https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 20:01:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-811724 Mon, 27 May 2013 20:22:09 +0000 Mrswonderwoman 811724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd also recommend trying tummy sleep. We started LO at about 8 weeks for naps on his tummy. I was freaked out at first, so I stayed inhis nursery the first few times. Now he's a pro at it!</p> <p>My little guy hated the swing too, also woke after movement stopped, and eventually stopped nursing to sleep. So all the tricks didn't work. Luckily, I love babywearing and have gotten pretty good at it. If you have a wrap, those are the most versatile and comfy. It's like an instant nap for my DS! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-810006 Sun, 26 May 2013 11:14:01 +0000 Mrs. Polish 810006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I know at least Isaiah is more comfortable that way. I put a pack and play with bassinet on the living room for his naps. I don't want to leave him alone for tummy napping.<br /> I'm sooo glad you got some sleep!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809998 Sun, 26 May 2013 11:06:29 +0000 Smurfette 809998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sparks: We have one that goes front to back. I just hate to buy one without knowing if she will like it. Maybe say care will have the side to side so we can see first. </p> <p>@Mrs. Polish: she slept 9-5 last night. Back down for an hour. Then she slept on DH for two and half hours. I am wondering if it is a belly thing like you said. She was sleeping in the guest room with him. I had him take over this morning to get more sleep. I feel 100 times better now. She just fell asleep now and didn't fight me too much. I might just hold her for a bit and try and put her down. I want her to at least sleep 30 mins since we are having family over for dinner, I don't want her too fussy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809948 Sun, 26 May 2013 10:21:42 +0000 Mrs. Polish 809948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: how are things going today? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809917 Sun, 26 May 2013 09:57:20 +0000 Mrs. Deer 809917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know you said she doesn't like the swing, my daughter also wasn't a fan. But then I got one that rocked side to side instead of front to back and she loved it and took really long naps in it. Have you tried both kinds? I know for us it made all the difference! Good luck, I've been in this place before too and I know it's so hard. It will get better! I hope today is a better day for you all </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809899 Sun, 26 May 2013 09:48:01 +0000 Smurfette 809899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: She will fall asleep in the car seat if the stroller is moving or car running but once you stop or take car seat out of the car she wakes up. We do the 5 S to get her to sleep, staying asleep is the problem once we put her down. She doesn't like the vibrations on the bouncy seat </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809898 Sun, 26 May 2013 09:47:08 +0000 Andrea 809898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I would try the 5 S's and not letting her stay up past the 90 minute mark. If all this still fails, then I would just hold her for naps. I know that's frustrating, but it's just a phase and she'll outgrow it. Don't worry about getting other things done at the moment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809892 Sun, 26 May 2013 09:44:56 +0000 MaisyMay 809892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Will she sleep in the carseat? It's not ideal, but maybe you could let her nap in that? Or a vibrating chair? We found our white noise machine wasn't loud enough as it was too far away from LO. When we moved it, that helped her. Do you do the 5 S's? Those help get LO to calm down faster than anything else we do. Once calmed down, sleep becomes more of an option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809755 Sun, 26 May 2013 08:13:00 +0000 edelweiss 809755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we started sleep/nap training at 11 weeks to get LO to fall asleep on his own. i understand you may not feel comfortable with that though, since most people say to wait until they're 4-6 months. but i felt out of options--he wouldn't fall asleep in the carrier, stroller, carseat in a moving car, on top of us...plus when he did fall asleep, he would wake up after 20 or 45 minutes. i was going nuts and becoming the crabbiest person ever, so finally, after weeks of agonizing over it, we decided to CIO. i won't lie and say it worked like magic, but he would usually take 10-15 minutes of crying/fussing before falling asleep, and then if he woke up at the 45-minute mark, he would cry/fuss for about 15 minutes before falling back asleep.</p> <p>i don't regret my decision because i knew he needed to sleep, but it wasn't easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809722 Sun, 26 May 2013 07:50:08 +0000 Weagle 809722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I echo @Mrs. Polish: on tummy naps. I know it goes against everything "they" say, but LO did not nap until we put her on her tummy. I would rock or nurse her to sleep/drowsy and then lay her down. It made me nervous at first, but we have a video monitor and I would go in her room several times to check on her. My sanity was worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809707 Sun, 26 May 2013 07:13:46 +0000 Smurfette 809707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: She will at night but usually not during the day unless she hasn't napped good all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809668 Sun, 26 May 2013 05:00:05 +0000 Andrea 809668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: my daughter didn't like the swing either but I could fool her for a bit if I rocked her to sleep first and then put her in. Does she fall asleep while nursing/eating? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809663 Sun, 26 May 2013 04:26:26 +0000 Smurfette 809663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: She doesn't like the swing:( I try and put her down every hour and half to two hours if I don't see yawns before that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809422 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:32:13 +0000 Andrea 809422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>have you tried rocking to sleep and then transferring to the swing? i did this with my 1st daughter and it helped her stay asleep once i put her down. also, are you keeping her awake intervals short? babies are harder to put down if they are over tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809408 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:27:59 +0000 Smurfette 809408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: Yes!! I was telling her tonight, If you would just sleep during the day, you would be much happier right now and we could be playing instead of all this crying!</p> <p>@scg00387: Thanks! I will try it.</p> <p>@photojane: thanks that gives me hope!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809395 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:22:52 +0000 PrincessBaby 809395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no advice bc I'm also in the middle of a hot mess sleep situation, but I just wanted to send hugs:). (()). It's like, "Hey Baby! You wouldn't be so tired if you would go to SLEEEEEP!!!!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809394 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:21:59 +0000 photojane 809394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I just wanted to chime in &amp; say that Sadie had to be rocked or bounced to sleep until just recently. Either she would have to be moving (car, shopping cart, wearing her) or I would have to shush loudly in her ear or put on the white noise while bouncing her like crazy. She always stayed asleep pretty well, but getting her to sleep was like a sport. Then last week out of no where the phase just ended, and she is content to fall asleep just laying on our bed or in her crib... or wherever. I didn't change anything... she just decided. I know it's tough now, but just remind yourself... this won't last forever!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809390 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:20:31 +0000 immabeetoo 809390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I rocked to sleep and put him in the crib, and repeated if he woke up during the transfer. Once he was typically in his crib for all naps, I slowly started putting him down less asleep (very, very slow transition - starting out where his eyes were shut but still had muscle tension) and he slowly was able to settle himself on his own. Another game changer was when he mastered flipping back to belly and became a belly sleeper. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809383 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:15:00 +0000 Smurfette 809383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Nope she hates the swing. Will sit in the bouncer awake but she doesn't like the vibrations. She is one picky little lady!! I don't think the white noise really does help but we have it on at night when we put her down.</p> <p>@scg00387: Thanks that gives me hope. I want to order that book and give it a try when the time comes. I don't think CIO will work on her. Maybe I will start trying morning naps in the crib and see how it goes. Did you put him down asleep and then put in the crib. When he woke up did you pick him till he fell asleep again? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809374 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:06:55 +0000 immabeetoo 809374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Ahh I wish I could tell you a specific week but I think it was around 4.5 months... I would usually try for half the naps to get him to stay asleep in his crib, and the other half I'd just let him sleep on me. If I was really exhausted I'd just let him stay asleep on me and sleep too (during the day). It was just a slow process that he handled the transfer better when I tried each day, and slowly I was able to put him in there for more and more naps until that was where he slept. Around that same time we slowly started sleep training with the no cry methods at night, which slowly trickled down to naps. Now he puts himself to sleep from wide awake and it is so, so freeing. I NEVER thought we'd be where we are, seriously, I know how overwhelming it is in the thick of things! I SAHM but try not to stress too much about daycare since it's out of your hands anyways! From what I've read, most babies surprise their mamas and figure out how to nap at daycare better than at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809364 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:56:15 +0000 hilsy85 809364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Will she sleep in a swing or bouncer? Does white noise (like LOUD, like a hairdryer or vaccuum) help? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809362 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:52:18 +0000 Smurfette 809362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: R is the same way, the more she sleeps during the day the better at night. Maybe that is why I hit a breaking point tonight I know tonight is going to be awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809360 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:51:16 +0000 Smurfette 809360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: When did he grow out of it?? How did you know he did??</p> <p>I hate that I am so frustrated. I love her so much but tonight it just all hit me. Which stinks cause she was actually super fun today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809355 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:39:33 +0000 immabeetoo 809355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us, it was simply a phase we had to wait out. I was beyond frustrated and felt like I spent my whole day convincing him to sleep. I just tried to stay patient and kept trying to put him in his crib and let him sleep on me for naps and eventually he grew out of it. Sorry :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809352 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:38:10 +0000 Mrs. Polish 809352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're at 12 weeks right now. I don't know if you're comfortable with it or not, but we couldn't get any naps at all until we started letting him nap on his tummy. It made me nervous at first, but it has helped us soooo much. </p> <p>When he sleeps better during the day he sleeps better at night. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-sleep-help#post-809346 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:34:59 +0000 Smurfette 809346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R has taken 4 short naps today, well 3 really. The first I bounced her to sleep, waited 30 mins, and put her in the RnP, woke right up. Fell asleep in the car, once the car stopped, she woke up. Then she fell asleep in DH arms as leaving a friends house, got in the car seat asleep, but woke up as soon as the car stopped when we got home. I put her in the Ktan this evening cause usually that will put her to sleep. She was crying but couldn't keep her eyes open. So sort if napped for 20 mins but cried off and on through her crying. </p> <p>She is so exhausted so she wouldn't stop crying all night. Now she is so mad she won't even nurse cause we swaddled her. DH is trying to calm her down so she will eat.</p> <p>I am at my wits end. I don't know what to do. I am sitting here in tears cause I am so sick of fighting with her every single day to sleep. If I want her to get a good nap, I have to hold her the whole time. So then I get nothing done for the day.</p> <p>At night once she falls asleep we have to hold her for 45 mins minimum before we can put her down. Then we hold our breathe that she stays asleep once we put her down.</p> <p>I know part of my melt down tonight is cause I am exhausted. Think she is going through a growth spurt so she has been getting up numerous times a night this week. She has been 9 to anywhere between 330 and 530. </p> <p>She starts day care on the 3rd, so I am hoping they will help. But I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket. She has a stubborn personality. I can see her not napping all day and then I am having to deal with a cranky baby every night by myself. DH starts traveling again this week:( so I will be solo parenting Mon-Thurs </p> <p>So does anyone have any idea on how to get a 11 week to sleep and stay asleep? I am fine with holding her till she falls asleep till old enough to fully sleep train, but how do we get her to stay asleep and put her down? </p>