Taking in the World but Not Taking Any Sleep

With my second and going forward, I used a vibrating bouncy chair and swing. I wondered why I hadn't with my first. I got way more sleep, my babies slept better, I easily transitioned them to a crib later on when they were a bit older, and had none of the sleep issues I had with my fist.

So that would be my suggestion. I had a Fisher Price aquarium bouncer that had this bubbling noise and it had bubbles. The babies would look at it and nod off within minutes.

The swing was magic.

I always tell people that should be #1 on their wish list.

Good luck :)

If he sleeps in the swing, I'd let him nap in the swing. Keep it moving and get some rest yourself.

Nothing wrong with sleeping in the swing! Just make sure you stock up on batteries :-)

Boy, this baby is giving you a run for your money, isn't he?

Sounds like the movement helps lull him to sleep, but you don't want to rely on the car and the swing, and that whole "sleep when the baby sleeps" goes out the window if you're behind the wheel or behind a stroller! My kid was super sensitive to stimuli, and we got a hand-me-down teddy that had one of those mother-heartbeat-sound simulators inside. We eventually cranked it up to full volume. I'm not sure it was the heartbeat so much as the white noise aspect. Even as a toddler, he slept much better when we had a constant noise in the room. Can you try one of those inexpensive white noise machines, or an allergy filter thing? I'm not sure they are great at removing allergens, but the constant noise is great - we found one for $10 on clearance that was cheaper than the replacement filters for the old one! They block out the traffic noises, the sound of moms jogging by or kids waiting for the bus, someone closing a door, the TV, the house creaking in the wind, and so on. (A fan can work too, but then it blows everything around and the draft can be annoying.) I realize it can make him, and you, a little dependent on it, and it doesn't work during a power failure, but for a kid with an older sibling and a very tired mama, it might do the trick.

A vibrating bouncy seat can be a life saver!
Just make sure you keep it on the floor.
If you set it up on a table or bed the vibration might cause it to fall.
We had something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Infant-Toddler-Rocker-...

i dont know, i had to put my seconds swing at the foot of the bed and kept having to restart it. thats all i got, sorry hun.

Sorry, but babies should not sleep in swings or car seats unless they are being observed.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2015/04/24/...

Normal 2 month old. My son slept in his swing for months. This was a wind up swing. He slept I didn't. Lol had to wind up! Put him in the swing.