Hi Ladies,
As mother of four, I thought I had seen most things with my children,but my youngest aged 5 months has decided for reason best known to herself, that she will only go to sleep and stay asleep with her blanket over her head!! Weird I know lol..when she is getting tired and I lay her down for her nap, she will grab her blanket and pull it over her head..we have tried pulling it back down but she will always find a way of getting it back up again..at night she sleeps in a grow bag but will not drop off without something over her face..we give her a muslin as this is very light and the material is quite porous..we then spend all night going backwards and forwards to her room pulling it off her head. Surely this cannot be good for her..Non of my others did this and I have asked other mothers and their babies don't do this either. I really worry about her overheating. i know all babies have their qwerks lol but this is just plain odd!
Anyone elses baby do this lol x
Gurgle expert Eileen Hayes says that 'All babies like comfort habits, and sometimes these comfort habits do look distinctly odd to adults, but the baby still finds them comforting. They are often related to touching or stroking something soft, which gives them the same kind of feeling they get when being cuddled and stroked by you. If you are worried about the blanket overheating her it is probably best to remove that and just have a light sheet she could use, or use an all-in-one sleep suit. There is little point in you pulling the muslin off her head if you leave it for her to get back again! You could either take it away completely when she has dropped off or stop going back and forwards to do it. This very thin material is unlikely to cause overheating. You could also try substituting another comforter until she gets used to that. You usually need to try it alongside the familiar one to begin with, then gradually replace it, whether it is a soft toy or something like that.'
That's reassuring to know! I think it's just a comfort thing, a few kids I used to look after in nursery used to do it at home but we wouldn't let them do it at nursery (and they slept fine) Good luck when she goes into her own room, we're talking about putting Finley in his room after Christmas as he's 5 months too. I don't want him to go!
Seems really odd but with my other children, 16 and 10 i couldnt wait to get them into their own rooms but with Aimee i am really quite upset by it...Her dad does shift work so he leaves for work about 530am some weeks..and when he isnt working he is such a heavy sleeper..so when she does wake up we spend some time just chatting an playin peek-a-boo..we like to touch fingers when she puts her hand through the bars..is nice before we get up an the meyhem with the older two getting ready for school. Just a reminder of her growing up i suppose lol..I have a nephew called Finley...
Aimee will be nearly 7 months by xmas..am dreading it lol xx
I ommitted to mention my baby actually sleeps on an apnea alarm at night but not during the day..this is the bit i was slightly more worried about..so although when i wrote the post i was more concerned as to why..lol..i decided to phone the neonatal unit at our local hosp and spoke to our daughters consultant..fab woman..she said that as she is moving around the bed on her own then the chances of her suffocating or strangling herself are about zero..i think i was just being a worrier..she told me that if i go down to the childrens ward I would see plenty of children who sleep with blankets next to or over their faces..so I have decided to let her keep it as it is no biggy. An now i have spoken to a professional i am not worried..but thanks ladies for all yr input xx take care and have fun with yr bubbas x
That's reassuring to know! I think it's just a comfort thing, a few kids I used to look after in nursery used to do it at home but we wouldn't let them do it at nursery (and they slept fine) Good luck when she goes into her own room, we're talking about putting Finley in his room after Christmas as he's 5 months too. I don't want him to go!
I agree, you are risking your baby suffocating/ strangling herself by letting her do this. My baby likes to put things over his face to go to sleep but he got used to going to sleep with his hands over his eyes. You need to be firm and teach her that she can go to sleep without something over her face. It might take a few restless nights but it'll be worth it.
I ommitted to mention my baby actually sleeps on an apnea alarm at night but not during the day..this is the bit i was slightly more worried about..so although when i wrote the post i was more concerned as to why..lol..i decided to phone the neonatal unit at our local hosp and spoke to our daughters consultant..fab woman..she said that as she is moving around the bed on her own then the chances of her suffocating or strangling herself are about zero..i think i was just being a worrier..she told me that if i go down to the childrens ward I would see plenty of children who sleep with blankets next to or over their faces..so I have decided to let her keep it as it is no biggy. An now i have spoken to a professional i am not worried..but thanks ladies for all yr input xx take care and have fun with yr bubbas x
the thing about things like this is the longer you leave it , the harder it will be to stop it.
its like a habit that one gets into and like anything is hard to stop.
you will have to do the very hard thing and just take it away and give it a week of crying and hardship before she realises that its coming back.
it is going to be hard and upsetting and you will want to give in but just keep at it for at least a week and keep reasuring her that she is ok.
good luck and be strong.
I agree, you are risking your baby suffocating/ strangling herself by letting her do this. My baby likes to put things over his face to go to sleep but he got used to going to sleep with his hands over his eyes. You need to be firm and teach her that she can go to sleep without something over her face. It might take a few restless nights but it'll be worth it.
Leah moves it off her face during the night as she turns over to sleep on her tummy but she has to have it over or next to face when i put her down to sleep on her back!
Leah has exactly the same sleep pattern as you're little girl x
Lol Is nice when they have a good sleep routine..must admit to it not being much to do with me and more to do with Aimee being a good baby..lol Without sounding nasty to anyone ..i do feel like uber mum lol. Aimee sleeps on her side mainly..as soon as I lay her down over she goes..i used to try and move her on to her back but i gave up as she wakes when i do and she does move around her crib a lot...lol I love it in the morning as she is on my side of the bed..i wake up to her smiling at me through the bars..if i dont wake up she throws her dummy at me lol...I am in the process of doing her nursery and I wonder what it will do to her sleep pattern but most of all i shall miss her smiles when i open my eyes..now I am rambling lol..x
Leah moves it off her face during the night as she turns over to sleep on her tummy but she has to have it over or next to face when i put her down to sleep on her back!
Leah has exactly the same sleep pattern as you're little girl x
My daughter won't fall asleep unless she has something over or next to her face & she has been like this since she was 5 months!!
I use to worry that she would suffocate or end up with being wrapped round her neck, i mentioned it to my health visitor who just said that she had put it there, so she could also remove it if she wanted to x
Phew..maybe I can relax..as my hubby has pointed out that as she moves about in the night it will move off her face..thing is if i leave it she sleeps from 8pm till 730/830am so I am loath to disturb her..hubby says she obviously likes the feel of it...think the older i get the less gungho I am and the more i panic lol..thanks girls
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