My month old baby wont sleep?

Question

my month old baby wont sleep anywhere else but his car seat.. so thats where i put him when he sleeps. i try putting him in the bassinet and wont sleep! he fights the sleep and screams and crys. same thing with the bouncer and swing..... is that normal? what should i be doing??

Answer 1

I went through this similar stage with my youngest baby. My advice to you would be to just let him sleep where he is most comfy or try swaddling (wrapping him in a blanket in a special tight fitting way) him for more comfort. He;s probably just feeling a little insure and the carseat cradles him more like the womb. Don't worry about.

Answer 2

When I was a baby, thats the only place that I would sleep.  My daughter went through a phase where she would only sleep in her swing.  Its not harmful to let him sleep in the car seat.  He will grow out of it soon.  I would try to put him in other places, but if he gets worked up, then let him sleep in the car seat.

Answer 3

Hi,

Your baby is still very young at the moment but I think the most important thing to start with is to get your baby into a good sleep routine.  I had massive problems with getting my 4 month old son to sleep.  He would just lie awake and cry for hours, then when he finally went to sleep he would wake every hour or two hours through the night and cry again!  Talk about pulling our hair out .... we were absolutely desperate for sleep!

It was a baby sleep audio program recommended by a friend that finally saved us. We followed the advice and began by creating a baby sleep routine which included bathtime, dimming of the lights, putting James into his crib, final nappy change and then lullabies. We also made recommended changes to his naps during the day and used some of the other recommended techniques. Within two weeks he was sleeping through the night most nights with just the odd night where he would just wake once!

Definitely start by creating a good baby sleep routine though and you could find that solves most of your baby sleep problems.

Good luck!

Answer 4

id let him do it. its better than only wanting to sleep on you after all. babys go through phases and its not hurting him to do it so i think it will be okay.