mayerling
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I know something similar has been discussed before: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/baby-sleep-training-which-books-worked-for-you.149108/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/baby-sleep-training-which-books-worked-for-you.149108/[/URL]
However, I'm not really interested in how to establish schedules or routines. I'm more interested in how to teach my son to sleep on his own. At the moment he needs to be rocked for every sleep and every nap. He's 12 weeks, though, and gaining weight rapidly to the point where my arms, neck, and back, are feeling the strain of carrying him all the time. Also, he's not the sort of child who can fall asleep by himself even in swings. If I let him, he'll just stare or space off and maybe get fussy after a certain amount of time has passed. Does anyone have experience with babies who are completely unable to fall asleep on their own? Any advice would be welcome.
Anyway, he's almost 3 months and I'm beginning to think I need to figure out how to teach him to fall asleep on his own but I'm really not happy with anything that involves leaving him to cry. Any ideas?
However, I'm not really interested in how to establish schedules or routines. I'm more interested in how to teach my son to sleep on his own. At the moment he needs to be rocked for every sleep and every nap. He's 12 weeks, though, and gaining weight rapidly to the point where my arms, neck, and back, are feeling the strain of carrying him all the time. Also, he's not the sort of child who can fall asleep by himself even in swings. If I let him, he'll just stare or space off and maybe get fussy after a certain amount of time has passed. Does anyone have experience with babies who are completely unable to fall asleep on their own? Any advice would be welcome.
Anyway, he's almost 3 months and I'm beginning to think I need to figure out how to teach him to fall asleep on his own but I'm really not happy with anything that involves leaving him to cry. Any ideas?