Sleep/Naps

Mine was like that and I'd rock and nurse him to sleep every time. Then my pediatrician told me that he wasn't learning self soothing that way and that is okay for him to cry a little. So, at the end of his wake window, which is usually about 2 hours, i change him, let him feed as much as he wants then lay him in his crib with his sleep sack and the lights out. Sometimes he cries for 5 minutes or so then falls asleep but he's learning, last night he just rolled over and went to sleep it was amazing. It was hard to get over letting him cry at first but i just set a 5 minute timer and go in the other room with music since it's hard to hear him cry, and I would go comfort him if he is still awake after 5 minutes but usually he's not.

I don’t want to do cry it out method, I feel if it’s that hard to stay away from baby when they are crying then it isn’t biologically right to leave them 🥺 I feel like it’s gotta be something wrong other then just needing to leave her so she can learn how to stop crying

You do you girl!! We each gotta do what we feel comfortable with. I don't really sweat over 5 minutes of crying, i just don't like the sound of it 🤷‍♀️

My baby is 5m1wk, and he needs help to fall asleep every time. Luckily, he usually transfers all to his bed. But on days he won't transfer, I nurse him to sleep in a side-lying position and sneak away once he's asleep. I personally can't deal with him crying. (No judgment if others feel differently) I've been reading "nurture revolution" - sounds like something you might like. I guess i don't really have advice other than to say you're not alone

So we did the cry it out, no judgement if you can't. It's REALLY hard but my baby sleeps so much better with longer naps and night sleep. He's also so happy to see us in the morning.

@Lily getting that book now!!! Thank you so much🫶🏼 we do side lying feeding to sleep too and I sneak out when she’s in a deep enough sleep lol but that only occasionally works or else she pops off and crys because she can’t fall asleep