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May 2023 Babies 🇬🇧

Naps & sleep

So little one was 15 weeks yesterday and ever since birth we’ve rocked him to sleep and put him in crib when he’s pretty much fast asleep. The better transfers are usually when he stirs but then softens and goes off to sleep on his own a few seconds later. There’s no way of knowing whether he’ll stir and do that or stay completely still, only to stir a few minutes later and wake himself up. This generally works at night time but naps during the day have been notoriously difficult, he contact napped for 3 months and we’ve been trying to put him in his crib since, sometimes he’s down for as little as 3 minutes, 35 mins has been the best nap but that’s happened once.

Basically my question is, is this ok? Haha! I have been getting myself a little worked up because I’ve read about the 4 month sleep regression and how rocking becomes harder, it’s better to put them down drowsy but awake etc. but all the things I’ve found online, you have to pay for some sort of app or programme to help you train your baby to sleep well. I don’t want to get obsessed with wake windows and clock watching etc. I’d rather follow my baby’s lead and do what he needs. How did they do it in times before there were apps and programmes on the internet to help you?