https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:37:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-lo-learn-to-put-themselves-to-sleep#post-2376017 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:15:29 +0000 buttermilk 2376017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@elljay: my baby has been the same way. We have been using miracle blanket but just this week are weaning off of it one arm at a time and then today randomly she took 2 naps un-swaddled! I didn't know how to get her to fall asleep either until I read Baby Whisperer. About 3 weeks ago we stopped all nursing and rocking to sleep and I used the shush/pat method to teach her to fall asleep on her own. It's very gentle sleep training so okay to use under 4 months. A lot of it is about watching for sleep cues and finding their ideal awake time as well. Sometime she falls asleep totally on her own, sometimes it takes a few minutes helping her. But it's much better than rocking to sleep for 20 mins! I totally recommend her books but there's lots of info to google as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-lo-learn-to-put-themselves-to-sleep#post-2375997 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:05:28 +0000 elljay 2375997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 10 weeks and just started rolling from back to tummy. We had gotten into a decent sleep routine swaddling him in the Miracle Blanket for naps and night sleep – he’s done 6-8 hour stretches since 6 weeks, and we got a couple of 10-12 hour stretches starting last week. But now that he seems to have a single-minded obsession with rolling, we need to swaddle wean ASAP.</p> <p>We’ve always rocked/bounced him to sleep and put him down in his crib when he’s fully asleep. However, trying to put him to sleep this way unswaddled has not been working – he will fight falling asleep in my arms despite all my best efforts at soothing him. We’ve tried the Merlin as well as just a sleepsack, it doesn’t seem to make any difference.</p> <p>I know he needs to learn how to fall asleep on his own, but how exactly do I do that? Putting him in the crib before he’s completely asleep (no matter how drowsy) always results in fussing/crying – is he too young for me to let him do this (i.e. is any amount of letting them fuss/cry by themselves considered CIO)? If so, what are my other options, since he will fight sleep/fuss/cry even in my arms? He doesn't take a paci or suck his thumb.</p> <p>How did your LO learn to fall asleep on their own? How much fussing/crying did you tolerate, if any? </p>