![]() In which case we move on to what I like to call the Varsity Sleep Swing technique. ![]() If so, congratulations and I hope you are currently enjoying your victory nap. Put the baby in the swing, strap them in, turn it on.įor some babies, it may be just this simple. ![]() Use your swing on the highest speed setting available.Move whatever other sleep supplies (swaddling blankets, pacifiers, books, chair for nursing/feeding, etc.) you need so that it’s relatively close to your new baby sleep spot.Put something in there that will create loud and continuous white noise.Sure it’s a little ghetto but it works great! However you can temporarily create a dark space by simply taping aluminum foil to the windows with masking tape. Room darkening blinds work great for this. (It’s OK if a few car/stroller naps sneak in there, it happens.) This is our new “sleep spot” and for the next few weeks, the baby should generally sleep in that location, in the swing, round the clock. This is probably in your own room and it’s OK if it’s not currently THEIR room (we can easily move in that direction once we’ve mastered the swing). Put the swing where your baby currently sleeps (or sleeps most often).Discuss it with your pediatrician first.If you are significantly struggling with sleep, short naps, etc. Contrary to what you may have heard, I do not do this by reading my blog posts to babies. I have never failed to get a baby to fall asleep. What, it’s not working for you? But My Baby Hates the Swing Your child’s sleep doesn’t have to be a misery and you don’t have to go it alone. Then join the free FaceBook group for ongoing help and support. It’s been fully updated with multiple approaches to help you guide your little one so they master the ability to fall asleep without you rocking them to sleep. If you haven’t already, grab a copy of the Precious Little Sleep book. Because I promise you they can, from a very young age, without major tears or drama. Because we know that independent sleep is the foundation to both good uninterrupted sleep and safe sleep (being able to sleep successfully in a crib or bassinet), rather than looking at technology (mechanical motion) to help solve our sleep woes we can go back to the basics – teach your child to fall asleep on their own. The key is to help your child to fall asleep without rocking. However they will also be unable to cycle through light sleep without you and will wake ~30 minutes later because their sleep association – motion – is no longer present. If you rock a baby to sleep and sneak them into a crib (no motion) it is the safest place for them to be. When your baby cycles through light sleep, the motion, which is their sleep association, was still present and thus they were able to fall back into a deep sleep unassisted (by you). The swing made longer uninterrupted sleep possible because the motion (which is your child’s sleep association) was persistent (because the swing). ![]() So you could effectively rock a baby to sleep in your arms, sneak them into the swing once asleep, and the swing would continue rocking them while you toddled off for a well-deserved nap. Swings help by enabling motion to remain consistent throughout sleep. I’ve personally worked with many parents who use the SNOO who’s child slept no better or worse than those in a crib. And I remain unconvinced that it makes a significant improvement in sleep outcomes relative to it’s cost. It has a short usable window (primarily the newborn months). The most notable is the SNOO which is a flat sleep space with no known safety issues. I am leaving this post up because parents are still using them and looking for help for their motion junkies and I want to steer you in safer effective directions. This post was originally written over a decade ago and we’ve learned a lot since then! The first thing is that swings are not safe for sleep and I no longer recommend them at all. Is your baby a motion junkie and you need to help them sleep better?
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