DS1 (23 months) has always nursed to sleep for his naps. Even through my pregnancy. Now we have DS2 (6 weeks). When DH is home, he keeps the baby and I'm able to peacefully nurse DS1 to sleep for his nap. Usually takes about 15 minutes. When I'm alone (most of the time) I give DS2 a paci (which I hate doing) and nurse DS1 and pray he falls asleep before DS2 throws a fit. It rarely happens. When DS2 starts crying, I'll roll over and nurse him to sleep in the bed and hope DS1 falls asleep on his own (which he does every night for bedtime).
This isn't working. Its taking hours for him to fall asleep, and sometimes he doesn't at all. It becomes very frustrating. I end up yelling at DS for no reason.
I'm thinking my only option is to get the baby to sleep first, and leave him in his co-sleeper and then put my toddler down? I don't see that going smoothly either though. Help!
This isn't working. Its taking hours for him to fall asleep, and sometimes he doesn't at all. It becomes very frustrating. I end up yelling at DS for no reason.
I'm thinking my only option is to get the baby to sleep first, and leave him in his co-sleeper and then put my toddler down? I don't see that going smoothly either though. Help!
