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My 1 month old precious baby boy will only sleep if he's being held. if i rock him for 30mins & slowly put him down he'll wake up & cry till i hold him again. then he cries every 2 hours for feeding. what should i do?
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Deep breaths: Have a consistent bedtime & routine: read (yes, now) in low light, feed, wipe out his mouth with a soft cloth, then put him on his back in his crib in his own room, drowsy but awake. It won't hurt him to cry before he learns to self-calm for sleep. See www.Halosleep.Com/ for safe swaddling. This will ⬇ risk of sids, consolidate night-time sleep by 4 mos. & prevent "trained night crying" @ 5-6 mos.
Answered 7/25/2013
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