I need advice on getting my 5 month old to sleep on his own in his crib....he is not wanting to sleep by himself and…

My son was like that. But I started putting him in his crib for nap times first and now he’s sleeping there at night. I put him in and he’ll whine. I would let him whine for one minute then grab him. He would fall asleep again and I would set him down again and I’ll let him whine for 2 minuets and I’ll pick him up. I always did it until I let him whine for 5 min. I can never let him cry for hours. Its not in me to do that. But it was a great way to let him know that mommy is there and will pick him up that is okay to sleep in his bed. I did that everyday for about a week or 2 only for his naps. Eventually he stopped whining less and sleeping longer. Then I began putting him in at night. And now he sleeps there.

Have you ever tried to play lullabies and/with a light noise? Try it when you put him to down..he may try to cry for a min or so but he will eventually fall asleep on his own.

My son was like that. But I started putting him in his crib for nap times first and now he’s sleeping there at night. I put him in and he’ll whine. I would let him whine for one minute then grab him. He would fall asleep again and I would set him down again and I’ll let him whine for 2 minuets and I’ll pick him up. I always did it until I let him whine for 5 min. I can never let him cry for hours. Its not in me to do that. But it was a great way to let him know that mommy is there and will pick him up that is okay to sleep in his bed. I did that everyday for about a week or 2 only for his naps. Eventually he stopped whining less and sleeping longer. Then I began putting him in at night. And now he sleeps there.

Have you ever tried to play lullabies and/with a light noise? Try it when you put him to down..he may try to cry for a min or so but he will eventually fall asleep on his own.

@hthomas0308, agreed. Sorry I was saying that in response to a different comment on the thread but my son just recently started to be okay with sleeping on his own. I can’t hear him cry for more than a couple minutes before I go in and bounce him or sing to him. I’ve never tried the glove thing but I’ve heard it helps!

@rachokai, right!? Lol my husband says he’s a con artist lol

@dbarton041, I agree...cry it out method isn’t for his age bracket...he IS way too young for that and it just makes me feel terrible too

@hthomas0308, that’s SO my daughter she’ll smile too! Lol they’re so funny

@rachokai, I will talk gently to him and do the same just put my hand on his chest or stomach to let him know I’m there and he still screams till I pick him up!! And once I pick him up he actually will smile at me!!!! I’m like wow!!! Lol

@hthomas0308, in my opinion, he’s too little to be crying it out. I swaddled mine until he was 5 months which helped. I’ve also heard of people filling gloves with beans and then putting it in the microwave for a couple seconds so the baby thinks a parent still has a hand on them when they’re in their crib. Just a thought ☺️

Sometimes when my daughter cries if I go in before she gets too upset and put my hand on her chest so she feels that I’m there and I make shushing noises she’ll fall back asleep! But there’s plenty of nights that I just pick her back up until she’s asleep too

@hthomas0308, I kno ... for that problem tho try googling it maybe they hv tips for babies that cry when u lay them down

@diegosmommy0213, well every baby is different I suppose

@hthomas0308, my son nvr cried when I use to lay him down ever ....

@diegosmommy0213, what do you mean?? What problem??

@hthomas0308, hv u googled? I nvr had that problem w crying :/

@taylorsmommy1017, thanks that is really a great idea

@diegosmommy0213, I have tried but I refuse to let him cry for too long and he gets more and more upset and I just don’t like that

@hthomas0308, how about let ur baby cry it out alil

@taylorsmommy1017, that’s a good idea thanks

@diegosmommy0213, the thing is when I put him down the second I put him down he cries he wakes up and cries

How I did it bk when my son w lil I let him fall asleep w me then put him n his crib if he wakes up I get him n do the same thing over n over n now he’s four y old been sleeping n his bed since I started him on that routine when he was lil

@raquely, we JUST got a night light today and it’s plugged in!! Not working tho