dogmom
10-17-2006, 02:16 AM
First let me say a co-slept with my son until 6 months and only reluctantly put him in the crib in his own room, mostly due to my DH's fears that he would be sleeping with us until 12 years of age. We didn't even bother to set up the crib for my daughter and had the cosleeper all set. Well, DD is a screamer. We've already gone through the GERD, swadling, gas checklist. No, no & no. Her screaming has improved somewhat, but it's really bad when I work my 2-3 night shifts a week. As my DH puts it, paint is peeling off the wall when she screams. (Note to future parents, when the L&D staff all comment on how loud your child is within 15 minutes of birth take it as a sign of things to come.) She just seems to fight sleep so much. I don't think it helps that I tend to have her in the bed with me when I'm there, but she needs to sleep in the co-sleeper with my DH. (He would crush her in his sleep.) DH does spend a lot of time up at night hold her, rocker her, etc, but eventually he just needs to put her down.
I want to move her to her own crib and giver Ferber a try when she is a little older. I think in some ways it might be easier for her for a consistent sleep routine with both of us. I would carry her around, do the whole attachment parenting thing, but I don't feel like that is the issue. She is fairly independent, hangs out during the day on the floor, in the swing, with me, with my DH just taking it all in. But if she falls asleep on us she can't transition to the cradle or co-sleeper without waking up screaming usually. I don't know how to describe it better than I just think my poor daughter has a tough time going to sleep but is an otherwise healthy, happy baby.
I'm not looking for advice on sleep trainig, which is why this isn't in the sleep forum, as much as a "Trust your mommy instincts that this is what your daughter needs" pat on the back.
I want to move her to her own crib and giver Ferber a try when she is a little older. I think in some ways it might be easier for her for a consistent sleep routine with both of us. I would carry her around, do the whole attachment parenting thing, but I don't feel like that is the issue. She is fairly independent, hangs out during the day on the floor, in the swing, with me, with my DH just taking it all in. But if she falls asleep on us she can't transition to the cradle or co-sleeper without waking up screaming usually. I don't know how to describe it better than I just think my poor daughter has a tough time going to sleep but is an otherwise healthy, happy baby.
I'm not looking for advice on sleep trainig, which is why this isn't in the sleep forum, as much as a "Trust your mommy instincts that this is what your daughter needs" pat on the back.