How do you put your baby to sleep?

[micci]

most moms (esp. new moms) would agree that sleep/wake pattern is one of the most challenging aspect  during the first 6months or so..mga moms,pano nyo pinapatulog si baby?baby is nearly 2months now,effective samin yung pag-rock sa kanya to sleep then konting pat na lang when i put him down, pero i read somewhere na it's better if babies learn to sleep on their own as early as 6weeks..please share tips kung pano gawin ito mga sis..tia

[twelvth_goddess]

My daughter is very easy na patulugin. Hinde nasanay sa karga and hinde din pala-iyak pag sleepy. When she was still an infant, if she was sleepy, she'd sleep on her own. Usually while nursing her, nakaka-sleep na sya. Kahit din pag nasa work ako, basta bigay lang bottle sa kanya makaka-sleep na yan. May deal nga lang, after that her milk, binky na kagad sya.

At 21 months, my daughter is still the same. Pero may routine na din kame. She takes a nap after her morning bath and her nap would last for about 2 hours. After na maligo, we'll play or watch TV a little bit tapos story reading na while drinking her milk.

Yung anak ko kase hinde namin nasanay sa karga just because she's quite heavy talaga. Plus, takot kase ko na baka pag nasanay ng karga, mahirapan sila pag nasa work ako. I didnt want lang yung iiyak ng iiyak kase naghahanap ng karga. Pero pag ako nagpapatulog sa anak ko, she falls asleep in my chest. I always look forward to those moments.

[marose17]

My babies did not get to go home from the hospital until they were already two months old.  Thus, my husband and I held them as much as we could during the early months kasi nasabik kami sa kanila.  Yes, they were held and cuddled and cradled to sleep.  One of them nasanay nang hinehele to sleep most (thugh not all) of the time.  The other one naman could sleep on his own anytime.

When they grew older, it was not hard putting them to sleep.  Hindi naman kailangan kargahin o ihele para matulog.  So, I can say that in the case of my children, yes, nasanay sila sa karga, but no, hindi sila mahirap patulugin.

Now that my children are five years old, I miss those days when I would cradle and hele them to sleep.  You cannot simply bring back those moments. 

[sweetsorrow]

2months na si baby mag3months sa 26.I breastfeed my baby tapos nakakatulog na siya...

Dati hinehele pa pero ngayon hindi na.

[khriseeee]

my daughter needs to be carried and walked around to sleep - yaya got her used to it kasi. It's hard now since she's 4.5 months and 13/14 lbs already. Over the weekend she wouldn't be put down for her afternoon nap, I ended up carrying her for 2 hours 

When she wakes up in the middle of the night she also needs to be carried to go back to sleep.

Hay, what can I do to change her sleeping habit?

[micci]

thanks for sharing mga sis

^sis,if i may,try doing it gradually..kapag half-asleep na sya in your arms,put her down,kapag umiyak,tapikin mo lang muna,pag ayaw pa din,rock her a bit pa until she gets drowsy then put her down..easier said than done i know,pero dapat daw masanay si baby the earlier the better im in the process of doing this din,2nd night ko na na napatulog si baby at night using his binky lang,hopefully pati daytime naps soon

[aleng_maganda]

  Yung bunso ko 6months old, lakas ng sumpong pag antok sya esp pag di nya makuha yung antok nya. Pero para mabilis sya antukin, hinihipan ko [textspeak!] eyes nya. hehe... Para pikit lang sya.

[princessrio]

khrise - ganon yung daddy ng baby ko. pinagsabihan ko nga! aba! aalis sya, sa akin maiiwan si baby, ako ang mahihirapan.

anyway, baby now is 4 months old. sometimes, i rock him to sleep. konting kembot, konting singing or humming, sleep na agad sya. other times, natutulog sya ng kusa lalo na after bottlefeeding him or tapik tapik. pero pinakaeffective sa akin is when i breastfeed him. super walang palya! pero sway talaga pag pinipigilan nya antok nya, yung mukhang groge na eh ayaw pa rin matulog.

[sweetsorrow]

^bakit kasi nilalabanan nila antok nila sila tuloy ang nahihirapan. Tinotopak sila kapag antok na pero ayaw pa matulog.

[princessrio]

^hahaha.. di ko alam sis. minsan, kala mo tulog na then biglang mumulat na bilog na bilog ang mata tapos pipikit ulit. buti nga yung baby ko, kahit nakaupo ako, ok lang sa kanya. konting ugoy, yun na.

[khriseeee]

One time it was Yaya's day off and I was trying to put my baby down for a nap, she wouldn't even let me sit down..everytime I thought she was asleep na I would sit down and she would raise her head and give me a loud "eeehh!!!" so I had to stand up and walk again. buti nalang my mom lent me her maid for the day, she took over late afternoon when I was exhausted na

[micci]

sis princessrio,sis sweetsorrow,i know right?haha..parang may dare sila kung gaano katagal nila pwedeng pigilin ang antok

3rd night ko na napatulog si baby using his binky & classical music lang,it gets easier & i think nagkaka-routine na sya

[twelvth_goddess]

^bakit kasi nilalabanan nila antok nila sila tuloy ang nahihirapan. Tinotopak sila kapag antok na pero ayaw pa matulog.

My toddler minsan ganyan pag afternoon nap. When I tell her to 'close her eyes' for some reason bigla syang iiyak tapos pag nahimasmasan direcho sleep na. Parang ayaw lang nya na sabihin ko mag-sleep na sya.

[mikaela325]

Iba iba like ng babies talaga. Yung sa son ko noon newborn to 3 mos wala talaga kaming tulog kasi pag gising sya every 2 hours for milk and hele, gusto nya naka carry lagi. Then after gusto nya matulog na lang magisa sa bed. Come his first bday gusto nya ulit naka hele kaya nagpadala si byenan ng rattan duyan kasi mabigat na. Nitong 2 yrs old na sya ayaw na nya sa duyan. Gusto na ulit matulog mag isa.

Yung bunso ko naman na baby girl since new born sya until now at 3 mos super daling alagaan. Iiyak lang kasi sya pag may poop. Sa pagtulog basta may pacifier lang. Tulog agad. Diretso na din tulog nya. Sleep na sya ng 10 pm gising sya ng 4 am then tulog ulit. Pag ginising ko sya in between those time for milk eh ayaw nya. Tulog na tulog parang malaking bata na.

[GeRi Sp!cE]

I carry my baby on my shoulder, a little bit of waltz, then pag half asleep na siya, i put her on the rocker na Konting ugoy ugoy  ayun asleep na. Sa morning madali Lang siya patulugin. Pag gabi minsan Ang hirap 3 am na gising pa din. Antok na ko kaka waltz siya ayaw pa din matulog! Ayaw magpababa kahit upo Lang ayaw. Pero 3 days ago Iba na! Kahit di na siya I-waltz nakakatulog na siya.

[cldy_1981]

Grabe eto yung isa sa mga biggest challenges ko now . Nasanay kasi baby ko sa karga, even when he was a NB pa hindi talaga sya na-co-comfort or nakakatulog unless he is carried & made hele or feeding. As in hindi sya titigil ng iyak before unless either of the 2 yung gagawin. Now naman nasanay sya sa carry ng yaya nya and unfortunately di ko magaya yug ginagawa nung yaya. For some strange reason di comfy yung baby ko sa pag carry ko, kaya when the yaya leaves na pahirapan ang pagtulog ng son ko. Nakakatulog sya pag super pagod na but not before he cries out of exhaustion & tantrums kadi nagcocomplain sya sakin sa pagbuhat ko sa kanya.

Si hubby ang tactic is pagurin ang son namin then igihiga nya & pacifier but that doesnt seem to work with me when im the one taking care of him. Hay grabe kakapagod.

And @khriseee i can so relate to your kwento na ayaw magpababa ng baby mo & would cry when you'd sit down. My son is the same! Iniisip ko, anonkayang difference pag karga sila ng nakatayo vs pag nakaupo? Hehe.

[marose17]

^ Babies are very smart. They could tell the difference!  Mas masarap at mas may "force" ang hele when the carrier is standing up rather than seated.

[micci]

^yeah,i guess tama ka sis baby ko din alam kapag nakaupo na,pero minsan pag tulog na nakakaupo naman ako,parang sabay na kaming mag-nap at night naman ganun pa din,pacifier+classical music+kontiing tapik sa hita,kapag madaling araw naman at bigla syang lumikot,i put him on my chest para nakadapa sya sakin while gently rubbing his back..nakakatulog naman,ako yung hindi kasi baka mabitawan ko kaya after a few minutes,i-slide ko lang sya pababa ulit next to me,ayun tulog ulit

[iluvmysoldier]

ang baby ko basta kantahan ng lola niya ng bato sa buhangin tulog agad. hehe pag wala naman si lola niya si yaya would play his favorite nursery rhymes cd tapos after mga 4-5 tracks tulog na din. yun lang nga minsan biglang bumabangon kaya nakakagulat.

[cldy_1981]

marose17: aaaahhh so that's the reason pala why... makes sense now that you've explained it.

micci: before my son's fave sleeping position was also if nakadapa sya sa chest ko, i'd put him on top of me after a feeding session and mas tuloy tuloy yung sleep nya. nakaka 3-4 hours sya when he was a NB. Pero now ayaw na nya ng ganon. I actually miss having him sleep on top of me and naka-subsob yung face nya sa neck ko pa-sideways, hehe!

Di gumagana ang tapik tapik sa son ko, kelangan talaga hele ng yaya or mommy... hay kakapagod & kakangawit. At what age do they start to be able to soothe themselves & sleep on their own?