40- and 50-Something Parents

Hi Kim,

I am 41 and a first time mom. DS was born July 20th..he is 10 weeks old. I am very tired and trying to get him to sleep in his crib...any ideas for me?

It would be nice to talk to other first timers that are my age.

Lori

 

        

I only have one, but he's 16, so first time but not 'new'. 

An idea - radio or loud ticking alarm clock.  That helped my ds way back when; they said it's noisy in the womb what with mom's heartbeat and other bodily noises - some newborns don't like quiet houses.  So we put on a talk show during the night - he loved it.

Another thought - in dh's family, most of the babies came out teething.  Not the norm, for sure, but definitely something to consider; those new little teeth can be very painful (ds made it seem like someone had cut off a limb every time he cut a new one for the first year or two)

Sue