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Originally Posted by Derwood
we would let her cry herself to sleep if not for the fact that it would wake up her older sister
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Do they sleep in the same room?? Could you make a pallet on the floor of your room for your older daughter?? I mean it could in theory only be a temporary thing.
I've heard that babies need to learn to self-comfort and once they do that they will go to sleep on their own much easier. One little girl that I babysat when through that stage. She would cry whenever I put her down for a nap. For 15 min at a time quite regularly. Now she will go to bed without a peep.
Try to avoid a lot of stimulating toys or lights in the crib and see if an evironment free of stimulation allows her to fall asleep easier on her own.
Another thought that comes to mind. How does she fall asleep at naptimes?? Do you rock her to sleep then? If so perhaps you could try to get her to self-comfort at nap time and eventually she'll learn it well enough for it to transfer to night time too.
This too shall pass. When my daughter was going through this if felt like it lasted for an eternity.
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