https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:21:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-866725 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:14 +0000 googly-eyes 866725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say go with it..but don't feel bad about it if it doesn't stay that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-866339 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:14:08 +0000 MrsF 866339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maybebaby: I would definitely go with it. Don't teach him that he needs to be soothed to sleep if he doesn't!</p> <p>I know what you mean about questioning everything now that you're on your own. It's so nice to have another person to bounce things off of! Your confidence will improve as time goes on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-866318 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:59 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 866318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With babe #2 we learned not to replicate the mistakes of #1 and put her down drowsy so she could sort out the self-soothing from the get- go. It worked like a charm. No CIO and slept through the night at 4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-866266 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:04 +0000 Adira 866266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maybebaby: Yes! We are a couple of the lucky few. Tonight I just put Xander down to bed, wide awake as usual, and he just squirmed in his crib, did a 180, and finally passed out. :P I hope your baby continues to be as easy as mine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-866263 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:24 +0000 maybebaby 866263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: woo hoo!!! Sounds awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-866255 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:26 +0000 Adira 866255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maybebaby: Xander was the same way! I'd just put him in his swing or his bassinet and he'd just fall asleep on his own! I was always wondering if it was the right thing to do because you hear so many stories about babies needing help falling asleep, but mine never did! Continue doing this and he might never need help falling asleep. Xander is almost 4 months and still can fall asleep on his own, though sometimes needs help for nap time now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-866202 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:43 +0000 maybebaby 866202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, sounds like I should enjoy this while it lasts! Glad to hear--I was worried I should be taking his wide-eyed time to interact with him--we get plenty of talk, play, hold, sing time in, so glad I can let him hang by himself calmly before drifting off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-865060 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:42:36 +0000 Crisark 865060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he's happy run with it! That's what I just had to do with A because at 9weeks she decided her bedtime was 9/9:30pm and she was going to start sleeping between 7 and 9 hours STTN. After putting herself to sleep.<br /> So, trust me, if they want to do it let them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-864991 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:18:32 +0000 immabeetoo 864991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he is happy, definitely let it happen! I will say.. we thought we were sleep rockstars when our LO did this in the beginning.. and it wore off and he needed to be rocked months 2-4:) Hopefully your LO continues to do it though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-864976 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:11:36 +0000 LazyLightning 864976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds great! My lo is 3 weeks today and if her eyeballs are even slightly open forget it! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-864969 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:09:23 +0000 Revel 864969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds heavenly! LO is 17 days old and will only be put down if she is sound asleep. The exception sometimes is the swing. She will hang in there awake, and sometimes it puts her to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-864903 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:33 +0000 MsLipGloss 864903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the pps . . . if you are able to do this, consider yourself lucky and roll with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-864856 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:26:02 +0000 DillonLion 864856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see anything wrong with that. If he's content to hang out for a little while before drifting off to sleep, then great! My LO was the same way at that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-864804 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:04:54 +0000 loveisstrange 864804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he's willing to put himself to sleep, that's awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-864795 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:58:37 +0000 kiddosc 864795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think so, that sounds great! I for sure wouldn't leave him to cry at that age, but if he was perfectly content to lay there and drift off on his own then I would say it's a good habit to get into. Most likely he won't always be agreeable to being put down awake, but when he is I don't see any harm in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-864794 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:58:23 +0000 Smurfette 864794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think so at all! Consider yourself lucky!! R is 3 months and still won't go to sleep on her own. Has to be held or in the car seat. </p> <p>Maybe you got lucky and have an easy baby!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-for-newborns-ever-put-them-down-awake#post-864789 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:55:57 +0000 maybebaby 864789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby is 15 days old and DH is back to work. I am still figuring out our loose routine. This am we nursed, I changed him, he sat in the bouncer while I are breakfast and we chatted and listened to music. I gave him a small bottle of formula and the. Changed him again. He was showing sleepy signs, so I swaddled him and put him in the RnP. On the video monitor he looked wide awake but not fussing or crying for about ten minutes and is now soundly sleeping. Is 15 days too young to put him down to nap awake? If he'd been crying or fussy I would have hung out with him until he was settled. Gah I feel like I am questioning everything I do now that I'm on my own! </p>