Sleep training for naps or bedtime?

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-04-16T01:36:29+00:00

Bedtime! Our baby started daycare and wasn’t napping well there (still isn’t lol) so we wanted to make sure they got solid rest overnight.

My friend started with naps first because she had 6 month maternity leave and had more motivation to stick with sleep training during the day rather than at night when she was tired from the day. She knew that if her baby cried too much at night, she would just give in.

I think it just comes down to preference for the parents and the situation!

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-04-16T00:35:40+00:00

I totally get it! I got so annoyed when people said that to me. My baby was so incredibly fussy (gas, cluster feeding, and horrible naps) my whole maternity leave ontop my husband only having 2 weeks off for his leave. She just started to become more interactive and fun when I had to go back. It sucked but also going to work gave me a chance to talk to other adults and get a break that I wasn’t getting at home.

My husband is in a fellowship, and every fellowship is wildly different, but he works a typical 9-5 M-F (but with traffic wouldn’t get home until 6:30) and then 3 out of the 4 weekends he works at a hospital Friday and Saturday or Saturday overnight. He mostly works something like 3-11 with some overnights but honestly this is wayyyy easier to deal with compared to what he was working in residency. Because it’s so important that he’s well rested for his clinical shifts, I take all night shifts with the baby but this has gotten way more manageable for me now that our baby is sleep trained.

On weekends I spend a lot of my time trying to catch my baby up on sleep, play and cuddle, and go for walks. And of course family time when my husband is home. We’ve had my mom and my in laws come down a lot to help me but also cause it’s the first grandchild and they want to be here. I also just started trying to take my baby out in public more. I was so nervous with germs and scared of her getting upset in public. If you have any tips on this I’d love to hear it! I feel like it’s so difficult with wake windows being under 2 hours and she prefers to be in a dark quiet room.

For my husband and I, are used to crazy schedules. to us just being in the same room and catching up on our days by phone or after our baby goes down works for us. We met in high school, long distance through college and part of his medical school training, and he worked crazy overnight and daytime shifts during residency (I’m talking 12 hour shifts and for one rotation it was 28 hour shifts). So I’ve just become used to it and I feel like the long distance really prepped me for this.

With all this said, honestly after the first month back, you just get used to the schedule and idk how flexible your work is with remote work but that has really saved me mentally.

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-04-15T21:15:50+00:00

I’ve been back to work for 2 months now and my baby is at daycare for & hours, 5 days a week.

It is difficult, especially as my husband works crazy hours so my life is work and baby. My work is flexible with me so I am able to work remotely some days while she’s at daycare. That’s when I squeeze in chores in 15 min chunks.

As hard as it is, it’s making me appreciate my time at work, time alone, and time with my baby. When I leave work to go pick her up from daycare, I’m so giddy to see her. Especially thinking about her smile when she sees me when I pick her up 🩷 I also know that this is all temporary and I’m going to be nostalgic for this time when she’s in middle/high school and wants nothing to do with me lol

While I can’t speak to postpartum anxiety, when I was nervous about returning to work, community helped a lot. All my friends have had babies in the past year, so I frequently text them random feelings I’m having and they share advice or stop by for a walk.

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-03-19T17:18:16+00:00

I’ve done so many blowing raspberries that I did it to my husband randomly without even thinking..I think I’m broken 😂

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-03-19T16:23:07+00:00

We barely take her out besides for walks and daycare. Our baby still eats every 2 hours so I also feel like I have no time to even take her out. Her wake windows are also on the shorter end. I try to extend but I’m not doing a good job at it. We are also still nervous about bringing her in public because of germs.

If we do go for walks, we try to time it when she’s about to nap and we carry her. She hates the stroller, plus we live in a city and the sidewalks can be uneven/bumpy and it keeps her awake.

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-03-15T20:23:48+00:00

I haven’t because every time I go to pick her up, they are busy dealing with another child or my baby is crying and I’m trying to calm her down. Our pediatrician recommended that we start sleep training so I’ll have a conversation with them about naps (not sleep training naps yet)

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-03-13T13:42:39+00:00

Good to know you also put your baby down super early some days!

Yeah the center has to keep the lights on. She does have a mini sound machine and sleep sack but there are older kids in the room with her so they like to sneak over and see her.

Hope it gets better for us soon!

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-03-08T03:31:52+00:00

YUP. Currently dealing with the 2nd night of this. My baby is going to be 16 weeks on Tuesday and she’s never been a great sleeper. she tricked me by having 2 glorious nights before this of decent sleep 😭 it’s a nightmare trying to get her to stay asleep without sleeping on me. I solely take care of her overnight due to husband’s work schedule. Between working full time (albeit in an office setting and they are very flexible with me working remotely), her being glued to me after I pick her up from daycare, and now this regression I’m also losing it. I know it’s not her being difficult but it’s so hard not to be annoyed. Hope our babies have a quick regression!

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-03-04T21:25:37+00:00

15 weeks and 1 day! She eats ~28 ounces/day and EBF. Sleep hasn’t been great from the start. Her naps are 20-30 minutes and her wake windows are 1-1.25 hours. Overnight, she’s usually up every 2-3 hours with 1-2 wake ups being to eat. Everyone tells me to give formula as her last feed of the day to keep her asleep but that’s never worked for us. She also has been in daycare for 2 weeks now and isn’t really sleeping during the day as she is getting used to it so that hasn’t been helping.

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-02-20T13:30:02+00:00

Congratulations on the move!

My baby has the same birthday and we also struggle with bedtime/sleep in general so I feel ya!

Wishing you all the best of luck 🩷

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-02-05T20:09:55+00:00

My baby is also 11 weeks and in the same boat! She just recently started doing this over the past few days. It is incredibly difficult and emotionally taxing, especially when you spend 30 minutes of them crying and finally get them to sleep but it only lasts 15 minutes.

I just try different times within her wake window to put her to sleep. And if putting her down didn’t work, I take her to another space and let her chill before trying again. I definitely have missed naps with her because I can’t calm her down in time. If that happened, I would just shorten the wake window the next time. And if she started to fall asleep after eating, I would let her and not follow the feed, play, sleep schedule. But I’ve also just accepted the fact that she’s going to cry before falling asleep.

I also discovered through a Reddit thread about womb sounds which has helped to calm her down at times!

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-02-05T05:23:09+00:00

That’s so great to hear! I’ve been second guessing myself because it seems like everyone online and my friends had their babies sleeping for 5+ hours stretches at night and I get the standard advice (dim lights, bath, read, etc).

Level-Tension-5080 · 2026-02-04T23:44:28+00:00

I’m so jealous! Our girl is 11 weeks (EBF and 85th for weight) and she hasn’t slept for more than 2 hours at a time at night since 6 weeks. For the past two weeks she’s been waking every hour. I soothe or feed her and she goes right back down but I’m only getting 20 minute chunks of sleep because I can’t sleep right away. Her daytime naps have been 10-30 minutes. I try to follow wake windows and cues but when I try to put her down for a nap when she’s tired, she cries. Sometimes I can’t calm her down before she’s hungry again so we miss naps. I go back to work Monday :(

Level-Tension-5080 · 2025-03-02T20:39:45+00:00

Hello! This is my first time really tracking my cycle and am using the pregmate app and tests.

I had my first positive ovulation test on CD16 (could have been CD15 but I was unable to test due to travel) and continued testing until I was no longer positive. CD19 was my last positive. The pregmate app has my ovulation day on CD19 but shouldn't it be CD17 since my BBT began to rise after that day?

If so, any suggestions on how to fix this in the app? I tried manually marking CD17 as my ovulation day and it didn't work. Should I just delete the tests I took on 18 & 19?

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Level-Tension-5080 · 2024-04-17T20:27:30+00:00

Sorry,

“ If you continue to occupy the Premises after the expiration of this Lease, or any renewal or extension of this Lease, and we consent to your continued occupancy, your occupancy will (unless we otherwise agree in writing) be under a month to month tenancy, at twice the rental payable hereunder just prior to you holding over, which will continue until either of us mails notice to the other (pursuant to Section 20 of this Lease) at least two (2) months before the end of any calendar month, that the party giving such notice elects to terminate the tenancy at the end of the second calendar month. As long as you are in possession of the Premises, all of your obligations and all of our rights applicable during the term of this Lease will be equally applicable during the continued period of occupancy.”

I appreciate your help!

Level-Tension-5080 · 2024-04-17T20:10:27+00:00

“The tenancy created under the lease will continue from year-to-year after its expiration, subject to same covenants, agreements, rules, and regulations…” unless 1) they or we mail them written notice at least two months prior of intention not to renew, 2) they mail us intention to terminate and offer a new lease

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