Soothing themselves

Following bcos I’m in the same boat 🤣🤣

Same ^^ 🙄

Sorry to not be more helpful but I think it’s just based on the temperament of the baby. My first born didn’t manage to self soothe until he was around 18 months old, my second has been able to do it since 4 months. Didn’t do anything different with them just different babies xx

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For both of my children I’ve done the ‘drowsy but awake’ option - I’ve never been able to let my babies cry it out, and nor would I want too. We do a relaxing bath and feed, and then we go into the bedroom, sing lullabies and I walk around the room with my little one in my arms.
When he appears to get glazed over in the eyes and stares into space, I know he’s about to drop off. I pop him down, and sit next to his cot until he falls asleep a couple of minutes later, and walk away.
Seems to work well for me, my eldest sleeps 12 hours a night straight through - and whilst my little man still wakes for 1 feed, I’m hoping that will phase out soon too. 🙂🙂

It's not going to happen so soon I'm afraid, and to be fair, I have a 4yo which only just started to fall asleep without us in his room, we just say goodnight and leave after a story, as opposed to stay with him holding hand until he falls asleep. I was telling my husband the other day, he took us 4y to get there, but what is 4yo in their life, I'm started to miss holding him until he falls asleep. This baby is my last, I won't try to train her in any way, I don't mind holding her to sleep as I know some day it will stop. She is sleeping ok for her age beside the last regression and the rolling in her sleep. I try sometimes drowsy but awake but don't push it. It's hard and tiring but remember they are not little forever

As long as mine has had a good feed and we know that he is due a nap, he tends to self settle quite soon.

We don’t really use the ‘cry it out’ method but I didn’t have to learn not to go into him if he started to whimper a bit for a few minutes, he would normally just roll onto his side and fall asleep. If he starts crying I would go in and try to resettle him.

Mine also ‘scretches’ to self settle, it can be pretty loud but he isn’t upset, just babbling to himself!

He also has the tomme tippee owl which is tied to the inside of the cot, it has a glowing red stomach which he likes to watch.

Finally if they are in their own room, try and spend lots of time in there so they get used to it! :)