francescapl
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Hi everyone. I’m FTM and need some advice to reduce crying for my 3.5 months old before sleep. Here is what I’ve been doing and I’m unsure if I’m doing it right.
At every day nap, she’d be crying a little like she’s fighting it, and then she’ll be quick asleep, like under 2mins crying. However the crying gets more intense into the evening, like she’d cry out of tiredness. The crying happens almost only before sleep despite I follow the timing and look at her cues. I held her to get drowsy/to sleep, then I’d place her down in crib. She’d sleep 30-45mins in crib then wake up and I’d pick her up, sooth her and place her down again. I sometimes contact nap with her cuz I’m too tired and maman needs sleep. Night time tho, once she slept she’d go from 9:30 til morning.
Activities wise, we do like piano gym activities, and grab stuff, or tummy thing, but before the last feed, I’d read, play with me, a lot less stimulating.
I’d really like to reduce her crying, if that’s possible? Though she isn’t crying for long I’m wondering what else I can do for her?
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Annex:
There’s no set hour but her patterns of late is:
1. 7:30 - wake for ~1.5hrs to feed and play then nap for 1hr
2. 11:00 - wake for ~1.5hrs to feed (with top up) and play then nap for 2hrs+ (her biggest nap of the day)
3. 14:30 - wake for ~1.5hrs to feed and play then nap for 1.5hr
4. 17:30 - wake for ~2hrs to feed (with top up) and play then nap for 1hr
5. 21:00 - wake for ~2hrs+ to feed and play then
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At every day nap, she’d be crying a little like she’s fighting it, and then she’ll be quick asleep, like under 2mins crying. However the crying gets more intense into the evening, like she’d cry out of tiredness. The crying happens almost only before sleep despite I follow the timing and look at her cues. I held her to get drowsy/to sleep, then I’d place her down in crib. She’d sleep 30-45mins in crib then wake up and I’d pick her up, sooth her and place her down again. I sometimes contact nap with her cuz I’m too tired and maman needs sleep. Night time tho, once she slept she’d go from 9:30 til morning.
Activities wise, we do like piano gym activities, and grab stuff, or tummy thing, but before the last feed, I’d read, play with me, a lot less stimulating.
I’d really like to reduce her crying, if that’s possible? Though she isn’t crying for long I’m wondering what else I can do for her?
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Annex:
There’s no set hour but her patterns of late is:
1. 7:30 - wake for ~1.5hrs to feed and play then nap for 1hr
2. 11:00 - wake for ~1.5hrs to feed (with top up) and play then nap for 2hrs+ (her biggest nap of the day)
3. 14:30 - wake for ~1.5hrs to feed and play then nap for 1.5hr
4. 17:30 - wake for ~2hrs to feed (with top up) and play then nap for 1hr
5. 21:00 - wake for ~2hrs+ to feed and play then
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