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Swing addict
Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the
mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with them. Thanks in advance Judy |
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My middle daughter loved her swing, but I didn't have any problems weaning
her away from it. She outgrew it and that was that. I also had a bouncy seat that she also liked when she was little. I personally wouldn't worry about it, your son is still pretty little. ) -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... Kereru wrote in message ... Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with them. Thanks in advance Judy |
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On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 15:57:43 +1300, "Kereru"
wrote: Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. At nine weeks, I wouldn't worry too much, if he sleeps in the swing, at least he gets some sleep. Have you tried a rocking chair so you can put him down in the cot after he is asleep? Have you tried moving him after he is fully asleep in the swing or at least letting the rocking stop gradually? In any case, mine slept in the swing when they were very young and certainly didn't have a problem transitioning when they were older. So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with them. Thanks in advance Judy Good luck! -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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Kereru wrote: Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with them. Thanks in advance Judy Gosh, when my son was that age the swing was the only place he'd sleep more than 15 minutes during the day. He slept fine at night (probably 5-6 hours at a stretch at that age) but in the daytime, it was pretty much the swing or nothing. By the time he was 7 months old, he started taking daytime naps in his crib, and we gave the swing away. I didn't have any trouble with the transition, but I can't guarantee nobody would. Clisby |
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"Kereru" wrote in message ... | Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the | mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried | everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his | cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. | | So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. | Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live | in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular | in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with | them. | | Thanks in advance | | Judy | | Hi Judy I use a swing. Alegra has been addicted to it since she was about 3 weeks old. She still naps in it (or on my chest). But will wake up if we put her in her crib or her pack-n-play (What my niece calls her "cage" lol) In fact, it soothes her a lot of evenings before bed. But at night, she sleeps on a curved changing table pad between Jarrod and I. Can't help you, but I will say that we have the same kinda child ;-) I don't see it as a problem. Once your son is old enough to crawl he will probably start falling asleep wherever he wants. We are just waiting for Alegra to start falling asleep on the floor. She has been rolling over to where she wants to be, so crawling isn't too far off. -- LES! Daddie to Alegra Lee. May 25th 2003! "Daddie's Little Diva" To send me an email, please remove your hat YourHatDaddie @ bonbon.net |
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"Kereru" wrote in message
... Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with them. My son is 14 weeks old and this describes him exactly. I haven't bothered to try and get him to nap in his crib/cot though. If I am upstairs when he falls asleep during the day, I put him down in the crib just to see what happens and try to start moving in that direction. That happened this morning, and he did sleep in his crib for a while, but I'm not upstairs much during the day so it's easier to have him nap in the swing anyway. I had noticed from pretty early on, maybe 6 weeks old or so, that he preferred being upright during the day. About three weeks ago he was diagnosed with acid reflux so I suppose that being more comfortable sitting up was an early indication of that. You might want to watch for signs of that. What finally caused me to take him in was that he had a couple of burps where he cried harder after the burp than before it, and I had heard liquid gurgle up in his throat. Now I give him one small dose of Mylanta each morning and so far he has been fine with just that, though I was also given a prescription for Zantac for him. -- Cheryl S. Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 8 mo. And Jaden, 3 months Cleaning the house while your children are small is like shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing. |
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"Sue" wrote in message ... My middle daughter loved her swing, but I didn't have any problems weaning her away from it. She outgrew it and that was that. I also had a bouncy seat that she also liked when she was little. I personally wouldn't worry about it, your son is still pretty little. ) I know he's only little. I have a toddler and it's so easy to forget what they are like so early on :-) Thanks for your input, the swing is working well for us and we will keep it up as long as he likes it. Judy -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... Kereru wrote in message ... Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with them. Thanks in advance Judy |
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"toto" wrote in message ... On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 15:57:43 +1300, "Kereru" wrote: Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. At nine weeks, I wouldn't worry too much, if he sleeps in the swing, at least he gets some sleep. Have you tried a rocking chair so you can put him down in the cot after he is asleep? Have you tried moving him after he is fully asleep in the swing or at least letting the rocking stop gradually? Yeah he's pretty savvy :-) As soon as he stops moving he's awake. Weird considering he usually sleeps 11 hours at night in his cot! In any case, mine slept in the swing when they were very young and certainly didn't have a problem transitioning when they were older. Good to hear, we will keep it up, thanks :-) Judy So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with them. Thanks in advance Judy Good luck! -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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"Clisby" wrote in message ... Kereru wrote: Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with them. Thanks in advance Judy Gosh, when my son was that age the swing was the only place he'd sleep more than 15 minutes during the day. He slept fine at night (probably 5-6 hours at a stretch at that age) but in the daytime, it was pretty much the swing or nothing. By the time he was 7 months old, he started taking daytime naps in his crib, and we gave the swing away. I didn't have any trouble with the transition, but I can't guarantee nobody would. Clisby Lol, the only thing you can guarantee with kids is that you can't guarantee anything! I have a two year old and I still feel like a first timer, they are all different. I will keep using the swing. Thanks Judy |
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"Ali's Daddie" wrote in message ... "Kereru" wrote in message ... | Hi, my son is nine weeks old an during the day he will only sleep in the | mechanical swing (the type with batteries that swings itself). I have tried | everything including letting him cry for a while, to get him to sleep in his | cot but he won't have a bar of it. He sleeps fine in his cot at night. | | So I am wondering, anyone out there had a kid who loved the swing so much. | Did the proverbial excrement hit the fan when the kid grew out of it? I live | in New Zealand and no one I know uses a swing but I gather they are popular | in the states, so maybe one of you guys will have had some experience with | them. | | Thanks in advance | | Judy | | Hi Judy I use a swing. Alegra has been addicted to it since she was about 3 weeks old. She still naps in it (or on my chest). But will wake up if we put her in her crib or her pack-n-play (What my niece calls her "cage" lol) In fact, it soothes her a lot of evenings before bed. Sounds just like Duncan :-) But at night, she sleeps on a curved changing table pad between Jarrod and I. We are lucky there he sleeps happily in his cot alone all night (I just can't sleep with a baby in bed, wish I could!). Can't help you, but I will say that we have the same kinda child ;-) I don't see it as a problem. Once your son is old enough to crawl he will probably start falling asleep wherever he wants. We are just waiting for Alegra to start falling asleep on the floor. She has been rolling over to where she wants to be, so crawling isn't too far off. My toddler didn't sleep well in the cot until he was walking but we didn't have a swing back then. I can't beleive Allegra is moving around, I used to lurk here when I was pregnant and I remember Allegra being born, doesn't seem that long ago. So apart from rolling how is she/you getting on. All well? Did you ever get any answers on the ephidrine issue from when Allegra's birth mother (your sister?) was in labour? Thanks for your input Judy -- LES! Daddie to Alegra Lee. May 25th 2003! "Daddie's Little Diva" To send me an email, please remove your hat YourHatDaddie @ bonbon.net |
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