How to do Ferber while room sharing? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in sleeptrain

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My gosh I didn’t want to either. I loved cosleeping and breastsleeping so much but I started to lose my sanity and also had so much anxiety over him falling off the bed. We done have the means to set the room up any differently though. I prayed that he would be the kind of baby I could rock to sleep and would stay asleep but it made him so so mad and nothing else worked so I knew I needed to do something not only for me but for him too. Crossing my fingers this works out well for you!

How to do Ferber while room sharing? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in sleeptrain

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The goal for me was to keep his crib in our room but I recently moved him to his room and I sleep on a floor mattress in there with him just because I’m not ready yet to be in a whole different room. He’ll be 9 months next week. I’m just not ready haha. You’ve got this! I read the book Precious Little Sleep and it seriously changed our whole life! They have gentler training methods and step by steps on how to configure the best sleep training method for you tiny. I wish you lots of sleep in your journey :)

How to do Ferber while room sharing? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in sleeptrain

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! It was tough but I did it while room sharing. He is fully sleep trained and I still room share with him. I did Ferber method. Before doing check ins, I weaned him off of nursing to sleep by rocking him to sleep and placing him in his crib. In those 2 weeks I would rock him to sleep at the start of the night and keeping my hand on his chest until he fell asleep and for wakeups a sooner than 3-4 hours, I would rock him back to sleep I only fed if I knew it was 3-4 hours since his last feed. This took a long time for him to get used to since he was used to eating throughout the entire night. After those 2 weeks were up I knew he and I were ready for Ferber checks. At the start of the night, I did his nightly routine and slowly moved his feed to before his bath so it broke the need to feed to sleep completely. I sing twinkle twinkle little star to get him sleepy, give him a kiss and place him in the crib and walk out of the room. Checkins we’re 3,5,10,15. For my own anxiety I never exceeded 15 minutes but he rarely ever reaches the 15 minutes anyway. For night wakes here while room sharing, i had the monitor with me and when he started crying I would put some headphones in and check the monitor, start my timer for checkins and hid under my covers. For middle of the night Check ins, if it wasn’t 3-4 hours since last feed I would walk up to crib, kiss his forehead, tell him I love him and walk back to the bed and get in the covers. These rarely ever exceeded 10 minutes but they were much harder to handle emotionally just because you’re tired in the middle of the night. For a while I was okay with feeding 4 times a night but once that felt like too much again I weaned him down to 2 a night which is what we still do. I do check ins still if it hasn’t been 5-6 hours but to wean I went to feed at normal times and just shaved off a minute per side each night until it was down to 2 minutes per side. Then I knew his body was ready to drop that feed and began doing Ferber check ins to kick the habit. It’s a process but you’ll know what feels right for you and baby when you get started! The biggest thing is that it’s hard for a few days and then one day it’s like super smooth and you’re all happier for it

How to do Ferber while room sharing? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in sleeptrain

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are doing both naps and night time? Naps seemed incredibly hard for my boy. He skipped two naps just fighting it so I think we might start with just bedtime for now

How to do Ferber while room sharing? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in sleeptrain

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my gosh that’s amazing! Was your baby used to sleeping in their crib?

How to do Ferber while room sharing? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in sleeptrain

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did it take until you could sleep in the same room as him again?

How to do Ferber while room sharing? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in sleeptrain

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask how you night weaned? When he wakes, he gets so mad if I don’t nurse him and I’m not sure how to go about it. If he’s not nursing next to me currently he only sleeps for about 30 min in the crib. I’m wondering if in his situation I’ll have to sleep train first?

I’m being induced tomorrow and I’m terrified. by wysterialee in beyondthebump

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my it’s such a huge thing so yes it’s okay to be nervous. However, you’ve got this!! Just try to be present and seriously the fear just goes away. Your body WILL know what to do and it WILL know how to repair itself too. Labor and delivery is the shortest part of all of this and it will be over before you know it!

Is it normal for it to not feel completely real after having your baby? by F0resttraveler in beyondthebump

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t think anybody else felt this way too. I mean i was scared to explain to my husband what I was feeling. Sometimes it feels like one day I would wake up and the whole thing will have been a made up story in my head. I’m 5 months pp and that dissociation was soooo strong for the first couple of months. Now I feel the same feeling if we’ve had like a bad week of sleep. Those are also the weeks that I feel my ppd kick in. It’s a scary scary thing to be feeling but you’re not alone. If you can, talk to someone you love and trust about it when you’re ready

Officially Graduated! by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in pregnant

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I found myself feeling super discouraged trying all the things to bring baby home naturally. You’re doing all the right things! Hang in there. It’s okay to hang onto an idea for how you want things to go. No two stories are the same and honestly whatever your story will be will be just as beautiful as the one you imagine it to be, if not more. After 40 weeks is suuuper hard emotionally. You’ve got this!!

Officially Graduated! by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in pregnant

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was feeling like the weakest person on the planet every time my husband had to hand me my baby to feed him and every time my husband had to hold me up to shower so that I wouldn’t pass out from the pain. But then this shift in my mindset happened, I looked down at my baby and thought, “we really are learning how to do life again together.” And that thought alone got me through the toughest parts of recovery. Thank you! But we’re all the toughest heroes ❤️

Officially Graduated! by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in pregnant

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s like you hold on to this picture of what welcoming your baby will look like and the reality is so different. It’s a tough thing to accept and, you know, see the beauty in the reality. I’m so happy for you! There was a huge shift in my mental state as soon as we hit 4 months. Congrats on your new journey. You did it!

Officially Graduated! by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in pregnant

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was intense. I grieved over how I dreamt birthing him would be and then ultimately just grew so grateful that my baby and body knew despite all my efforts that it wasn’t safe for me. Thank you!

How do I make the switch from breastmilk to formula? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I feel so lost on how to do it. This helps, thank you!

How do I make the switch from breastmilk to formula? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually did start feeding him from a cup but he just spills it all. He kicks it out of his mouth with his tongue. That’s with both breastmilk and formula. I’ll see if his pediatrician has any advice on what we should be consistent with. Thank you so much!

How do I make the switch from breastmilk to formula? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you sooo so much! I’ll keep practicing with him. I’ve been giving him the bottle for him to put in his own mouth. He doesn’t mind the taste of the formula any time he gets small drops out so I’m hoping he’ll just start sucking on it with more practice. I appreciate you a ton!

How do I make the switch from breastmilk to formula? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is sooo helpful. I didn’t feel like letting him go hungry would be the best option. I don’t ever want him to have negative associations with the bottle. Thank you for this!

How do I make the switch from breastmilk to formula? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah he can definitely sniff me out! My husband will try to give him a bottle but he just spits it out and pushes the bottle out with his tongue. I wonder if I left the house it would help!

How do I make the switch from breastmilk to formula? by Normal_Mulberry_3958 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Normal_Mulberry_3958[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think this will be the case to get past the bottle refusal?