My 2 month recently stopped sleeping during the day and won't go to sleep for the night until 11pm. He also doesn't want me to put him down. I have been trying to put him in his swing, glider or bouncer for little bits at a time, to get him use to being without me. He's going to start day care in a month and I don't want him to be too dependent on me. Any advice?
He did a lot better yesterday with napping. He didn't nap for long, but he took a few power naps. He didn't want to go to sleep until midnight last night. He slept for 5 hours and then got up and ate and slept for 3 hours. He's been asleep for over an hour today, so it looks like he's doing better. He may have been going through a growth spurt or something b/c he was eating all the time. I was feeding him almost every hour!
Personally... a 2 month old isn't ready for a "schedule"... My kids didn't get on a good schedule really until 4 months. That was just my experience though. Maybe others had a better experience though. My kids didn't sleep through the night or go to bed "early" until 4 months either. Good luck. I feel for you!!! Hang in there Mama!
He is way to young not to be taking any naps during the day. Is he very cranky??? I would just put a music box in his crib and turn it on when it is time for his naps. He might cry himself to sleep for the first couple of days. He will learn that you are not coming in to get him and stop the crying.
I did Babywise on both of my boys and they were sleeping through the night by 7 weeks! I didn't agree with all the things that they suggested but I took the basics and it worked. Bottom line is that you need to schedule everything to help him get used to of how things work. Feedings, wake/playtime and sleep. Also the use of "props" for getting him to sleep is not a real good idea. Though it might be hard at first, its really better for him to learn the skill of settling himself down for sleep. :)
C.
I agree w/ Caroline. I did the same thing, Babywise, with adjustments and my son slept through the night very early, as well.
I used the Baby Wise book and it has some really great info on how to train your baby to sleep. I have twin 21 month olds and I would have lost my mind without it. I put them down to bed and then leave the room. You are suppose to let them wind down on their own. It worked great for me. My kids sleep by themselves for 12 hours a night.
Good Luck!
sometimes it is hard to have a schedule yet at two months that doesn't change, but with him not sleeping during the day at this age, sounds like he maybe needs fed a little more, espically the night time one, and I think you putting him down at intervals is good, and maybe put him where he can see you doing things like folding clothes, etc. where he still knows you are there without having to hold him. I never had a child that quit taking naps during the day that early, hope some of this helps
We follow the book "the Secrets of the Baby Whisperer". A more middle-the-road approach in my opinion. May work for you.
You are going to have to put him down and let him get used to not being held. Day care people do not have time to hold a baby all day and they won't. He will wind up crying and crying until he exhauts himself and falls asleep.
Contact your ped to see if there is something that is keeping him up. I have not heard of a child that did not want to take naps or stay up that late. Some how he has his clocks mixed up and this doesn't help you get your rest.
Just put him down at scheulded times in his crib and let him stay away a bit but this will train him to be in the bed for a period of time without you. Good luck to you.
Ditto on Babywise! As a first time mom, I would have lost my mind without that resource.
