Not exact matches
They move through several
states: light sleep, deep sleep, a
drowsy time, an active
awake state, a quiet
awake state and of course «crying» is a
state as well.
Being in a
drowsy state but
awake when you lay him down starts the association of falling asleep with his bed instead of in your arms.
I think just about every parenting book or website that I've looked at has suggested putting your baby down for naps or at bedtime in a «
drowsy but still
awake»
state.
With this method, you would place your child in bed in a
drowsy - but -
awake state, but you would return to soothe her if she has trouble falling asleep.
We'll either put him down
awake or
drowsy or asleep, depending on the
state he's in - it doesn't seem to matter too much.
Change the baby's diaper, burp him, rock him for a few minutes and then tuck him into bed in a
drowsy - but -
awake state.
Put your baby into the crib in that magically
drowsy state that's somewhere between fully asleep and
awake - and - screaming.
Once he is finished, settle him into a sleepy
state and then put him to bed
awake, but
drowsy.