Kicking/slamming legs at bed/naptime?!

Question

19 weeks and over the last few days my daughter is startling herself wide awake everytime I put her in her crib. We had been doing exceptionally well with barely any rocking, putting down drowsy and not nursing to sleep yet here I am rocking for 45 mins and just nursed her to bed. I’m fucking tired And thankfully it’s the weekend so my husband could be with my toddler but wtf am I suppose to do this entire week he’s at work?!

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Aww gosh I hope it gets easier soon, stick in there mama, I’ve stopped trying to put her down half asleep and just put her down fully asleep. Going to try sleep training when she’s a little older. Not worth the hassle 🙈😫

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Just keep trying the routine you had that was working. I feel you with the exhaustion. I wasn’t expecting to still feel so run down at 4 months. Between my 4 month old and 3 year old, I feel defeated at the end of the day. Bedtime is still a struggle and now they’re BOTH up throughout the night. Hang in there...maybe baby just has some gas to work out.

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I feel you. Th exhaustion is terrible. I hate letting them fuss/cry, but I’m a single mom so since day one unfortunately it wasn’t something I could avoid while caring for my baby’s older sister who just turned 3. I just put him in the bed, sadly I don’t have time for anything else. He sometimes fusses or cries for a few minutes or does the leg slamming thing you mentioned for a few minutes. I sometimes nip back in and pop his soother back in, but that’s it. He’s gotten used to it and honestly I’m not sure if he sometimes fusses or is awake for awhile because I don’t have a chance to check on him while I bathe and put my 3 year old to bed.

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Slamming legs is a way for babies to help break up and pass gas. Hang in there!

Kicking/slamming legs at bed/naptime?!

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