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Buntingsmum 
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Posted: 05 February 2013 at 10:50am |
Hi I have a 3 week old who, for the most part of the day will not stay asleep in her bed (after taking ages to settle - I know she's not over tired). She's totally happy sleeping on someone ... At the moment night is ok and she will have at least one sleep in her bed during the day. I do think a lot of it is related to gastro pain etc so hoping it improves with time but in the meantime I've ordered a front pack so I can wear her as I have a 2 year old well. My concern is, is that if I wear her in the day will that mean I end up needing to wear her at night? (which is NOT going to happen) Experiences from those seasoned baby wearers on day sleeps out of the cot interfering with night sleeps in the cot most welcome please! TIA. 
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Posted: 05 February 2013 at 1:22pm |
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Hey Bunting,
I have my little one in the sling all day as he loves being close to either me or DH. At night he falls asleep in my arms and then I put him to bed. Most of the time if he is half asleep I can just put him in bed at night and he is fine. I think because there is so much activity during the day he just does not want too miss out- heheheh.
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Posted: 05 February 2013 at 7:04pm |
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When DS was little he loved sleeping in the moby during the day (was the only way I could get him to sleep longer than 45mins) but had no problems sleeping in his cot during the night sleep. He just wanted the extra cuddles- and at nearly 3 he still is my cuddly little boy :-)
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Posted: 13 February 2013 at 11:32pm |
My little guy was like that as a newborn. If he fell asleep on someone and we put him down he woke up within 10 minutes  . We just went with wearing him during the day or cuddling on the couch and it never became a problem at night. As he got older he grew more comfortable with sleeping alone. Now he's one and we never have to cuddle him to sleep, just pop him in bed and off he goes (even during the day). Good luck! Newborns are full on!
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Posted: 14 February 2013 at 9:27pm |
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Thanks ladies
Got a front pack which she likes and nights seems ok at the moment. DS was so easy to put to bed it's been a bit of a shock - however, happy little girl when she's up so I'll just enjoy all the cuddles!
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Posted: 15 March 2013 at 8:20pm |
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To make the new born baby sleep make a healthy sleep routines which assists to make the passage to sleeping time more easy.As we know the new born babies sleep around 16 hours a day. Some of them also sleep longer time. Some babies wake in the mid night as they are hungry. So give them proper feed before sleeping.
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Posted: 19 March 2013 at 11:31pm |
Babies have spent 9 months nestled right near our heart beat, they still want & need to be held close for a good period of time after birth, carrying during the day is great for both of you If she has stomach pain then she'll definitely be getting relief in that snuggled upright position.
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Posted: 20 April 2013 at 7:48pm |
This is a lovely affirmation of just how beneficial babywearing is. "From mice to humans,comfort is being carried by Mum" Great scientific evidence about carrying your baby. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418095947.htm
 The study is the first to show that the infant calming response to carrying is a coordinated set of central, motor, and cardiac regulations and an evolutionarily conserved component of mother-infant interactions, the researchers say. It might also explain a frustrating reality for new parents: that calm and relaxed very young children will so often start crying again just as soon as they are put back down.
"From humans to mice, mammalian infants become calm and relaxed when they are carried by their mother," says Kumi Kuroda of the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Saitama, Japan. "This infant response reduces the maternal burden of carrying and is beneficial for both the mother and the infant."
In other words, a mother's arms really are the best place for a young baby to be in terms of his or her chances of survival. And mothers certainly appreciate a calm and relaxed baby. That babies naturally stop crying when they are carried is an evolutionary win-win |
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Posted: 20 April 2013 at 8:15pm |
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Thought I'd update ..... after seeing above response (lovely).
DD is now 3 months and just an angel now. I carried her for 8 weeks - she slept on someone during the day, sometimes at night ... at then at 8 weeks she would stay in her cot for sleeps but there was no way she'd self settle. At 3 months it was almost like a light switched on for her - I felt she didn't want to be cuddled to sleep and prefers to drop off in her cot (a little tired grizzle whilst being patted). We are trying to get past the 45 minute sleeps at the moment but she is such a contented baby (cutting out dairy products has helped too!) I am so pleased that I did what I felt she needed by letting her sleep on us so much (although it was tough on DS - I was lucky I had a lot of help form the in laws).
I was struggling with the concept initially as DS had been so easy to put down to sleep and there is so much pressure to get your baby to 'self settle'. In our case she did it, when she was ready.
Thanks for your replies ladies.
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Posted: 21 April 2013 at 10:35am |
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Yay that is good to hear, I swear by that 4th trimester of holding them close for 3 months.
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Posted: 22 April 2013 at 7:48am |
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Sounds great Buntingsmum :) You certainly did the right thing listening to your bub, and your own instincts.
The 4th trimester definitely is a great way to describe the continued need for bubs to be snuggled close in womblike environments after birth (although my 3 sons loved the sling for years!!)
A really great book which goes into this topic, and is quick and easy to read is "The happiest baby on the block" Harvey Karp.
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