at all and it doesn’t matter anymore.
I would have loved to have seen videos like this but with the premature baby in mind. My identical twins were born at 27.5 weeks gestation and of course lived in the NICU for their first 3 months of life. Having some videos like this but aimed more toward babies like ours would have been so wonderful and comforting. Still love watching your videos and learning all these years later! 💙💚
thanks!! My MIL insists that my 3M old should sleep in bright room with a looot of noise (like, the TV on, etc.) which enfuriates me, bc my baby sleeps so much better naps in her dark room with a white noise machine, to avoid my dog's barks wake her. I'm trying to implement a pseudo nap schedule and also a routine, but she still has cat naps for the time being, which is exhausting but I know it's normal...
Yep totally normal unfortunately. Great that you have worked out the dark room with a white noise works best! Hopefully this video makes you feel more confident telling your MIL a dark room with white noise is best.
What a great topic and tips. I find as soon as I take my Bub into the dark room where there is white noise he starts to shut his eyes.
I also find darkness the easiest and most effective strategy for helping babies fall asleep.
Why did I read it as kidnapping, I got so confused
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Really love your videos! I’ve been watching them since before our baby arrived in this world and they really do a good job of getting an overview as well as good detail in depth. Videos are a great consumable length without cruft and that’s really appreciated! Also, I wanted to say thanks for addressing moms and dads! As a dad who’s a primary caretaker for our baby I can feel really left out. It’s non-traditional but this is how it works for us!
Thank you so much!!
Came back here to tell that my babies started sleeping longer during the days. It's 1-2 hours, twice. They just did when they turned 7 months. We did nothing other than usual routine. BUT be careful what you wish for. The longer they sleep at day the shorter at nights. They used to sleep from 7 to 7. Now they not only more restless at night (they need one more feeding, 3 times total) but are awake and resistant to sleep further at 5am or even fewer. It's so effed up & I hate it! Wish they'd go back to catnaps.
wow glad that I read this because my 3 months old does catnaps during the day though sleeps through the night from 6pm - 6 am and one feeding and he’ll sleep again from around 7am - 9/10am and catnaps onwards till again 6pm. and wondering If I should change anything to get him sleep longer during the day but now that I read this I think I prefer the way it is now than having him naps longer but doesn’t sleep well at night.
I slept like a Koala before I had my baby 😂
So being sleep-deprived Is the biggest challenge for me.
Same here
Can you please do a video on tips how to transition from rocking in arms to sleeping in cot or bassinet please.
Thank you for putting out such helpful and educational videos. I was wondering if I should be trying to prolong the catnaps or if my baby takes 4-5 catnaps a day is that okay until they connect sleep cycles? Also, should I be getting my baby up and out of the crib if she wakes up and doesn't put herself back to sleep after 10 minutes even if she is calm? Thanks for helping out this new and tired mama!
This. Everyone saying it's normal but not whether to just let them go with a 10-15 minute nap or a bunch of half hour naps all day.
Our 2-month-old daughter slept through diaper change, cloth change (she gets night clothes), breastfeeding, baby bottle, adding warmer cloths, carrying to the pram, putting her in the pram and woke up shortly afterwards the other week.
We have a nice dark quiet bedroom for baby to sleep in, but every time we try to put him to bed during the day he screams bloody murder :) I could count on 1 hand the times he actually managed to fall asleep in his crib. The only way he sleeps during the day is if we put him in the stroller and go for a walk. I would walk past a busy road, primary school with screaming children, a construction site, and he'd just sleep through all this noise. I'll try showing him this video, maybe he will finally get what we want from him 😂
This was funny ef
Hello how is he now? I have a 5 month old who is similar she takes naps only when held by someone and during night she needs my breast in mouth,
I would love a video that discusses the physiological conditions that may affect sleeping such as apnea, mouth breathing due to hidden tongue tie, and other abnormalities.
So helpful ma'am. I was going crazy over the 10-20 mins my two month old takes!! Now i know its normal❤
Did it get any better ? My 2 month old is currently doing this catnapping and she's so unhappy about it. So am I 😂
@@jessamine486 it gets better by time. dont worry😊
Yes, thankyou. Very normal and developmentally appropriate.
My baby grew out of cat napping at 12 months!! Suddenly started sleeping 2 hours. He’s now 20 months. Before that I tried all sorts but nothing helped he seemed to grow out of it.
My baby is 4 month old and sleep well during day but becomes very active and don't want to sleep after midnight even after following bed time routine everyday. Any suggestions please🙏
Day-night confusion?
Thanks for your tips! They are great and give me hope. My 4mo baby was a very good sleeper but since she started to consistently roll over in the crib she wakes even after 20 min and cannot fall back to sleep anymore. I hope it will get better...
Hi Emma, great videos and I love the Milestone chart...super helpful. My son will turn 3 mths on monday. When I put him in his cot when drowsy and not asleep for sleep routine he freaks out and wide awake. He will only fall asleep in our arms and put down when asleep. Im thinking it may be that its too soon to start that...perhaps I should wait 'til 5/6 months?
Hi @Patricia Lima, I would agree and wait until your little one is a bit older before trying to put him to bed drowsy but awake.
It’s really informative. I have learnt a lot from this. Thank you so much dear
My pleasure 😊
Cannot express how frustrating it is to have to tell older people that teaching your child to sleep in loud and bright environments is NOT okay. They swear they know everything and I just say, do YOU want to sleep in a loud and bright environment or do you sleep in a quiet dark room? Ok so hush so my baby can nap
I cant say thank you enough
I Emma, I love your videos! Thank you! I have a 5 month old and I recently watched your video and started not running to her when she rouses from sleep- and she will often put herself back to sleep! YAY! Thank yoU! My question is though- if babies only wake for hunger, dirty, or no longer tired- how do I know if that's the case and I should go to her, rather than leave her to settle herself? Will she just continue to cry? I just hate to leave her crying if she's crying for a need- but then I don't want to wake her if she's still working through her sleep cycle.
Thank you Emma so much
this video came just in time
I was already frustrated trying to elongate my baby sleep.
I used most of these tips and tricks and they worked well.
Thank you so much for this video. My baby is 5 months old and he can’t really make it past 1 hour of being awake in the morning without wanting another nap. How can I elongate this?
Danke!
It’s my pleasure!
Thanks Emma. This help me understand my baby catnapping behaviour🥰
I’ve been keeping my baby’s room dark and quiet, and she has been sleeping pretty well. However, she’s about to start daycare, where there will be noise and light all the time. If I could afford to stay home with her, I would, but I have no choice. Should I start training her to sleep in brighter environments before she has to do it at daycare? Or wait til she gets there and hope for the best? Thank you! Your content has been so helpful.
Thanks a bunch! Though I am still confused as to what to do if the baby never goes to sleep without nursing or rocking. Mine doesn't though I tried. He wouldn't take a pacifier either. So I don't actually understand how to teach him without all those scary 'let him cry it out' techniques...
Yeah I was just going to say before 6 months old they need to sleep 16 to 18 hours a day.
My 1month old is all over the place not like my first. Only takes longer nap in swing during the day . Nighttime is a toss up, some nights she does better with her arms out and can get back to sleep within 30 min, but more nights where nothing works(swaddle using wraps, halo, nested bean or arms out)and takes more more than 2 hrs to get her to sleep, then she ends up mostly drowsy the next day where it’s a struggle to keep her awake. Any advice??
5,5 month old baby will just have fun and roll over in bed when put down or will fall asleep for a 10 mins if I am lucky..then wide awake again. So sleeping outside in a pram 2x a day and rest mostly in the ergobaby carrier (1 or 2 naps). Sleeps the longest outside. 😢
My 5 month old is pretty reliant on her pacifier to fall asleep. How do you suggest weaning her from that so that I don’t need to get up and give it her between every sleep cycle?
Hello! First of all I love your videos❤ so here is my question I have a 2 Months baby that is tired but fights with all his strength the sleeping sometimes in 10 min. He falls asleep others it takes us un hour or more he would close his eyes and then boooom! Eyes wide open and crying... it is so hard. And also a lot of people say they shoul be able to sleep on their own... but it makes him even more cranky and no sleep at all! Help!!!!!
Very nice video . My baby is 8 months and still doing it . How long will it take for her to learn . I already do the things you listed out . Please help
Hi Emma, very interesting video! Do all the tips apply also to bedtime at night?
Very helpful, thank you!!!
I’m sure we can do this. Thank you
Absolutely!
Hi Emma! I love all your tips and they’re very helpful! I do have a question, was wondering if you had any advice. My 11 week old is soothed only in one position - which is a back and wrist breaker. It’s one hand under head and one under her bum, kind of in an upright position if that makes sense. But she will cry immediately when we try to switch positions; cradle, glider chair etc. do you have any recommendations for how to train her to like other positions?
Thank you!!
Same situation here! We have been managing it will the use of a sling and carrier so far as sure gets heavier, but will need to teach her to sleep on her back sometime soon...! Just not sure how to facilitate that transition gently
My 8wo usually takes 30-45 min naps, but on a rare occasion gives me like 1.5hrs. I do everything the same, so how come he’s able to do that?
Me tooooo
I don’t know what to do !
This is very useful! Thank you ❤️
Thank you.
It’s my pleasure!
Hi Emma! Thank so much for your videos! Always informative and helpful!
How long should a pause be when waiting to see if they'll fall back to sleep? (2-5mon, 5-10, when they start crying..)
Also, I haven't really been putting my boy down drowsy (he is unfortunately a bit dependent on the breast to fall asleep, something I will do differently with the next baby, and I plan to wait until he's past this big 4 month developmental stage before changing his sleep) Any further tips for laying them down drowsy but awake? How do I know when to lay them down...after 5mjn, 10min of them falling asleep in my arms but not being in a deep sleep, how do avoid waking him and having to start the whole process over again and making him overtired etc?
Thank you!😊
I just wanted this. Thank you.
What if your baby is drowsy and you put them down to crib. but as soon as you place them, they start crying and not drowsy anymore? I’ve waited to see if she’d go to sleep but it gets hysterical if I don’t pick her up..🫠
Have you tried a heating pad to warm the crib mattress? My little was like your daughter screaming hysterically until I tried the heating pad trick. Just before I put her in the crib, I removed the heating pad before putting her down into the crib, which was now warmed to body temperature. I used a heating pad to warm the mattress from age 4 to 7 months, which helped her fall asleep in that initial sleepy, but still awake cycle. I hope this helps!
Thank Yu much for this helpful tips
My baby girl is just turning 2 months. She is starting to be very dependent on the dummy to sleep. Is that fine or will this be a long term problem? If so, how can I gently remove the dummy from her sleep cycle please? Thank you.
Great tips! Thank you. I wonder how long pause should be? I usually wait for 5-10 mins until I go to get my daughter as she cat naps all day long. I always hope that she might go back to sleep but she hasn't done it yet. She's 4 months old.
Hi Saemi, glad you were able to watch this video too and it was helpful. 5-10 minutes should be long enough at this age. Catnapping is very normal at this age and unfortunately it is typical behaviour until 5 months. Catnapping is very hard, as a parent found it so frustrating. She will develop the skill to link her sleeps, as she can already fall asleep on her own and is sleeping in a dark bedroom. If you don’t have a white noise machine I would recommend getting one of those too.
@@EmmaHubbard I used to use white noise but didn't feel that it was making any difference to be honest. So I stopped using it. I might try using it again! Thank you so so much for your response. I really appreciate it.
No worries at all. Goodluck
There’s another thing I’ve heard called crib 45 where you let them stay in the crib for 45 mins starting the time when they first fall asleep (if they wake up before the 45 min mark).
This helps them get used to being comfortable in the crib and hopefully elongate naps eventually.
Really really helpful tips. Thank you!!
Glad you found this video helpful
When I put my baby to bed drowsy, she becomes more alert and awake and starts to cry. How to avoid this? She is also at a stage where she will be in a deep sleep in my arms but wakes up the moment I put her down
A big thank you!
Thanks for the tips. I have a question to the Last tip. Can you Start putting them to bed drowsy Right away? And if Baby doesnt Fall asleep then, I‘ll Rock it/help to sleep? Right now our 2 month old definitely needs us to be there to sleep so I‘d like to find a way helping her sleep in a quiet room not Lying on or with me all the Time. Thank you!
How do we know if the baby is drowsy? Usually we are the one who makes them fall asleep in our arms then move them to the bed.
Hi Emma! My kid is 5 month old. And we have this trouble for awhile now - he cries in his sleep EVERY morning. I spend about 15 minutes soothing him so he doesn't wake up from that cry, and he falls back asleep until 7:00. It's really exhausting, because it happens around 5:30 - 6:00 AM... I can't even remember a morning when he didn't cry in his sleep... What can it be?
Have you figured out what it was?
Our baby sleeps through anything. I think it’s because she spent the first 3 weeks of life in the NICU ward. A hospital environment is noisy lol
My son sleeps through the night but during the day he sleeps very little. I always thought catnapping was just how babys sleep. 😅
So should we just let them cry as long as they need to fall asleep by themselves? What if my husband can't stand the baby's crying even for one minute?
Thank you for your amazing videos ❤️
You are so welcome!
Thank you for sharing
Thanks so much. Hope your finding the information helpful
Hi Emma, thank you for your informative videos. I used white noise for my baby during nap times. How's about overnight sleep? Thank you!
So glad you found the video helpful! I would recommend using the white noise machine at night time as well and have it play all night (so from when you put your baby to bed until they wake up). This will help your little one stay asleep and not get accidentally woken up by people.
My baby cat naps, he started at about 3 months. He is 3 months and two weeks now. I wouldn't have a problem with catnapping but he wakes up clearly tired. Is it OK to try and put him back to sleep?
Thank u for sharing
My pleasure
Should we put them back to sleep after each cat nap? Or let them stay awake for 45 min? My LO looks ridiculously tired after her nap and will usually go back to sleep if I bounce/rocker her.
Will be a course from 6+ months?
Sometimes my baby sleep 40min，sometimes 2h for the first nap and second nap. What should I do if he sleep different everyday？Should I keep the same schedule?
She use to nap Very well, I'v done everything from the environment until playing more, feeding close to the nap time.I had respected the awake windows, she fall asleep very easily, but nothing seems to work anymore to help my baby link sleep cycles. This is the new normal? any other tips? I have a friend who's baby is one years old and never come back to nap more than 30/45 minutes. It's kind of scary
My baby is 5 months and doesn’t really get drowsy until he has missed his naps. I try to put him down sleeping or drowsy but nothing works sometimes so he just doesn’t sleep for over 8hrs until bed time.
Also, he is super energetic and maybe this is why I can’t tell that he’s drowsy compared to when he was a newborn.
We had the same thing with our 5 month old too and it turns out his tired cues are very subtle - one yawn or one rubbing of eyes. If we don't put him to bed then he can stay awake the whole day (and get more cranky as the day progresses). We now offer each time we see a clue and he consistently naps around 11am then 2pm at least. Also there is the 2-3-4 rule: try sleep times respectively 2, 3, then 4 hours after the last time baby woke up. So for a wake up at 9am that's a nap offered at 11, 14h30, ad bedtime at 19h. It's unlikely baby will stick to those times out of the blue but they are a good tool for parents to know when to look for sleep clues more attentively!
Your baby is probably stuck in an overtired cycle. You need to break it, it's very difficult. I had the same issue earlier on. Basically if baby looks wide awake but you know he is tired persist with naptime! They have "false energy" when they are overtired, then scream then crash it's not healthy. I used to spend 20-25mins settling my baby to sleep and if he wasn't quiet in the crib or at drowsy I'd do 10-15mins more playtime and try again. Goodluck x
@@Yakumoki Yes, know he gets over tired and I try my hardest to make him go down for his naps.
It’s harder because we breast feed and cosleep so it takes a lot to get him to actually sleep alone when he does nap.
I now try to lay with him for a few minutes until he seems like he’s in deep sleep.
Hopefully, once he’s in his own room he breaks this habit.
My baby starts to cry if I bring her to the bedroom during the day. She apparently thinks that the bedroom + crib means long sleep and she doesn't want that 🤦🏻♀️has been like this since the beginning and she's 4m.o. now. No idea what to do, she's napping 30 mins to 1h in the living room and we have to tiptoe around even with the white noise.
Hi, my baby girl is 3.5 months. She sleeps well through the night (with feeds in between but she falls asleep as soon as she havms eaten) but during the day she catnaps for 30 minutes with 1.5 - 2h breaks in between. Is this possible she can link cycles at night and not during the day?
Hi Veronica yep that is totally possible. My kids were great sleepers at night ( just waking for a feed and then straight back to bed) but in the day started catnapping from 3.5months until 5.5months. Catnapping is exhausting but it is developmentally normal.
This is my baby. She barely even wakes up to be fed. Just grunts and cries a bit to let us know she needs a diaper change and bottle. But she absolutely refuses to nap during the day. She’ll take 30-45 min naps.
@@mewiththeawesomehair hi, yeah... Its still like that for us even thos she is 7 months old now. Kind of accepted it now 😂. It gets easier as they grow and are able to play a bit more... Well we just have the "challenging" babies i guess 😁❤️
@@veronicasmith3208 today was better! She woke up and I changed her and fed her and she went back to sleep
@@veronicasmith3208 Did you go through the fourth month regression? Or the pattern good sleeper at night but not so much at day remains consistent during these months? My baby has 2 months now and she awakes only once at night night but in the day, she only sleeps 30 mins tops per nap. I am afraid of a regression.
Very interesting video my four month old started her regression at 3.5 months and then we started sleep training using the ferber method which helped her self settle and she is able to sleep longer stretches at night now however she still cat naps in the day. I thought this was bad, I hear other mums saying their 4-5 month old naps for 2 hours. I just cant get her to nap for longer than 45-50 minutes.
I’ll tKe 45/50 - mine does 30!!
How do you know that the baby is not ready to get up and could connect a sleep cycle? Usually when I peek inside she's looking so lively and eather just lying there or she's moving around the cot. 🤷 She's 23 weeks and did manage to connect two sleep cycles a couple of times but that time she wasn't moving or looking around when she ended one and started another cycle.
Very helpful videp
Glad you think so!
Thanks :)
No problem!
Thanks for your helpful video. But my 5 months old baby fight against sleep. When I start the bedtime routine it cries extremely and goes onto tummy. Sometimes it takes 2 hours to get my baby into sleep.
Over the day the baby sleeps an half hour when I got luck. But mostly its awake from 7 am to 8PM.
Do you have any ideas?
Oh god I have the same baby, i am super exhausted, is there any change now?
@@abcd1781 It will become better. Starting at 7-8 months it will become much better. Now she is 2 years old. She is now a wolderful child and sleeps by itself.
@@Crustenscharbap thank you for the reply
Is catnapping only normal for 3.5-6 month old babies? My 4 week old baby has been catnapping since she was born and still does. Now I am concerned that something is wrong…
I don't think catnapping is typically at that age no. I'd check to make sure baby is eating enough per meal and is able to sleep without disruptions. I doubt anything is wrong you probably just need to adjust something. Maybe you need to hold your LO to sleep, put a timer on for 20mins then out her down to sleep VERY GENTLY. I had to do that for awhile otherwise my son kept waking up. 20mins they go into a deep sleep so it's easier to put them down to sleep
My son napped like a champ until about 4months. He's 5 months now. Idk if I can let him cry for 60min😔 which I've seen suggested. right now he gets up at 7. he's stuck in 2-3 30-40 min naps and one 1.5-2 hr nap. Also, if I put him down before 8:30 he wakes up 20- 30 min later crying and has to be soothed. I've let him cry up yo 30 mim and he doesn't go back to sleep.A few times he has done 2 2 hr naps and 1 30 min which is the goal, but for the last couple weeks I can't get him to consistently do the desired schedule. I've tried so many things. I started sleep training around 1.5 months and in a few days he had it down and was sleeping through the night. I already keep him up for 2 hours and sometimes more to b sure he's tired, his room is dark, we have a sound machine, the temperature is regulated. I'm open to ANY suggestions.
Hi, baby is currently 1.5 months old and I have given her Pumped breastmilk through a bottle until now due to baby being a preterm and needed to get minimum certain ounces of milk per feed.
So, does giving pumped milk through bottle and directly through breast in the same day cause nipple confusion in the long term? Will my baby latch on the breast later when I don't have to measure and her weight is normal??
What if she doesn't? What should I do then?
I know this is an old video but I am just watching it now and I have a almost 6 week old. Is it too early to be putting her down for naps drowsy? Will she be able to fall asleep on her own? Or I shouldn’t bother yet?
My 3 month old is a light sleeper,and my 7 year old who's autistic doesn't understand how to be quiet which wake him up,somedays he can sleep through the noise.does he need to be on a different room? also he has to be bounced to go sleep in day but sleeps ok in his crib at night,how much sleep does he need in the day and night? My other salon was not a problem with noise,thanks
Hi Emma. Love your videos. My baby is 05 months and also a catnapper in the mornings (30mim to 40) He can sleep longer only if I am with him at the moment that he is starting to waking up. What can I do?
Hi Emma, du spricht so schnell wie ein Düsenjet 🚀
Hi my Baby is 14 Weeks old and catnapping during the day and wakes up every 90 min in the night. What should I do? Thank u
Hi.my bub is 9 months old now but still don't sleep alone . Could you suggest please ❣️
HI @Sonika Khambra I plan on doing a video on this in a few weeks as it is not really a quick answer. The key points discussed in this video are still very suitable.
My baby is 10 weeks old and she only does contact naps. She will only sleep in one particular position which is over my shoulder while she is vertical and looking to her right. I tried to do other positions but she just won’t sleep in any other position other than this one. For the entire duration she will continue looking on her right only. Please tell me how to change this..
My little one use to catnap but after she turned 5 months she started sleeping for around 2 hours per nap in the day. She is awake for 2.5 hours. Has she started sleeping more than required.
Hi, my baby boy is going to be 4 months. He cries a lot when he is sleepy. We put him in a swing , although he cries initially he does goes to sleep for a 30 mins nap. But as soon as he wakes up he again starts crying , so loud tat our neighbours can hear him. Even if we swing him he doesn't goes back to sleep. Why does he cry so much before and after sleep.wat can I do to help him. Tried keeping the room dark, white noice. Nothing seem to work. it breaks my heart to see him cry.
HI Sindhuja, it is so hard to hear your own baby crying. Sounds like sleep is distressing for you both. The good news is that sleep patterns start to emerge at 4/5 months which means it becomes more predictable. As I can't see you little one I can only guess why he is becoming upset before and after sleep. He might be getting too tired- so make sure you give him an opportunity to sleep after being awake for 2 hours. Babies are easily overstimulated so it is important to continue to have him sleep in a dark room with white noise. It also sounds like he is having catnaps which is normal at this age. Therefore after he wakes from the nap I would pick him up and start the day routine (feed, change nappy, play time then bed).
Same problem here
Is feeding with eyes closed on breast considered a nap?
I haven't thought about sleep habits. My baby is 4,1/2 months old. It is getting harder to get her to sleep. She falls asleep on my tummy I am trying to get her to stop that but I haven't been able to do so. I've been trying to get her to sleep next to me at least. If it's possible can you give me a poiner on fow to do that efficiently?
My newborn wont sleep if simply put him down in his bed. Even if drowsy, he will just wake up properly and cry. Any tips? He won't fall asleep without me. He's only 3 weeks old but is there something i can do to adjust him?
Mine does the same, it's his startle reflex. Observer him to confirm. Even when mine is swaddled, I still see that reflex activated at times, aftter swaddled, when you put him in cot, keep your weight on him and keep weight on him to prevent the reflex from waking him up. Make sure he's full after a feed & burped properly. When satisfied their bodies are more relaxed.
How to remove their habit of being swaddled to sleep? :/ she loved it.. now that she's 4 and a half month, she will be start rolling so what do I do now :( she Wakes up without her swaddle
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My babys 8 month now he will have a catbap maybe 10 mins or nothing at all. Is this normal? He can become wingy but still wont sleep. He honestly is so nosey. But hes beciming really clingy not going down at all to sleep and just wanting to be held all the time.
My 6 week old just doesn't nap during the day. Not even a cat nap. I will put him down as he has all the tired cues and he will sleep for like 2 minutes then wake up every time. Do you have any tips?
His startle reflex is most likely causing this. Observe him if he startles....mine does even when swaddled.
But how do you tell if a newborn is drowsy?
Hi Emma, my 9 week old has recently started to get very fidgety at night, he just won’t settle. He usually has a feed, I burp him, he will have his eyes closed but is constantly thrashing around like he can’t get comfortable, sometimes he settles but for about an hour and will start squirming about again! is this normal? Many thanks x