https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 08:50:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-459701 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:02:20 +0000 BeachMama 459701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO HAD to be bounced on a yoga ball. No rocking, swinging....only bouncing while swaddled and shushing loudly. This went on for 3 month. Exhausting. We had yoga balls on different floors in our house. My parents even bought one. </p> <p>The heavy rainfall sound on the white noise app worked wonders. Also Bob Marley and Jack Johnson. </p> <p>Good luck. It will get better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-459288 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:02:36 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 459288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: it's the part where you realize all your work has been in vain.:(</p> <p>Last night I put the bouncer in bed with me so I could hold his pacifier in...he was swaddled &amp; the seat on vibrate. It worked. Then I put the bouncer in his room and walked away. Fun little 25 step process but it worked:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454999 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:46:59 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 454999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: this is pretty much what we do every single night. The transfer to the RnP always makes me nervous - it's the trickiest part! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454985 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:41:52 +0000 purrpletulips 454985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD would let me rock her so I'd just lean back and close my eyes while doing it; although not fully asleep it helped me feel a litte more refreshed by the AM. DS would let me sit and bounce on the side of the bed, so I'd do the same thing with closing my eyes. I would keep them swaddled for middle of night feedings so that i didn't accidentally wake them up when swaddling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454951 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:22:57 +0000 Mrsbells 454951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: How old is your LO? If your child is still a newborn then its pretty normal they want to be held all the time. from 6-12 weeks on thats when they start allowing themselves to be soothed by other gear </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454910 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:00:58 +0000 mrs. wagon 454910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: i agree with the bouncing in a super dark room. We used our walk in closet! We also made sure to always be doing the 5 S's. What worked best for us with LMW was to rock her to sleep (she had to be ROCKED, not just swayed) then once she was almost deeply sleeping we'd transfer her to the rock n play. That way we could lay down and rock her with one hand. I'd rock her pretty violently until she was quiet. Then gently until I was sure she was asleep. Whenever she fussed I'd reach out and give it a push. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454842 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:06:35 +0000 BananaPancakes 454842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Time was the only thing that helped for us. Once he hit 4 months, he was so much more willing to be out down. It will get better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454839 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:02:49 +0000 hilsy85 454839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The swaddle me has been great for us... Pacis help him for naps. So sorry you guys are having a tough time!! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454830 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:35:17 +0000 winniebee 454830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 5 S's as mentioned above! Or, swaddling and putting him in the swing -- he hated all swings except the My Little Snugabunny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454825 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:27:41 +0000 brownie 454825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Happiest baby on the block was a godsend. The way to use the swing and swaddling. Car rides on really bad days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454784 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:45:08 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 454784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: how old is your LO? That sounds a lot like DD. I don't have much advice either except to say that she eventually grew out of it. We started gradually putting her down for naps awake but drowsy. And once we had that, we started working on night time. Slooooooow process but now we're to a point where she won't sleep in our arms </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454782 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:40:01 +0000 Mrs. Bee 454782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the swaddle worked for us. how about bouncing on an exercise ball in a pitch black room (like a closet)?</p> <p>the 5's? playing a super duper loud noise like the hair dryer or vacuum? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454780 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:31:02 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 454780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: that's what I was thinking...stick him in the bouncy &amp; stay close to him. I don't think he likes it when we walk away before he dozes off (even if we're in the same room). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454778 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:24:17 +0000 mrskc 454778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aw I'm sorry.. that can be rough. Our LO is the same way. My DH will walk him around the house until he falls asleep or I will rock him. Sorry don't have much advice for you. </p> <p>one way that always works for me is side lying nursing him. We swaddle him but leave both his arms out while he nurses. He passes out and then my DH swaddles up his arms and moves him to his bouncy chair. Works most of the time for us. Another thing my DH will do is keep him swaddled in his bouncy chair and stick the paci in his mouth. Sometimes that will put him to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-was-a-lifesaver-for-getting-a-fussy-baby-to-sleep#post-454775 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:02:48 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 454775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This kid just doesn't fall asleep unless he's held. It is super tiresome because he makes us stand, rock him, hum or sing until he dozes off!<br /> We have a swing that swings in 2 directions, 3 inclines, vibrates, plays music and has 6 different speeds but, of course, LO wants nothing to do with it.<br /> The bouncy seat is a no go...<br /> The RnP is only used if he is already asleep when put into it<br /> The moby &amp; the BB carriers work only as long as he's in them but he wakes as soon as we lay him down<br /> We have the white noise machines and swaddles and pacis...nothing works except us:/ that is super tiring at 4 in the AM! I can't prance around the house singing lullabies and bouncing a baby on my shoulder for 30mins every single 3h:'(</p> <p>What does the trick for your LO? </p>