https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:45:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-post-colic-fussy-babies-to-sleep#post-2082704 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:24:59 +0000 charlotte 2082704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: this is what I would try, maybe progressing all the way to putting her down and rubbing her back / patting and working your way to less and less time and then dropping it down the road. </p> <p>Also don't feel like the habits are terrible or that you did anything wrong. At that age you are exactly right to give the comfort she needs. My son is a great sleeper / self soother now and we were definitely still rocking to sleep standing up and walking around his room at 3-4 m. We really HAD to stop after that because he was getting too heavy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-post-colic-fussy-babies-to-sleep#post-2081262 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:02:06 +0000 Rubies 2081262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first daughter was colicky and we sleep trained her by CIO. She did not respond well to pick-up-put-down. It worked for us. I hope you find a solution fast!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-post-colic-fussy-babies-to-sleep#post-2081215 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 04:07:43 +0000 Kemma 2081215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Lilac: do you think "trading down" her sleep associations might work? Maybe continue with the sling but try to limit your walking to her room. You could then try putting her to sleep without the sling (just rocking) and then work on putting her to sleep in the cot. It will probably take awhile but it should be reasonably gentle :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-post-colic-fussy-babies-to-sleep#post-2081212 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 03:27:15 +0000 Mrs.Lilac 2081212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really don't sleep well with her in bed and my husband is such a deep sleeper he nearly rolled on top of her one time (I was awake and feeding her) and its more the 'getting her to sleep' bit over where she sleeps. She sleeps well in her cot but just won't go to sleep on her own which I know I need to teach her but I'm not sure how... Thanks for our response though. Sorry you had to go through colic too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-post-colic-fussy-babies-to-sleep#post-2080900 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:03:56 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2080900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first was like yours. We decided not to fight it and co-slept with her. It's what she wanted and we all slept so much better. If you do decide to do that, please read about harm reduction with co-sleeping, as AAP does not recommend co-sleeping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-post-colic-fussy-babies-to-sleep#post-2080862 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 17:05:06 +0000 Mrs.Lilac 2080862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby is 3 months old and has had colic since she was two weeks old. It has been really really difficult with HOURS of screaming each night. Because of this we have got her in some terrible habits when it comes to sleep. I feel like we are *maybe* coming out of the colic days now (please god!) as the crying at night is greatly reduced but she still relies on these awful habits. Basically I have to wear her in the sling and walk up and down the house in order for her to fall asleep and she also had a pacifier. I then keep her in the sling for an hour as she often wakes at the 45 minute mark and after that I put her in her cot. When she wakes in the night i feed her and try to put her back into the cot but occasionally she ends up staying in our bed. I do the same for naps but she always naps for a max of 45 minutes. </p> <p>I have been thinking about doing some form of sleep training. After weeks and weeks of screaming I am not willing to do CIO. I was thinking of trying the baby whisperer technique of pick up out down but I don't really know when or if this will work or if there is another method people can recommend. I'm getting really desperate as she is chronically overtired and I want to try and get her in good self soothing habits as it is killing me to spend up to 2 hours walking around the house with her each night and for each nap!! </p>