Putting baby down awake or asleep???

I think it isold ladies that makes us ashamed to admit we use them, but hey, it keeps them content, so what of it? The ones who say about dummies would be the same ones who whinge about b/feeding in public!

On the topic of sleeping, abby is now nine months and we have just got her into her own bed. During the day she will now go down awake and is quite happy to drift of to sleep. At night she still has nights that she will cry herself to sleep (usually for 15-30mins) but she will wake up have a feed and self settle herself. All we did was make sure she was well fed and obviously tired and for the first two weeks I sat in the room with her so she new I was there and she was safe. At night I make sure she has a bath at the same time everynight and she gets put down at the same time everynight. This was a lot of hard work and took so much willpower not to pick her up and hug her but it was so worth it. She used to scream for hours as well hence it has taken me so long to get tough. Iv'e found the key is staying in the room and rubbing the back the odd time. I can now put her down on her own during the day with no hassles and don't have to be in the room. I wish I had done it ages ago. Good luck. As for the dummies I have three kids, two who wouldn't take dummies and one who did. the one who did take a dummy is the only one who would sleep like a dream from birth. If they take them I say let them have it.

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Thanks everyone for your comments & suggestions...Its very helpful and makes me realise I am doing ok
I have realised tho that I want to get Israel into good routines early and will definately be trying a lot of your ideas.
Thanks!!

My doctor suggested a cycle routine for Ella as she had refulx and needed time to digest her feeds before having a sleep and I found it really helped for getting the girls off to sleep as well.

When they wake give them a feed and then keep them awake and let them have a play for up to an hour and a half(depending on age) from the start of their feed and then put them down for their nap. Because they have had awake time they are tired and ready for a sleep. It then goes in a cycle of feed, play, sleep, feed, play, sleep etc.
I started this from when the girls were about 10 weeks old and they are in a good routine and are happy settled babies only ever cry if they have left over wind.
Also I use dummies! They are a life saver and I swear by them - if it keeps my babies happy I am happy!

I think that dummies are ok till a certain age. You dont want them to have one when at the age of 4.

Thanks Xandersmum I think they are a bit of alright too!

i was just looking at your ticker yesterday thinking the same thing lol..

re: dummies, yeah i got to the point where i realllly hated paris having hers - and she wasn't even 2 yet, nearly always tried to make sure she didn't have it up town etc, and only gave it for bed.. but sometimes, you gotta decide between people looking at you cos you've got a screaming tired child and people frowning at you cos your kids got a dummy stucking out their mouth. the frowning was much easier to handle... lol

just reading back - about the comment jacobsmama made.. about old ladies being the ones complaining about dummy use... my mum, has always gone on at me and my sisters about using them, and was like the dummy nazi - as soon as she saw our kids with one, she'd take it out of their mouth, even if it meant they screamed and woke up... till i found out not long ago that she used one with both of my older sisters when they were babies!!! am glad to say she now leaves them alone!

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awwwwwwwwwwwww really cute kidlets!!! the twins look like they are doing really well and your little boys look so gorgeous

Beautiful kids, Delaneyhoes!!!
Janine, your mum sounds UNREAL! bet you have some great rows!