Sorry, I don't get to post much but will grab a few minutes to post this and ask for help.
Lucy's always been a great little sleeper, she doesn't want much sleep through the day but is happy to sleep at nighttime
We didn't know what to do at first, and being a laid back sort of person, I would let her feed and nap in my arms in the evening, and just take her upstairs with us at bedtime. The main reason apart from this, was my HV only said "the WHO recommends baby always sleeps in the same room as you" when I asked about putting her to sleep in another room, so I've been a bit anxious about putting her upstairs before I go to bed.
It's worked fine basically, she'll snooze downstairs in the evening, then every night, Daddy takes er for her last change, and pops her in the sleeping bag, and gives her to me in the dark of our bedroom for her last feed, she knows this by now and sleep well from 11 - 11.30ish until the morning, about 8am.
The last week, shes been noticably tired in the evenings but she wont sleep in the moses basket downstairs, I guess the noise/lights from the TV are a bit much. I'm happy to let her lead me, so I took last weeks grumbly hints and we tried a 'routine' last night. We did bath, booby and bed, with Daddy doing the change and bringing her to me for booby like normal (but this time at about 8.20). She fell asleep in her basket and I crept out.
Only she woke, and started making noises, not crying, but sort of whinging I guess. I went upstairs and held her hand shusshing for a bit, but she just started crying instead. I picked her up and cuddled her, it just opened the flood gates, we had full on sobbing, she was so upset. I eventually brought her downstairs and we did what we've always done and took her upstairs at bedtime (grown up, not hers!). She slept straight through again, like normal.
So, I hope this was a coincidence and that something else upset her, not her new bedtime. I don't know how she would know it was different, except that she couldn't hear us asleep.
So, in your opinions, what next? Do I keep doing the routine?
And if it happens like that more often, how are you supposed to make a baby go to sleep? I thought we knew how, but clearly not! lol
Oh and back to my HV's remark, I am ok to put a near-3month old to bed a couple of hours before me right? She'll still be beside me most of the night.
Sorry that's so long!!
Lucy's always been a great little sleeper, she doesn't want much sleep through the day but is happy to sleep at nighttime
We didn't know what to do at first, and being a laid back sort of person, I would let her feed and nap in my arms in the evening, and just take her upstairs with us at bedtime. The main reason apart from this, was my HV only said "the WHO recommends baby always sleeps in the same room as you" when I asked about putting her to sleep in another room, so I've been a bit anxious about putting her upstairs before I go to bed.
It's worked fine basically, she'll snooze downstairs in the evening, then every night, Daddy takes er for her last change, and pops her in the sleeping bag, and gives her to me in the dark of our bedroom for her last feed, she knows this by now and sleep well from 11 - 11.30ish until the morning, about 8am.
The last week, shes been noticably tired in the evenings but she wont sleep in the moses basket downstairs, I guess the noise/lights from the TV are a bit much. I'm happy to let her lead me, so I took last weeks grumbly hints and we tried a 'routine' last night. We did bath, booby and bed, with Daddy doing the change and bringing her to me for booby like normal (but this time at about 8.20). She fell asleep in her basket and I crept out.
Only she woke, and started making noises, not crying, but sort of whinging I guess. I went upstairs and held her hand shusshing for a bit, but she just started crying instead. I picked her up and cuddled her, it just opened the flood gates, we had full on sobbing, she was so upset. I eventually brought her downstairs and we did what we've always done and took her upstairs at bedtime (grown up, not hers!). She slept straight through again, like normal.
So, I hope this was a coincidence and that something else upset her, not her new bedtime. I don't know how she would know it was different, except that she couldn't hear us asleep.
So, in your opinions, what next? Do I keep doing the routine?
And if it happens like that more often, how are you supposed to make a baby go to sleep? I thought we knew how, but clearly not! lol
Oh and back to my HV's remark, I am ok to put a near-3month old to bed a couple of hours before me right? She'll still be beside me most of the night.
Sorry that's so long!!