Anyone else had this?

[KaM]

My little girl now 3 and a half months old has never really slept during the day . .she has like little naps .. i think the most she has slept during the day is like an hour. .its usually like 15min power naps . .UNLESS .. we go out . .its so bizarre . .she will sleep for like hours in the pram when we go out . .she might wake for a little but inevitably falls back asleep . .my mum tells me that i was the same basically ..and even now Im not a big sleeper. . and at night . .she wont go down to sleep til like 11pm . .the other night it took me like 2.5hrs .. ive tried a few different things but the only thing that seems to workk for me is feeding her to sleep and then some rocking .. where as my mum can get her to sleep by rocking and patting etc . .its like . .how did you do that!! . . .she has more experience i know but damn it can be fristrating . lol . .any advice. .tips .. anyone else have the same problem?

[aprilbaby]

Hi Krisseh,

I have exactly the same issue and was asking about it in the previous thread 'will i have to rock forever?' so go and check out the responses there as well.

The reason your bubs (and mine!) will sleep all day in the pram but not in their cot is because they love the movement. It's the same with the car.

I have invested in a swing and found it to be a godsend for getting him to sleep in the day. There is also a thread on that in product recommendations.

I still have to rock DS to sleep and then he'll sleep for 20-40mins and then wake up again. i used to get him up but he would still be tired and fall asleep in my arms after a while, so now I try and keep him in his cot and pat him back to sleep and then he'll stay down for anothet hour or so. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn't!

Hope this helps, if you have any more questions just ask!

[Pixie]

I had this exact same issue, in the end I bought a book called "sleep right sleep tight" and volia 2 weeks on she naps 3 times a day for an hour at least and some days she has 5 naps!
You DD may grow out of it or you could try to make it a pattern. Is she showing tired signs? Anyway good luck and I hope she improves apparently I was the same too :D

[MyGuys]

Our DS was the same. We would feed/rock/walk to sleep, and we also had one of the battery operated swings which was a godsend. It took us over a year of struggling with his sleep to finally get help (got in touch with a sleep therapist) and within a week we had him in a great routine. All I can suggest is that you try and get some sort of assistance as soon as possible. When we found how easy it was to sort out our problem we WISHED we hadn't struggled for so long. In the meantime though make the most of getting some exercise while you walk. I used to walk about 3 hours a day just to get DS to sleep, great exercise physically and mentally.

[bel_aiden]

when my bub was 2-3 months we had heaps of troubles too, i was so tired, and so was he! I came across the tizzie hall book "save our sleep" and it made my life sooo much easier. i dont agree with all she says... like ïf your baby doesnt adapt there is something wromg with them...." but i think she does have alota great ideas. but teaching him to fall asleep on his own was the best thing i ever did. im not one for letting him cry, so i wasnt super strict with what she said, but i wsa persistant and pacient.. and it paid of for me. Any way, i know routines arent for evry one, just thought id let you know about the book that saved my sleep:smiliedance:
I wish you the best of luck
:fingerscrossed: :thumbsup:

[IAdoreYou]

I remember at that age .. what REALLY worked for me ..

Soon as your bub wakes TIME IT!

then give her 2 hours on the clock or 1.5 hours at that age maybe and start rocking and patting and gently talking to her and even PUT a dummy in .. they love the comfort sucking .. all babies do! thats why dummies got invented! You will find she will get tired !!!! most babies at that age cannot stay awake longer then 2 hours MAX.

then soon as she goes down .. even if its 20 mins .. time it AGAIN .. give her 2 hours and keep DOING this over and over and over.

Brooke got into such a routine she was having 4 naps a day!

goodluck .. give a try! EVEN better if you can time some bottles on the sleep time.

[KaM]

Id love to be able to use a dummy . .lol . .but she hates them . .since day one she wont take them at all . .same as with bottles actually . .lol . .i tried to get her to drink breast milk from bottles so that if need be she could . .or even so if we were out it was a little easier. .but still no go .. lol .she might take a little tiny bit then freaks out . .same with formula. . when I had a sore nipple . .she tastes the formula and a mini sized hissy fit ensues .. lmao . I guess some babies just dont do naps very well . .i know me and my brother didnt either. but i guess that just means more cuddle time and playing .. hehe