O is almost 4 months, and at about 6 weeks she wasn't sleeping longer then 4 hours so I took some advice from a friend and started swaddling her and Voila...she's usually sleeping good..........
So the last few nights bedtime has been stressfull and tonight I kind of lost my patients..after bedtime routine we stick her in the swaddle sac, feed her and she is down for the night, but she went on a hunger strike and wouldn't take her bottle unless she had her arms out, so finally tonight we didn't swaddle her for the first time, and she's been in her crib for and hour and 40 minutes and just went to sleep with some fussing. I realize its an adjustment for her, but soon she will want her blanky, cover her face, roll around and get comfy so I have to stop swaddling one day or another. I put some socks on her hands because she likes to scratch her face. This could be a rough couple nights but we'll see how it goes.....
Its so sad, my new born baby is no longer newborn and little, she is turning into this amazing little girl with spirit, laughter, smiles, tears emotions....ugh, it makes me sad!
I hear ya, my baby is one tomorrow :( You can also swaddle with one or both arms out!
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