It was becoming detrimental to my health and well - being, and I tried all sorts of things to get her to sleep and stay asleep, some of which worked (holding her and bouncing her up and down
on a yoga ball until she fell asleep, usually for 10 - 15 minutes, and swaddling), some of which didn't (cosleeping — I discovered she slept much better if she was in her own bassinet or crib in a separate room than when she slept in bed with me — and I slept much better too).
Until you see the pain in your husbands eyes as he holds your child and watches you break because you can't handle being on the end of another bottle refused or bounce
on a yoga ball in a dark room for one more second.
Sitting on a yoga ball and gently rolling the pelvis to make circles helps to relax the low back and hip muscles, and bouncing gently can give baby a gravity - assisted push toward the exit.
He sat behind
me on the yoga ball, so I could lean against him.
The weight, for example, was sheer genius, and bouncing with
her on the yoga ball worked well, too.
Sit down
on a yoga ball and gently roll your pelvis in circles.
The other thing I recommend is offering a bottle when baby is being soothed in another way — I like trying bouncing
on a yoga ball.
My husband had to hold Blaise, his little legs dangling like a leopard on a branch, while he bounced
on yoga ball and surfed the internet.
But I did learn, sitting
on a yoga ball and swaying side to side made it feel so much more manageable than lying there taking all that pain.
If you don't want to drive around the block twenty times to put a cranky baby to sleep, bouncing
on a yoga ball is a great alternative for soothing a little one.