Sleeping in Sarong.

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:20:55 GMT

jjlynn424 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:20:55 GMT

hi smartmummy, thanks for ur suggestions but if have choice i rather not have her sleep in our bed la… wait i need to wean her off it also… haha

initially she sleeps in her own room in her own cot from 4 months but as she grows, she suddenly just don’t want the cot and keeps waking up, thats why i thought of weaning the sarong to solve all issues lo…

cause after she sleeps, i still have chores to do so afraid wait she link sleep to being with me… haha then another headache for me…

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:16:55 GMT

jjlynn424 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:16:55 GMT

tankee and deminc,

my girl can vomit anytime once she cries hard… no reflux issue if that’s what you mean la
when i did the cry it out method, her milk was 2 hrs before and porridge was 4 hrs before it… she still could get both items out within 5 mins of crying…

deminc,
actually in sarong, she sleeps quite straight though there is no cloth or something as back support… so i guessing is just the association with sarong = sleeping…

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:42:41 GMT

smartmummy — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:42:41 GMT

Hi jjlynn424!

I think no choice,u have to sleep with her until she feel she is safe.cos baby very safe in mummy tummy after that she sleep in the sarong so baby feel the same feeling.I think she is not comfortable to sleep alone.So u have to accompany her.When u sleep with her you cuddle her and tell her mummy sleep with her.When she wake up in the midnight also she can be feel that u are with her.It makes her confident on u.Once she settle (Ttke long time may be 6 months or one year) this then u can pretend to sleep with her and u can let her alone.

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:13:26 GMT

cnimed — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:13:26 GMT

Does she vomit easily? If so she may be feeling more comfortable sleeping slightly inclined as in a sarong which is curved and tilt the baby’s upper body slightly and help prevent regurgitation or reflux which is very uncomfortable. Tankee’s suggestion to lengthen the period between milk time and bed time is good for both situations.

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:18:55 GMT

tankee — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:18:55 GMT

you might want to lengthen the time between milk & bed to about 30min, to reduce possible vomiting.

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:35:46 GMT

jjlynn424 — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:35:46 GMT

Yup we have bedtime routine for her. Play time, change to pj, milk, pray n I rock her to sleep. So am thinkin of putting her back to cot once she asleep but not tried since few months back. Prob here is once she starts crying she will vomit, regardless what time she last ate/drink so I kind of not able to let her cry till tired n fall asleep.

When I used cry it out method, she vomited within 5 mins n after cleaning everything up, she did it again when I placed her in the cot.

But will try Ur suggestions to stay next to her n see how it goes. Thanks

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:27:10 GMT

tankee — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:27:10 GMT

i think try taking it step by step.

first her cot instead of the sarong
Stay with her till she falls asleep. Have a standard bedtime routine, eg drink milk, brush time, change pajamas, read story, hug-hug, lights-off. Pretend to sleep on the chair or on the floor by her bed, don't look at her or talk to her. If she gets up or start talking, just put her back to bed, say something like \"no no, time to sleep\" and pretend to sleep again.

sleep on her own
if step 1 is successful, then step 2, getting her to fall asleep on her own. Practice the same bedtime routine, but instead of sleeping beside her, off the lights, saying goodnight, and leave the room. If she gets up, just put her back to bed, say something like \"no no, time to sleep\" and say goodnight and leave the room

Never ever put her to sleep on your bed. You will just create another problem to solve in the future.

And never ever give it to her when she cries. As long as she is safe, let her cry. I know it hurts to see our beloved child crying, but if you do not wish to keep seeing her crying, then don't give in. Once a child knows that she can gets her way by crying, she will cry and cry over every little thing. And louder and louder until she wins.

Good Luck !!

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:26:56 GMT

jjlynn424 — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:26:56 GMT

tankee,

yes i stay with her a while to tell her that she needs to sleep in cot, then tell her we will be outside lo…
but the moment she see me turn my back and walk she already start lo…

recently i try to pat her on my bed, she keep sitting up and crawl up and down the bed… really don’t know what to do liao…

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:21:10 GMT

tankee — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:21:10 GMT

oh dear …

when you tried the cry it out method, after you place her down in her cot, do you stay with her for a while? like read a book, hmm a tune, pat pat her, etc?

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:04:14 GMT

jjlynn424 — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:04:14 GMT

Hi all,

I have a 15 mths girl who sleeps in sarong day and night and i want to wean her off it so I can bring her out on weekends or eventually for overseas travel.

She started sleeping in sarong when she was 1 month old and we will move her to bed/cot at night once she is sound asleep.

But problem started when she was about 8 months old, after we move her to her cot at night, within 30 mins or so she will wake up crying. So after nights of rocking her back to sleep in sarong after she woke up, I decided to leave her in sarong thru out the night so we as parents could catch up on our sleep.

Really appreciate if you all can share with me, your successful tips or ways to wean your kids off sarong so I can try it out with my girl.

P/S: Cry it out method doesn't work for her as she will vomit within 5 mins of leaving her alone in cot. Have tried this method already.

Thanks for all your help! :?:

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:36:04 GMT

serena — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:36:04 GMT

Thanks for sharing all the experiences & advices

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:06:23 GMT

winth — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:06:23 GMT

Hi Serena,

Both my boys slept in bed/mattress since day 1. Read something about sleeping in sarong will cause spinal damage and risks to brain damage due to excessive rocking. But didn't know if that's true. Plus the fact that it will be difficult to change them to bed later on, so did not even start on sarong.

As for weaning of pacifier:
For DS1 was alot easier, I just told him when he was about 20 months old that 'old babies do not need pacifiers as they cause tooth decay'. That night, I said 'bye bye' to his pacifier, he merely slept that very night without requesting it back. Children do understand what you say, just that they like to challenge your limit.

For DS2 was more challenging than I thought, opposite character from his elder brother. Used the same trick like DS1 when he turned 17 months, but it didn't work, cried like :twisted:.
So, I used the 'crying out' method - Ferber Method. I basically took out his pacifier, told him no more and that's it. I left his room. The crying will be tough, lasted a week (for my DS2's case), and then it's goodbye to pacifier for him. Now he sleeps without any pacifier. Just milk, then he would turn and go to sleep by himself. No need to pat.
Once, I tried to give him pacifier (to test him), he spit it out immediately and looked at it like it's something weird. :lol:

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:17:47 GMT

cnimed — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:17:47 GMT

I think it’s best to let the child use the bed at least occasionally. If nothing else, when you’re travelling it will be much easier.

DS1 slept in sarong only for naps. During night time he slept with me. If we were travelling he would just sleep on the bed, no problem. When he was about 8 months old, he started rejecting the sarong and transited to the bed full-time. I think he wanted to stretch out. He was very fat. I had no problem with safety though since he would always just call out and then lie quietly, waiting for someone to get him. After that I would put him on the bed so that he can stretch himself.

DS2 never slept well in the sarong becuase he always needed to turn halfway through his sleep and he couldn’t do that in a sarong. He started turning when he was 2 months old so it was both irritating to him and not very safe to be in a sarong. he would thrash and cry. We now sleep on a mattress on the floor so he can enjoy some independence with regards to sleeping. He will climb onto the mattress and lie down when he wants to sleep, and after he wakes up, he will just get up and walk out of the room.

Never used the pacifier so can’t help you there!

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:49:42 GMT

serena — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:49:42 GMT

For those who have baby sleeping in sarong, can share how old did your kid baby until and it’s difficult to switch the kid (when grown up) back to child bed eventually?

As for the pacifier, my baby is already used to it now.
Is it difficult to wean off the pacifier later old?
How to do it and around what age to do it?

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:31:10 GMT

heutistmeintag — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:31:10 GMT

I think sleeping in sarong for 2 reasons

1) better ventilation as babies sometimes cannot turn properly in baby cot and they get warm
2) the bouncing makes the baby comfortable with the familiar floating feeling in the mommy’s womb.

My son slept in sarong during day and switched to bed at night (aircon) lol.
My daughter was trained to sleep in cot from day1 but becoz she sleep on her tummy, she kenna flatten nose which was a pity coz she has narrow nose when she was born.

My advice also to avoid the pacifier early coz they could cause crooked teeth. My son had this problem until the (crooked) baby teeth dropped off and the new ones grew ok. What a relief - imagine son with crooked teeth and daughter with flatten nose. Yeah, I told her she can go for plastic surgery to fix her nose when she grows up. :mrgreen:

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:09:04 GMT

yat23yat23 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:09:04 GMT

dun forget to place a mattress underneath the sarong for safety purpose.

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:07:30 GMT

yat23yat23 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:07:30 GMT

my son also slept in sarong till he turned 3. he refuse to sleep on my bed and in the baby cot. we tried swaying him in our arms till he’s fast asleep but when we put him on the bed/baby cot, he’ll wake up and cry. so far, no side effects. so should be safe.

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:35:49 GMT

JHJC — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:35:49 GMT

eh,… My Children sleep sarong too… i figure if i grew up ok, they shld be ok too! hahahah

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:25:55 GMT

ZacK — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:25:55 GMT

ChiefKiasu:
another myth is that sarongs allow babies heads to be nicely shaped (nice and round). Dunno whether that is true.

Definitely a myth cos the back of my head is flat :S And I grew up sleeping in a sarong too... I guess it's quite common to have babies sleep in sarongs for our generation. In fact my mum who looked after my nephew/nieces also prescribed sarongs but that was the late 1970s and 1980s era.

Reply to Sleeping in Sarong. on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:56:25 GMT

ChiefKiasu — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:56:25 GMT

serena:
My child have problem sleeping in baby cot...need to use pacifier, rock till she's fast asleep then carefully put her in the cot....very tiring. Otherwise, she refused to sleep in the cot day or night. Someone recommend using sarong to help her sleep. But is sleeping in sarong bad for the spine?

Any one has any experiences on this...can share?

I spent my entire babyhood in sarong. I think my spine is warped more because of the time I spend in front of the computer than from my sarong days. Also, another myth is that sarongs allow babies heads to be nicely shaped (nice and round). Dunno whether that is true.