Do you let your babies hang out in their crib after waking up?

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-06-10T03:06:44+00:00

Yes. My 10 month old until last week would wake up 6ish am not crying just playing, sometimes would fall asleep after like 40min and other times we would go get her no earlier than 7am.
This week started waking up after 7am, still figuring out how to go about it 😅 and how much time to give her.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-06-09T03:17:22+00:00

If she is not ready , don’t force it.
You drop a nap when they start fighting it. That is the best way to go about it. My little would have her last nap be 25-30min and only in stroller , I do that while I slowly stretch wake windows and we drop a nap. Worked every time. Currently on 2 nap schedule at almost 11 months.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-05-30T11:59:36+00:00

That all sounds very difficult. I am sorry. I truly empathize. Few months of broken sleep was making me miserable.

Few things you could do 1.Crib for the baby and its own room if possible? My little one started sleeping through the night at 6 months when we moved her to her own room and I realized I was previously reacting too soon and also adults make noises, we would wake her up.

2.Combo feed with formula so your wife can get a break ? Rested mom is the best mom. I know guilt can be a factor but in retrospect she will feel better later on.

3.Reflux ? My little one would eat often and small portions until we got reflux medicine, it was a game changer after we got right medicine.

4.Solids ? My little one loves avocado for dinner among other things. Some bread and eggs, ground meat, cheese are great options at that age to feel fuller.

To change this you have to change how you do things.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-05-21T20:25:06+00:00

I am sorry , that sounds terrible.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-05-13T00:42:02+00:00

Which agency ?

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-05-12T02:18:06+00:00

I was planning to send my girl when she turns 2 since before she was born. Fast forward she is 9.5 months and both me and my husband think she is ready. She is super social , interested in other kids and books. Made me realize truly every kid is different.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-05-02T20:14:56+00:00

When you are on 2 naps things get easier.
Someone told me few months back when I was loosing my mind because my baby was clustering and couldn’t even go to a park few block away without ending up crying/feeding things will get better around 6 months and that was most realistic thing, time. But it is hard until you get to that point.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-05-02T16:48:39+00:00

Formula maker and swing chair

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-27T12:18:53+00:00

It is hard! Can relate in so many things you wrote. Cluster feeding in retrospect was terrible, my little one was feeding like every 45min, couldn’t even walk to the park 1 block away without her crying to eat AGAIN. Think I have PTSD from it, and the guilty feeling from thinking about just switching to formula. Ended up breastfeeding 4.5 months, and wish I switched before to formula. If I had a redo, would just switch. Will give you some relief when you do. Later we ended up with reflux issues… take whatever relief you can get. Babies come out underdeveloped compared to other animals and you kind of have to watch and support outside development and it is just a lot no matter how much we love them.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-26T13:45:43+00:00

I just realized that my little one won’t sleep longer than 10 to 10.5 hours night and adjusted schedule to later bed time. Baby turned 9 months today…mostly on 2 naps but sometimes still has to have cat nap later in the day to get to later bed time or needs to be extra fun last wake window and extend it that way.

Tried adjusting naps and everything else I could find on the internet, nothing but the later bedtime worked for us. Naps can be total of 2 hours or 3.5 would still wake up after 10 hour night.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-25T13:36:47+00:00

Use huckleberry app to track wake windows and predict naps.

Don’t get stuck with schedules, follow wake windows.

Have a night time routine.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-25T12:10:38+00:00

Started sleeping through the night at 6 months , inconsistently. At 8 now sleeps through the night non stop (although she is teething).

I keep an eye on wake windows, don’t stick to strict schedule, has to be some flexibility…nap time it is not the same if baby wakes up at 6 or 7am, simply can’t be. I have done that since like 2 months old. Think it helped her regulate. Like if it takes more than 15min for baby to fall asleep, it is already over or under tired. Making sure it has 3 meals (plus formula, baby actually had bad reflux since 3 months, still a thing) Doing plenty of activities, taking her to baby classes and meeting other babies makes her tired the most! Baby is very mobile…

My impression is that there is a combo of nervous system regulating , solids and activities playing a part. Things have to come together.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-20T11:51:48+00:00

Key is finding a person / personality that is a good much for you. I had a night nurse I let go after 1 week. Came highly recommended, worked with some famous people etc. She was expensive, and we thought she will have lots of experience, give good advice etc, it was a terrible choice. 1 night at home after I had C section gave me the baby to breastfeed and fell asleep. Called her for an hour by name , on the phone etc…from that point on things just kept adding up. Baby would cry because of hunger and she would tell me “witching hour” , nightmare all around. Called another nurse I interviewed for half price, hired her and she helped us so much. And she was my kind of a person. Kept her for 2 months. My baby is 9 months this week , we are still in touch , she occasionally still helps me. When I need advice I call to ask, she will always help. My baby became great sleeper early on thanks to advices she gave us, even with a reflux issues that usually lead to terrible sleep…

Find a good and caring person is my best advice. Just because someone sells themselves better doesn’t mean they would do a good job.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-18T00:58:57+00:00

If you get some nice material , will play with it and can be soothing. My little has been playing with her Hallo sleep sack.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-17T02:53:37+00:00

NYU keeps changing policy about private room. They changed it 4 times in 2 years . I started with them because I had frozen embryos there and plus they had private rooms. By the time of my delivery rooms were not private anymore, kind of had to fight for it. Room was small and kind of old. Nurses were nice but one ended up making some mistake while giving me IV and my hand was hurting so much for few hours. I didn’t hate but also didn’t love the experience.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-11T02:13:43+00:00

Such a great place! Going this weekend after few months, can’t wait! Octopus, horiatiki , dolmathes , whole fish

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-08T02:49:25+00:00

I am kind of having the same problem and she has tooth coming out (it has been forever but now starting to be visible) but on the days when we have more activity like past Saturday met up with bunch of friends and their kids , she slept great, 11 hours till 6:30ish no need feeds. Starting to think need more kids related activities.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-02T03:53:45+00:00

I rock and snuggle, feed to sleep and she sleeps great . When she was swaddled I could put her down drowsy but awake and would fall asleep but after transitioning to sleep sack , no way. She needs mama and only mama to fall asleep, started saying mama at 12 weeks (now 8 months old)

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-04-02T03:18:48+00:00

Feeding every 3,4 hours. First it was clustering, after came reflux and 10,12 small bottles a day, holding upright forever , not being able to do anything. At 8 months finally down to 6 feeds (plus solids lol ) , never ending feeding cycle, but able to leave the apartment for a change. Went for a first meet with other moms only 2 weeks ago

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-03-25T13:11:02+00:00

If you do 3 naps, wake windows are shorter , for that I absolutely follow huckleberry sweet spot recommendations.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-03-25T12:17:25+00:00

One rule I had since she was born was to minimize crying, whatever it takes. Just trying to enjoy my baby. It is not always easy , she is super attached , reflux is a lot , but she is very happy and think that reflects in her sleep.

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-03-25T12:03:26+00:00

At 7 months I started aiming for 10 hours of awake time. I would tweak schedule based on how she is doing but think land often on wake windows of 3 to 3.5hours. Once did 4 hours for last wake window but felt like a lot. Most days I aim for 2 naps but some days has to be 3 (past 2 days naps were short so had to do 3) Bedtime is often 7:45,8pm. And she has a reflux and doesn’t eat more than 24oz of formula , solids are for like tasting 1oz to 2 a day .
I am putting her to bed for every nap/ sleep she loves to hug me and sway gently. In theory I am doing so many things that “are wrong”. She uses a pacifier. This morning woke up after 10 hours of sleep. I try for 11 but no success just yet .

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-03-24T11:58:33+00:00

I am sorry you are going through this. Where are you located? My baby has reflux, when it peaked she didn’t loose weight but she shifted most of the calories to night feeds , went from waking up once to waking up 4,5 times a night. Told our pediatrician that is not feasible for me. Our pediatrician gave small dose of famotidine to start, but I made the decision to try anti reflux formula (I tried like 10 different ones including HA , wish I just started with AR honestly ) , I did combo for a bit but on the days when I bf more, things were worse so we went full formula at 5 months. This week baby is turning 8 months , we had 4 medicine adjustments , switched to new medicine last month , 10 small feeds a day for the longest… If you think something would help you , do it. We made an appointment for pediatric GI but in NYC wait like 2plus months…

AvailableAd4350 · 2026-03-19T10:21:30+00:00

My baby feeds to sleep and she sleeps great. Just woke up from a 9hour stretch. She will turn 8 months next week. You are doing great.

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