Baby sleeping

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Ooh, good thinking T&S! We have an Aden & Anais security blanket for DD. it's very thin, so I don't worry about it as much as I would a regular blanket or a stuffed animal.

Also, big hugs T&S! I understand completely! If you're interested, I could send you the info I got from my sleep consultant. It was tailored to DS, but your DD sounds a lot like him, so some of it might help.

I would be interested. I think you have my email address...let me know if you don't. Thanks, L!

[scrub-jay]

What is the jist of this?

We do need to do bedtime earlier. Bad mommy. We have started solids--another change she's dealing with.

As far as naps, she takes one about 1.5 hours after she wakes up (weird) and 1-2 in the afternoon. Length is really random, though (ask vgirl). We've been getting 1-1.5 hours now that she takes them in a quiet dark room in her crib, but if anything wakes her up...BAM...she's instantly awake and not going back down.

We had excellent luck with my bff (a sleep trainer) and a rigid routine + sleep training using the "Good night, sleep tight" sleep shuffle. It was able to teach my dd to go to sleep without needing a boob. I think for a while, my dd could only go to sleep with the breast (including when she would wake in the night). I can explain more about it later if you are interested.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

We had excellent luck with my bff (a sleep trainer) and a rigid routine + sleep training using the "Good night, sleep tight" sleep shuffle. It was able to teach my dd to go to sleep without needing a boob. I think for a while, my dd could only go to sleep with the breast (including when she would wake in the night). I can explain more about it later if you are interested.

Yes, I would be interested. Right now, I'm nursing her down and every time she wakes up. I know this is setting myself up for disaster later but I'm going with it right now.

[scrub-jay]

Yes, I would be interested. Right now, I'm nursing her down and every time she wakes up. I know this is setting myself up for disaster later but I'm going with it right now.

Honestly, even though we had to teach dd how to go to (and back to) sleep on her own later on, I still wouldn't do it differently again. I enjoyed those nursing sessions too! But there did come a point where it was time to give her a different skill set for going to sleep and we stopped nursing to sleep, but this was long before we weaned. In some ways, this was a mama-comfort thing too, so don't guilt too much over it.

ETA: And I will type up what we do for bedtime now and how we got there w/emphasis on the "sleep shuffle" when I'm not at work.

[SoonerTexan]

I want it too! I'll text you both my email

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I want it too! I'll text you both my email

I have it. SJ - let me know if you don't have mine.

[ladymoreta]

I'll try to write more later, but I don't have your email, T&S. I'd be happy to send it to you!

[ladymoreta]

What is the jist of this?

We do need to do bedtime earlier. Bad mommy. We have started solids--another change she's dealing with.

As far as naps, she takes one about 1.5 hours after she wakes up (weird) and 1-2 in the afternoon. Length is really random, though (ask vgirl). We've been getting 1-1.5 hours now that she takes them in a quiet dark room in her crib, but if anything wakes her up...BAM...she's instantly awake and not going back down.

Her naps actually sound perfectly normal! Most babies take their first (and usually best) nap about 1-2 hours after waking. The second nap should be at least an hour, and the third one can end up being really short. DD's third nap is often 25-30 minutes. My goal is a total of 3 hours of naptime and 11 hours of bedtime sleep.

The basic idea behind no-cry sleep training is the same as CIO - your baby has sleep associations (sucking on a pacifier or the breast, rocking or being held, etc.) When they pass through the light/awake sleep phase, they become startled, like you would if you went to sleep in your bed and someone moved you to the kitchen floor. So you have to teach them to fall asleep in the same conditions they'll be in overnight. With no-cry (deceptively named because they *will* cry - they're not getting what they want!), you comfort them and get them back to the point of drowsy but awake over and over doing as little as possible until they fall asleep in their cribs. It's time consuming, but it will eventually work for most babies.

You know, I don't regret rocking/nursing either of my babies to sleep. It's awesome, and some of the sweetest memories! I knew at the time with DD what I was getting myself into, and I'll probably do it again when we have our next baby. Just own it as long as you want to do it, and when the time comes to change, then you can move on.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Her naps actually sound perfectly normal! Most babies take their first (and usually best) nap about 1-2 hours after waking. The second nap should be at least an hour, and the third one can end up being really short. DD's third nap is often 25-30 minutes. My goal is a total of 3 hours of naptime and 11 hours of bedtime

wait, so you mean 3 naps of 20-30 minutes a day isn't normal???? . I'm kidding, my kid is a sleeping freak. This is how much she sleeps regardless of the situation including if I hold her the entire nap. Except on planes, she sleeps 1-2 hours on planes.

[ladymoreta]

Oh I get it! DS's naps were like that, too. They didn't get reliably longer until he dropped to one nap per day, unfortunately. I think it was a combination of that and the OK to Wake clock. I just set it for 2.5 hours now, and often he wakes up sooner, but he knows to stay in his room until it lights up. That's not really a concept your DD is able to understand yet, though.

[scrub-jay]

And some kids fight that clock... lol. For example, my dd: "Mommy, my clock isn't on and I'm awake, it's broken!" Um, no, you have 30 minutes kid.

[Thirteen]

wait, so you mean 3 naps of 20-30 minutes a day isn't normal???? . I'm kidding, my kid is a sleeping freak. This is how much she sleeps regardless of the situation including if I hold her the entire nap. Except on planes, she sleeps 1-2 hours on planes.

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[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Hugs!
Story of my life... We should have coffee and commiserate together.


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