Minchin
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Hi, I hope someone may be able to help...
LO sleeps pretty well, he needs so much sleep still! During the day he can only stay awake for an hour each time and then needs 2 hours sleep before feed and the cycle starts again. He goes down quite well in his cot, I'm still swaddling him during day but recently stopped at a night. He puts himself to sleep with a dummy then it pops out, usually stays asleep. But after 45 mins wakes pretty upset and crying/screaming...I read that their sleep cycles are 45 mins and they often hve difficulty transitioning to next cycle. He will then not be comofrted by reassurance in his cot but need cuddles, he'll fall back asleep but more often than not wake up and cry once I put him back in cot. Usually resort to popping him in the moby sling where he cries a bit then sleeps well. I love the sling but he's a big boy and I have shoulder probs so hurting my back a bit at times.
So can anyone give me advise?!!
1. How do we stop these 45 min wake ups and just get him to stay asleep for his naps?!!
BTW - no 45 min wake up at night time when he goes to bed. So weird! but you could set teh clock by him at day time!
2. Also-when do you need to stop swaddling? He's starting to bust out of it and he likes to have his arms above his head so last few nights just had him in sleeping bag. Slept pretty well but when going to sleep he really fuses with his arms, rubbing his face and whacking himself, often waking him up. Last night when he went down and each time after his feeds I had to help by hlding his arms down until he was felly asleep!!
Thanks...any advise v much appreciated!
LO sleeps pretty well, he needs so much sleep still! During the day he can only stay awake for an hour each time and then needs 2 hours sleep before feed and the cycle starts again. He goes down quite well in his cot, I'm still swaddling him during day but recently stopped at a night. He puts himself to sleep with a dummy then it pops out, usually stays asleep. But after 45 mins wakes pretty upset and crying/screaming...I read that their sleep cycles are 45 mins and they often hve difficulty transitioning to next cycle. He will then not be comofrted by reassurance in his cot but need cuddles, he'll fall back asleep but more often than not wake up and cry once I put him back in cot. Usually resort to popping him in the moby sling where he cries a bit then sleeps well. I love the sling but he's a big boy and I have shoulder probs so hurting my back a bit at times.
So can anyone give me advise?!!
1. How do we stop these 45 min wake ups and just get him to stay asleep for his naps?!!
BTW - no 45 min wake up at night time when he goes to bed. So weird! but you could set teh clock by him at day time!
2. Also-when do you need to stop swaddling? He's starting to bust out of it and he likes to have his arms above his head so last few nights just had him in sleeping bag. Slept pretty well but when going to sleep he really fuses with his arms, rubbing his face and whacking himself, often waking him up. Last night when he went down and each time after his feeds I had to help by hlding his arms down until he was felly asleep!!
Thanks...any advise v much appreciated!
hasn't done that for ages, tummy ache maybe as very 'kicky' with his legs.
for the tummy sleepers! It does help if they have a bit of wind or a sore tummy to have thre pressure on. Our hv said that as long as you have reduced the other risk factors when baby is sleeping then do it. My friend knows a girl who's partner is Cuban and her MIL was shocked babies go down on their back here, it's always tummy there, and on their side on America!
