Sleeping Problems With Prematures

[topsyturvy23]

Hey guys...i have a 1yr old premature baby...i am having so much difficulty making her sleep....i have tried every method available.....i have tried pram,walks everything...she always cry before sleeping....god i dont knw wat to do....

[Magic]

Hiya hun although my babies are now grown up ...I feel your pain I had one who hated to be left and wouldnt sleep either...I taped myself talking about anything nursery rhymes stories ...anything and when I had to put her down I turned on the tape..... it worked for the most part......

Another thing is some babies no matter what you do will cry.... good luck hun hope some of our other mums have more for you to try.

[topsyturvy23]

Hiya hun although my babies are now grown up ...I feel your pain I had one who hated to be left and wouldnt sleep either...I taped myself talking about anything nursery rhymes stories ...anything and when I had to put her down I turned on the tape..... it worked for the most part......

Another thing is some babies no matter what you do will cry.... good luck hun hope some of our other mums have more for you to try.

oh i have tried all...now there's just one thing thats works i let her cry it out...n she gradually goes to sleep...but i think some problem is due to my hubby also...we lost 1 child 2 yrs back...so i think that is also the main reason y my husband doesnt let her cry al all....he is very sensitive in her matter....
so lets see

[moMma33]

I had the same problem...my little man is now 3.5 and born 6.5 weeks early. We held him to sleep/cuddled him till he was 6 months and then had to break the habit. We tried different things and the best ones we found were having his special stuffed animal with him and a lullaby cd (his fave is Jewel's lullabies). We had to use the cry it out method and it was a killer on me, not so much my hubby. I had to go back to him after 5 minutes at the start to settle him, but as the weeks went along, I stayed out longer and longer till he figured out how to self soothe himself. This lasted awhile and was hard. Keep working on it and it will get better! I still deal with crying before sleeping.

[topsyturvy23]

I had the same problem...my little man is now 3.5 and born 6.5 weeks early. We held him to sleep/cuddled him till he was 6 months and then had to break the habit. We tried different things and the best ones we found were having his special stuffed animal with him and a lullaby cd (his fave is Jewel's lullabies). We had to use the cry it out method and it was a killer on me, not so much my hubby. I had to go back to him after 5 minutes at the start to settle him, but as the weeks went along, I stayed out longer and longer till he figured out how to self soothe himself. This lasted awhile and was hard. Keep working on it and it will get better! I still deal with crying before sleeping.

oyi...same with me....now she is able to sit on her own so sees from her bed that me n my hubby are in room n starts crying more loudly....seriously...even i dnt like her crying...mine was born 10 weeks early...

[mckenna]

Hey Hun, it's really hard to have a night-time crier but if you've been to the doctor to be sure there's nothing medically wrong (for example gastric reflux), then time is the only real cure. We have 6 children including a set of preterm(33 wks) twins. Surprisingly they weren't my problem. Probably because they slept together in the same crib and then bed until they older. My oldest daughter was my problem sleeper and in the end she just needed to cry a bit before she went to sleep. We did use quiet music and a star projector on the ceiling and that seemed to help. She did grow out of it. We also started using children's audiobooks at bedtime. That made things much nicer as they got older. I know it's not really helpful right now, but this will pass and someday you'll be the one giving advice.

M

[angel]

I had the same problem with my son who had self soothing issues, and sensory processing disorder. They do get through it, but it seems like took forever.. In our house everyone had to be calm an hour before bed, low lights, and music (we had to use Elvis Presley) and we kept trying different things till we found things that work. My son was born 13 weeks early.

[topsyturvy23]

Hey Hun, it's really hard to have a night-time crier but if you've been to the doctor to be sure there's nothing medically wrong (for example gastric reflux), then time is the only real cure. We have 6 children including a set of preterm(33 wks) twins. Surprisingly they weren't my problem. Probably because they slept together in the same crib and then bed until they older. My oldest daughter was my problem sleeper and in the end she just needed to cry a bit before she went to sleep. We did use quiet music and a star projector on the ceiling and that seemed to help. She did grow out of it. We also started using children's audiobooks at bedtime. That made things much nicer as they got older. I know it's not really helpful right now, but this will pass and someday you'll be the one giving advice.

M

even she has 2 of them...n many other toys...seems like she has grow it out...nothing else...i hope that day comes soon wen she sleeps without a fuss

[topsyturvy23]

I had the same problem with my son who had self soothing issues, and sensory processing disorder. They do get through it, but it seems like took forever.. In our house everyone had to be calm an hour before bed, low lights, and music (we had to use Elvis Presley) and we kept trying different things till we found things that work. My son was born 13 weeks early.

oh my son also was born 13 weeks before but sadly he cudn't survive more than one day...you must be really afraid for him....for my lil girl no music works...nthing bathing also fails...doc says she is very hyperactive

[elliehubb]

Have you tried Melatonin, my pediatrician recommended that before bed?