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Posted by lisa on February 05, 2000 at 19:09:49:I have a 7wk old who sleeps like a champ during the day, waking to eat (I'm nursing) and spend a pleasant hour or so with us, and then naps again. As soon as evening hits, it's like I have a different baby. She wakes late in the day, usually around 5 or 6 pm (if we're lucky 7pm). She eats and is pleasant for her usual hour or so - then it hits. Total overstimulation. No matter what my husband or I try, she can't get herself back to sleep. She fusses and cries - whether we hold her and try to comfort her, or put her in her crib. It is very obvious she is tired. Her eyes droop, and she almost falls asleep, just to fight her way back to wakefulness. This jag lasts until she's ready to go down for the night - usually about 11pm or so. I don't beleive she has gas or colic because I've tried all the "sure fire" ways to help releive the symptoms. A pacifier works, but as soon as it drops out of her mouth, she's up again. Once she's down for the night, she sleeps 2 1/2 - 3 hours before waking again (our usual pattern) and goes right back to sleep during the night. I put her in her cradle partially awake, and she gets herself back to sleep. Our difficulty seems to be in the late evening. I have friends who tell me to let her 'cry it out', but I'm not sure she's old enough for that approach. My 4 year old was the same way as an infant - fighting sleep all the way (day and night). We never let her cry and she's always had sleep problems. She still has a hard time getting herself back to sleep at night. I feel like we did the wrong thing with her, and want to do right by this baby. Is crying out the way? I've heard that to let them cry for 10 or 15 minutes at a time (just to blow off steam), and then comfort them for 10 or 15 minutes is a good way of doing it for a young infant. We have tried this, and she does do better, but not excellent, and I'm not sure this is the right path for us.
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