What is the best way to settle my baby?
Question by mommy_two_icklebub: What is the very best way to settle my baby?
Im struggling to consol my baby to a point where he sleeps, fairly rapidly following a feed and bum modify. He’s on feeds each and every four hours and by the time he’s settled, its time for his following feed – minus any sleep on both our parts! Any ideas from you mums out there?
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Answer by anna
my tiny boy is the exact same i just rock him close to and sing to him he likes that. there is not considerably else u can do
very good luck hun x
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May 9th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
Although our youngest Daughter is now 22,
We used to get her blanket fold in half to a triangle lay her on the long side in the middle & wrap each side around her with her hands inside too.
like a swadling!! they feel comfort & she would sleep like that for a few hours.
They say it’s because they don’t have much room to move around inside the womb.
Hope you get some sleep there is nothing worse than trying to look after a little baby when you are tired.
Good Luck
May 9th, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Dont feed him because he is due, feed him when he is hungry. No wonder he cannot settle.
If you want him to sleep through the night, give him his bottle a little bit later, and a little bit more, burp him, and lay him down for the night. After a while he will get into a routine, and wll sleep through the night.
May 9th, 2011 at 5:54 pm
i know how you feel my 2nd child fed every hour on the hour for 6 weeks it was a nightmare. i found that after feeding i put her back in her cot and eventually she went to sleep on her own. with my first baby i used to cuddle her until she fell asleep this was a mistake. my 2nd baby soon learnt that after a feed and bum change she would be put back in her cot and would drift off to sleep quite quickly. it didn’t happen straight away. i also used a grow bag for her to sleep in so she was snug and couldn’t kick her covers off. good luck and the night feeds will become less and less. also if baby was due a feed just before i went to bed i would dream feed her, feed her whilst she is asleep. this also helped.
May 9th, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Hi i got two children and my eldest who is 3 in july was hard too settle i find being in a quite room and having same music on helped my son also i layed him across my leg on his tummy and pat his back and move my legs up and down that helped him with his wind and just settled him so he would not cry and put him too sleep hope i helped
May 9th, 2011 at 6:33 pm
All babies are different, so a little trial and error is needed. In general terms, some like to be swaddled, and some hate it; some like a dummy (pacifier) and some don’t, most will respond well to being held, rocked, and the sound of a gentle voice. The important thing is that you keep calm, if you are upset or anxious, he will sense it and it will make him even more restless. I wonder if your son has colic? If he is drawing his legs up when he cries, going bright red in the face, and generally sounding distressed, then this may be why. I used dentinox colic drops for one of mine, try at your local pharmacy, to see if they have anything there that might help. Another thing to consider is the amount of sleep a baby actually needs. Maybe he just isn’t tired after feeds, so you could try just spending some time playing with him, singing, talking to him, or propping him up where he can see what’s going on around him might help. Mental stimulation is just as important as taking care of his physical needs, and is in fact the ‘fun’ bit, so if you put him down too soon after each feed, both of you are missing out on valuable time together. If the weather is nice, try taking him out for a walk in the stroller, the fresh air will do you both good, and the movement might also soothe him. Having a routine helps, but babies are not like clockwork, they have their different moods, and as they grow and change, you have to adapt with them. Try to relax and enjoy him, they aren’t babies for long! )0(
May 9th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Swaddling is the best way to make a baby sleep. You haven’t mentioned how old your baby is but I assume he’s very young still. A baby needs the coziness of the womb and they like to be tied up as they would have been in there. Swaddling can be done with a normal thin blanket or with a specially designed miracle blanket. I feel that the tuighter the blanket the better the baby sleeps. Also try soft massaging the baby with baby oil once everyday. This makes them a bit tired and they sleep better. A little swining also helps because that also used to happen when he was in her mummy’s tummy. Also burping is really essential. If the baby will not burp after the feed it might irritate its stomach which makes it harder for him to sleep. this might also make him spit up