when a baby cant fall asleep

one of my LO's has to be held in order to go to sleep. well for the past 45 mins ive been holding and rocking him and hes STILL whining and crying. so annoying to be totally honest.
any tips on getting him asleep? i cant sit still all day!! :girl_devil:

 

Have you tried a swing or a bouncy chair, perhaps the movement might help him go to sleep? Sorry you are going through this :hug:

 

yes. i feel terrible bc i just end up losing my patience w/him. i know its not his fault. i love him to pieces but wish he could fall asleep!

 

*Hugs* I went through this with my LO's when they were around 3.5 months. There were a few weeks when the babies slept on me for most of the day and it took SO much effort to get them to sleep. I lost most of my baby weight plus some because I could not get off the couch to eat. The good news is this phase will pass. Both of my LO's are now amazing sleepers and there are actually days when I miss being able to cuddle them all day.

 

I think they are just more aware of their surroundings at 4 months and things start to become more interesting than sleeping.

 

I would try white noise. I hope he fell asleep by now!

 

This is reassuring to hear because my little girl will just not sleep without a ridiculous amount of soothing on my end. I try everything and it's always a struggle.

 

Every now and again one of my girls will do this. I end up getting ready for bed myself with the one that is awake, and then lay in our bed with her. I watch tv but block her eyesight from the screen and the flashing. Most of the time I think it is because they feel my anxiousness, so when I relax the awake one does too. I make sure to hold her hand, but not hold her. This makes it easier to move her to her crib. Sometimes I fall asleep and my husband has to wake me up (which is why I get ready for bed just in case!).

 

I say the white noise, too!! There's a cd out there called "For crying out loud" and its just annoying (to us) white noise like vacuum cleaners, a busy restaurant, rain falling, etc etc.. and it helps a LOT.

I got mine from a friend but here is where you can order it: http://www.colicshop.com/for-crying-out-loud-cd.shtml

Good luck, we went through a period like that, then one day we tried the CD, and just laid them down awake and they just go to sleep. Its a lifesaver.

*hugs*

 

would a sling or carrier help?
if i put him down he cries. : (

 

Oh, hugs to you!! When we came back from a trip recently, I had to hold Rami in my arms for every nap and night until he fell asleep. It took a little while but IT DOES GET BETTER! I would definitely recommend a sling. The first few nights I would stand in a dark room, singing, walking, shushing for way too long. After those first few days of misery, I just put him in the sling and did the dishes, cooked dinner, tidied up, even read a book while singing. Kept me sane. Once he fell into a deep sleep, I would 'unload' him directly into his crib. He had this issue once before around four months and lo and behold, a few days later he had his first tooth. Meanwhile, I'll think of you while carrying this one around