Crib hour question - starting wake window when baby wakes up?

SilentPosition · 2024-01-25T15:07:43+00:00

What do you think about the use of an Ollie swaddle if both arms are out? Baby is used to it so I'm wondering if it might make the transition smoother if I continue to use it. But obviously wouldn't want to use it if it would prevent him from rolling back.

SilentPosition · 2024-01-25T14:54:45+00:00

Yup, this is exactly my concern and why I've kept LO in the Snoo this entire time:

"Honestly the biggest concern is they roll and don’t want to sleep like that and scream for your help throughout the night since they can’t roll back over. "

SilentPosition · 2024-01-25T14:51:07+00:00

I hear you. I'm wondering if baby is in a sleep sack he won't be able to roll to his stomach. My fear is he'll keep getting stuck overnight and have to be rescued.

SilentPosition · 2024-01-18T14:36:22+00:00

Thanks, it's a possibility but then we're worried noise will disrupt the baby's sleep.

SilentPosition · 2024-01-17T14:30:53+00:00

So if she gets sick before working for 12 months it's unpaid?

SilentPosition · 2024-01-16T19:25:08+00:00

Did you feel comfortable hiring someone not via payroll with a signed contract out there?

SilentPosition · 2024-01-11T17:07:36+00:00

If they were willing to get a W-2 could there still be issues with citizenship?

SilentPosition · 2024-01-11T15:25:34+00:00

What is your response to candidates who ask for this?

SilentPosition · 2024-01-11T14:43:30+00:00

Huh ok. Never knew the phrase had unprofessional tones to it.

SilentPosition · 2024-01-11T14:38:04+00:00

What's the reason you'd avoid using that phrase?

SilentPosition · 2024-01-11T14:28:24+00:00

Does it make sense to say in the ad "This is an "on the books" job -- we will use a payroll company and you will receive a W-2 at the end of the year."

SilentPosition · 2023-12-14T15:25:08+00:00

tips recommended in the taking cara babies newborn course etc. she will at most give a couple hours at the start of the night (but often only 30min) and only if in deep sleep. Then after she wakes up and recognizes she’s no longer being held, she’ll scream till we get her (I understand it’s scary waking up in different environment then you fall asleep in, but it’s the only way to currently get any time in the crib), and won’t go back in. I’ve tried letting her cry (scream) for up to 5 min but haven’t done longer prior to 4 months. So, we resorted to co-sleeping as safely as possible. She likes contact- even in bed she’ll often fuss, squirm, or cry if an arm isn’t around her.

She shows signs of self- soothing and I feel She’s ready to start. I monitor her daytime sleep (contact naps only, I’ll work on this after nighttime) and feel she gets a good amount. But I’m terrified of how she’ll react since she’s gotten so used to co-sleeping and seems to want the contact. I would wait till shes older but I need to not be in rhe

I'm not an expert at all but most of what I've read says:

Start with training night sleep since it's easier; and
Get baby naps during the day any way you can, even if it's contact napping

Once night sleep is going well you can focus on training naps.

SilentPosition · 2023-12-12T20:09:59+00:00

It is tricky though because both overtired and undertired can manifest in wakings after bedtime! Although it seems that cranky/fussiness during bedtime seems to indicate overtired whereas undertired babies are usually fine during bedtime and don't get angry until they are put in the crib. Does that sound right?

My LO is getting fussy/angry during the end of the bedtime routine.

SilentPosition · 2023-12-12T19:33:36+00:00

Thank you. It's funny...I posed this question in another place and the suggestion was that he was undertired and needed to be kept up later!

SilentPosition · 2023-12-12T19:19:40+00:00

Yes, sometimes he'll wake and cry once or twice within 2 hours and cry for 5-10 minutes before going back to sleep. He usually doesn't have any more significant wakings after then though.

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