While I love to snuggle I don't need to do it 20 hours a day. He will not sleep in his crib. He did a little the first week but after that he wakes up within 2 minutes of being layed down (if not immediately). I have tried swaddling/unswaddling- it doesn't matter. This led to me being in his room all night- either trying to get him back to sleep or just sleeping with him in the recliner. While I am a pro at recliner sleeping from Justin's sick days - it is not sustainable night after night after night! A 3am google session led me to the product below - and it is working for the time being. It must trick him in to thinking he's being held. I don't like having to use something to get him to sleep and will keep working on getting him to sleep in the crib - but a mommy needs her rest! This is the Fisher-Price Rock and Play Sleeper - should any of you ever be in need of one!
This does not solve my daytime sleeping problem- as I don't want to use this all night AND all day. Just when I think he's out cold and I sit him somewhere for a little nap - he wakes up. And then I have to get him back to sleep all over again. It makes it hard to get anything done. I have discovered he likes loud noises- if I turn on the hair dryer or the vacuum he goes to sleep- so a white noise machine may be in our future. I'm lucky to get him to sleep on his own for 45 minutes in the morning and maybe late afternoon - hoping this gets better as he gets bigger! I guess when he goes to daycare in February he will have to get over it- they certainly can't hold him all day!!
Where he likes to sleep
Where he pretended to sleep for 90 seconds.
Just looking cute before he decided he hated tummy time.
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