I wanted to personally Thank you for this video! I was getting my baby to sleep then laying her down. Well today i tried laying her down and she put herself to sleep without fussing or crying at all! Big win for us!
The rubbing between the eyes... I've done that twice, and it worked like a charm... Then it was like he knew exactly what I was trying to do and he would fuss and keep turning his head away from my finger as soon as I tried... Lol.. Too smart for Mama's good.
The biggest difference from my first to my second was keeping my second unwrapped/unswaddled during the day. I just laid her on my bed covered up or held her when I needed etc but did not swaddle her at all till I put her to bed and I kid you not -she sleeps all night long and I have to wake her up to feed her which can be a process in itself. The first night when we got home from the hospital was terrible but she was swaddled or in a car seat the whole time. The second on she slept through the night or would if I wasn’t waking her up to feed her every 2-3hours. I don’t know if that was the only reason or if she just sleeps more than not, but I highly recommend. No swaddle during the day only at bedtime. Hope that helps anyone!
I used to and still sometimes do this with my daughter (turning 1 on October 23rd) but I strip her down to a dry diaper and lay a soft fuzzy blanket on her back then I lay back and put her on my chest. It always helps her go to sleep better I believe it’s because of the skin to skin contact but also the softness of the blanket on her back
I have a 7 week old. I went through the same exact feelings you did and I am still going through some of them. A good book I was recommended is called On Becoming Babywise. Your tips are exactly those to which I have talked with multiple people about. Dark room, no stimulation, feed and change as quickly as possible. We have to be there for each other through this process. It is very hard.
Thank you so much for this video! Super helpful for a first time mom!! I am currently 27 weeks with my first baby and these tips will be super helpful to come back to once our baby girl is here ❤
This was honestly sooo helpful and informative. I have a 6 week old and he is beginning to hate his bassinet so hopefully I can implement these tips 🤞🏼🤞🏼
My baby is three weeks & he sleeps about 5 hour stretches every since I had to switch him to enfamil AR which has cereal in it. He has severe GERD, only milk that helps him.
@Tatiana Montijo no I haven’t did anything else. He gets a feeding at like 11pm and don’t wake up for another until 8am...even if I wake up to feed him he won’t take it but I assume it’s because his milk has rice in it.
My baby usually goes to sleep around 6/7 then wakes up for the day around 8. And only wakes up 1-2 times a night. However she only takes naps for like 15-30 mins every like 3 hours
My 1st two babies they were a breeze they slept 5hr through the night automatically I had to wake them up every 3hrs at 1st but reality they slept through the night since they was born...... This little girl who is 11months old wakes up every two hrs still and its very frustrating
My baby cries alot and he hates being swaddled he likes his arms out but when his arms are out he wakes up more .. we tried alot he haates pacifers as welll sometime i dont know ehat to do when he cries historically
I literally seen your video so many times trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong. Baby is a week old and trying to see how to help her. I wanted to try the nested bean. Which one do you think is better for newborns? Did you wake Rowan from his naps? My baby is formula fed and trying to see what’s a good nap frame. Love the videos ❤️
Idk if it's the colours in the shot or your editing or whatever, but your eyes are hypnotically gorgeous in this video. Are they green? Are they blue? Are they grey? We may never know. Every moment a new depth.... @____@
Hi Megan! Any tips for how to get your baby to sleep until 7-8am? Our 11 week old goes to bed at 7:30am but always wakes up at 5am and won’t go back to sleep. Did you ever have this issue?
When nothing else works, wearing our newborn and walking around gets her to sleep but might be a bad habit that's hard to kick later. For now it works :)
@@MeganAcuna my baby boy is 6 months old, closer to 5 if you adjust birthdate to due date... But, the nightly struggle has gotten real! He used to do so well, I was amazed, he was my easiest baby to go to sleep on his own by far, once we got outta the first 2 months of life.. but here we are, BOOM... He does decent once he is asleep usually... One wake up around 4am or so and right back to bed after nursing... Just so torn on how to sleep train... What method to use.
How old was Rowen when you started to use the nest sleep sack? My baby is 3weeks old and she likes to sleep on her chest. Im thinking of getting the nested item. I am afraid she is too small for it. She only weights 7lbs. Please let me know if u feel safe using the product. Thanks!
47 seconds in but Megan I have news!!! There is a product to make your baby sleep: Chloroform! Or, if you want to go fully vintage (and I know you love your vintage) why not try a teaspoon of a Victorian sleep tonic! 2 parts ethanol, 1 part opium! I promise you don't hear a peep out of him!
This is very much not true! Of course it depends on your individual kiddo and always listen to your pediatrician’s recommendations but we got the go-ahead from our doctor to let him sleep longer periods of time at night at one of his early checkups. He had been gaining weight really well and we were calorie-loading him by allowing him to feed on demand (often cluster feeding) during the day. The “newborn” stage lasts up until 3 months and it’s perfectly safe (and good!) for a baby to sleep 5+ hours at a time by three months.
My pediatrician always said, unless there's a medical reason to do so, never wake a sleeping baby. It only trains them to take smaller more frequent meals, he also said babies will not starve themselves. For some reason though, hospitals still (at least whether I'm from) check to make sure they are eating every 3-4 hrs. By my 3rd who is now 10. I was just filling in those dang charts in the hospital and letting her sleep. She gained weight fine and she was small only 5lbs. It definitely paid off too because right from the hospital she was sleeping 6hr stretches. Which helps TREMENDOUSLY when you have a 2 and 4yr.
