kim.abc.123:
Please help me! My baby fights sleep! I feed her, rock her and then she falls asleep in my arms. As soon as I put her down, she crys that frantic, freaking out cry! Can anyone give any suggestions as to what I can do to help her or help me! Thank you!!!!
I've heard that you should just leave them to cry themselves back to sleep. If you keep running to pick her back up then that's what she will expect every time. It will come in handy later when she's older and you are trying to work on a bedtime routine with her. The first few times you will just have to figure out your tolerance level with how long you can stand for her to cry but she will get the routine down quickly and it will be less stressful for mom and baby. Just as the magazines and newspapers talk about reading with baby at an early age because their brains are sponges this is the best time to start routines with your children too.
Remember: You are not a bad mom for leaving your child to cry because you are trying to start a routine with them. Your child is going to cry anyway...why not be productive with it!
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