Bedtime holding
For those who hold their baby to get them to sleep, how long are you holding them before putting them down? I’m currently struggling with this because if I put my LO down before the next sleep cycle starts, he will most often need resettling 30-40 mins later to connect to the next sleep cycle so I’m finding it easier to hold him for the entire first sleep cycle until he connects to his second cycle as sometimes resettling is a pain. This means I’m holding him for around 50 mins before putting him down. This isn’t sustainable as it’s eating into so much of my evening. Any tips? Should I get put him down as soon as he sleeps and bear the resetting bit and is it normal for babies to wake up 30-40 mins later after putting them down for night time sleep?
Just for context my baby is about the turn 5 months so I know it’s developmentally appropriate for them to wake up 30-40 mins after nap / daytime sleep but is this also meant to happen for night time sleep? Could it also be a problem linked to false start?
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What time do you put your little one to sleep? I’m really lucky and my daughter has been a great sleeper so I don’t know if my experience will help. I put her down in her bassinet about 10-15 minutes after she falls asleep in my arms. If she rouses she is usually able to fall back asleep on her own unless she is uncomfortable and needs to be burped or changed. Other than that she is sleeping from when I put her down until the morning. She just turned four months and I know she’s the exception; been sleeping around 11-12 hours since 10 weeks or so.
Our guy is now 19m, but like five minutes. As soon as he’s asleep basically.
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