So. Max has decided that as of today, he will not sleep in his crib, his chair, or his moses basket. He will only sleep in our arms, which isn't exactly good for him or productive for us. Every time I put him down, either awake or asleep, he wakes up and gets so mad! His naps today have taken place today in our arms or in the baby bjorn as a last result. He had been doing great in the crib, but he's not having it today. He won't cry himself to sleep or calm himself down either, which we have been working on. He just keeps crying! Any tips? I don't want to raise an uber-dependent child. Plus if he can't calm himself down during the day, how can I ever expect him to sleep through the night? Yikes.
Looks like you guys had an awesome Easter!! So as for the self soothing...my advice is------Don't worry about it and enjoy them while they are little. They grow up way to fast and they figure it out at some point. I used to worry about that stuff like crazy and I finally realized that whatever it is (from sleeping to eating to soothies which by the way I'm glad to see mine wasn't the only one that liked "The Green Monster", to walking, potty training, etc.) They have their own mind and once they make it up, things are great. And yes, they all eventually do. So again I say enjoy him now, love holding him, because I promise in not too long you'll look back at these days......
ReplyDeleteOh, and Kamryn wanted me to type that she loves Baby Max (like I said, they have minds of their own....)
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ReplyDeleteDon't even worry about it. He needs more love than self soothing at this age anyway. If God wanted us to self soothe immediately He wouldn't have given us the loving instinct we have. You just keep loving on him and taking lots of pics. You are so good at it! I can't wait to see you guys. The Easter ears are SO cute!!
ReplyDeleteLove you guys, Sarah
Don't worry about it too much. Noah went through that stage and he soon learned though. The only self soothe that he does is in the car when he knows that we can't take him out. Self soothing is difficult with him too. I just can't stand to hear him cry or yell. He definatly has me wrapped around his finger.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are just too cute! I love the pics of Max in his Easter bunny ears. What a cutie you've got on your hands. I wouldn't worry too much about the self-soothing. The other comments are right, you're going to miss these days when he's so tiny, once he's grown. Although you do want him to learn to put himself to sleep, start slowly and don't put too much pressure on yourself. He'll get it and you've got plenty of time. :)
ReplyDeleteI am freaking out about this too. I know Naomi is only a couple days old, but she won't sleep long unless in our arms too. Let me know what comes of this with you and Max!
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