In addition to all the usual tricks, one of the best ones Bee taught me is to put your hand on your LO's back. The hand comforts them, and then you can slowly move your hand away over the course of 5-10 minutes... and they will usually stay deep asleep.
That one worked for me just now, woohoo!!
What are your tricks for getting your LO down for a nap?
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
Right now, since she is so young, I just have to keep her moving. Rocking, bouncing, walking around. I'll have to remember the hand trick when she gets a little bigger though.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
LO doesn't like it when I dilly-dally. When I'm cradleing her for a few snuggles, she gets annoyed and tries to scramble out of my arms and into the crib!
eggplant / 11287 posts
I sing lo the same song every single time I put her down for a nap. She definitely associates it with sleep, and as soon as I sing the first line she starts yawning. After two verses, she's out!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
LO is still brand new but she loves to have her bum patted when she is falling asleep. I do the hand trick when I put her in her crib. She is swaddled and on her back. I'll usually lay her down and put one hand on her chest and one down by her knees. After two minutes I'll remove the hand from her chest and then after another 2 minutes I'll remove my other hand and walk away.
pomegranate / 3053 posts
I don't use tricks. I just set him in his crib after I read a book and sing a song and he either happily lies there and falls asleep or happily lies there for a second, cries for a few seconds after I walk out, and then falls sleep shortly after. When he was sleeping beside our bed I did try putting my hand on his chest and I think he did like that. It didn't last long though, unfortunately.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
No tricks. Put her down, and she sucks her thumb..... And she's out. Wow, I'm Lucky!
pineapple / 12234 posts
@Rubies: haha! DD does the same even though she's only six months...she won't let me baby her!
nectarine / 2217 posts
Swaddle, soother, lights out and a kiss--- then I'm outta there! Sometimes I have to run back in to replace a soother once or twice. He is 7m now.
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