Tips for Settling baby
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Topic: Tips for Settling baby
Posted By: YvetteandElla
Subject: Tips for Settling baby
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 2:52am
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Hey All
I would really appreciate any tips you all use to get your babes to settle - I like to put Ella down awake Cheers all you yummy mummies ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 8:37am
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what i used were.....
musical mobile or music of some sort swaddling tightly lying on her side (with rolled handtowel on in front and back) dummy (my last resort, which i should've tried first!  )
hang in there, there IS light at the end of the tunnel i swear!!  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 8:47am
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you could try white noise- I have heard that helps a lot of babies.
Also during the day I try to make her room as dark as possible and use that as a cue for sleeping. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:00am
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I found / find the music for dreaming CD to be fantastic. We've been using it for 9mths. Swaddling and a clear routine (in terms of feed, play, wrap, little cuddle, down for sleep with music on) help a lot. Also, when her put her down, allow her the first roar for 1 minute then go to her, reassure her and then stay with her until she is asleep. Try not to rock or anything but just pop your hand on her if she starts to get upset. The idea is you let them vent then try to keep them calm so they learn to go to sleep on their own but calm.
HTH ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:09am
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I also wrapped Han up nice and tight and had the room dark during the day too. When she cried I would always pick her up the first time cos she usually had some wind, but after that I knew she was fine so didnt need picking up.
------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Lissy
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:30am
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I also use a spray for babies called Calm Med - It is by Nutro Pharm - it cost $17.50. ------------- Harlan Drew DOB: 06.12.06 & Stepmum to Ethan & Christian, DOB: 25.02.99 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:33am
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Taking all interesting things away from the cot like mobiles etc. These are a toy to our lil man and serve to keep him awake rather than make him sleepy!
We sleep him on his side using a sleep wedge (he sleeps better and for longer - probably because of his reflux) Having a set in concrete routine for bedtimes. Using static on the radio or other white noise. |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:57am
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We used to rock Caprece to sleep but I would try and avoid getting into that habit. A winner with us is a wee mirror on the side of her bassinet she loves it and it keeps her calm enough to go to sleep on her own. She was also waking every 45 mins and I think the mirror helps her settle back to sleep without crying.
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 11:31am
| Great tips! I am so glad to hear that other mums are having probs with this too....must be the stage our babies are at! |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 11:51am
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Yep, it's a stage and it's a tiring one, but won't last forever! Ella liked having music playing quietly in her room for naps - Brooke Fraser is a fave. Shutting curtains each time helps, and I know for some babies having no toys around helps them sleep (less stimulated that way), but for Ella having her Tag Blankie in the cot helped - that way she didn't cry out of boredom before dozing off, she just drifts off to sleep happily. And swaddling/wrapping - it's a total winner of a method for lots of babies. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 12:39pm
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I'm going thru this with Cooper at the moment, we are on to day 3, I'm finding the dummy a great help, and today I'm trying out the sleep wedge to see if that makes a difference. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 12:58pm
i actually find that the ticker from Astins angelcare monitor helps him!!! he wriggles a bit when i put him down then as soon as i turn it on he goes right to sleep!!
He use to need something to get to sleep and the only thing that would work for him was puting something on either side of him so he felt like he was being cuddled or resting my hand on his face (good for nighttime!!) then he would doze off straight away and i could take my hand off. But now he is settled into a routine so if he wont settle then hes either hungry/got dirty bum/or wind so i resolve the issue and put him back down awake and he dozes off (still with the monitor tick though of course!). OH! i almost forgot! - his dummies have been a life saver also!! 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 1:01pm
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I will just add one more thing which is to make absolutely sure they are not getting over tired. I went through a stage of miss reading his signs and kept feeding him instead of putting him to bed. They really don't need to be up very long, just feed and nappy change at 1 month. At 3 months Spencer is still only up for between 45mins to 1.5 hours and that is from the start of his feed. Make their nappy change their play time as well by singing or talking to them etc. Make sure that their daytime sleep routine is the same as the night one. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 1:23pm
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yep tickers are good, just like our heart beat which they are used to & familliar with
Lil clock under the bed or something? tic tic tic.... Cheek & forhead rubbing? ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 5:47pm
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cuppatea, I have just started to cotton on to the overtired idea today....as my little one was losing the plot and I thought "here we go again...colic" but then I thought...I try to keep him up a little and cluster feed him at this time and Duh!!! he's over tired so off we went to soothe him and get him under control...dummy in and off to sleep!
i figured I would rather get up once more in the night to a happy baby than go thru screaming each night. Dumb mummy!!!! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 7:10pm
I dunno how long your little one sleeps for but you could introduce a dream feed. We feed Spencer at 6.30pm he then goes to bed and I dream feed him at 10.30pm which then sees him through till anyway between 2.30am and 4.45am. Although at a month old he was still feeding 3 hourly during the night  so it wouldn't have worked then.-------------
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 10:05pm
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ella loved having ocean wonders playing...and still does and we got a mobile which she loves to fall asleep watching day and night.
daycare darken the room for day sleeps....so at home she doesnt often have long day sleeps in weekend cause her room is light....except last sun when 2.5 hours later i woke her so i could go to the home show...bad mummy!
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