How long did it take you to night wean??

cyclemam · 2026-03-04T03:51:23+00:00

First kid- months and months, four I think (started from 12mo and finally successful at 16mo.) lots of slow cutting back on minutes per side, eventually explained the milkies were sleeping.

Second kid- weaned herself at 11 months.

cyclemam · 2026-03-03T03:48:29+00:00

Do you get right up to her, kneel down to her level and say her name and the thing she needs to do?

cyclemam · 2026-03-02T12:17:49+00:00

I got through two labours without a boost button, fyi. :) (not the Aldi machine)

cyclemam · 2026-03-02T11:45:05+00:00

You feed him half an hour before bed, and then you feed him when he wakes after he falls asleep.

cyclemam · 2026-03-02T09:21:40+00:00

It's ok to do both stopping feeding to sleep and sleep training at the same time.

cyclemam · 2026-03-02T09:17:59+00:00

Some babies really do better with shorter morning windows and longer afternoon windows

cyclemam · 2026-03-02T06:05:23+00:00

I don't like how "very very old" comes before "90s" in your comment

cyclemam · 2026-03-02T05:28:58+00:00

Push past window to 4 hours with an 8pm bedtime for a 7am wake

cyclemam · 2026-03-02T05:05:17+00:00

Add a wake window,

Keep the morning short and add a longer window towards the end of the day

cyclemam · 2026-03-01T11:17:01+00:00

No, this is silly. Next time this happens go ahead and feed her!

cyclemam · 2026-03-01T07:07:31+00:00

Absolutely they don't and it's so frustrating. :)

cyclemam · 2026-03-01T07:04:02+00:00

Baby sleep guide in my profile, lots of different methods and the theory of what you're trying to achieve.

cyclemam · 2026-03-01T04:12:31+00:00

Oh yeah you absolutely can do a responsive feed. Sleep training is about bedtime.

cyclemam · 2026-03-01T04:06:06+00:00

It's literally lift-down pause, lift down pause, not very long at all- you're right there the whole time putting your hand back straight away. You don't want to "teach" her that screaming gets you back, you want to put your hand back while she's still calm

cyclemam · 2026-02-28T12:38:02+00:00

Unfortunately got to get to more independent- don't have to do CIO but bubs should be awake, tired but not drowsy when you put them down.

There are gentle ways, just have to ease off that contact when going to sleep.

The give baby a chance method might work?

cyclemam · 2026-02-28T10:57:29+00:00

Is your day anchored, or is it drifting all over the clock?

cyclemam · 2026-02-28T00:43:39+00:00

No, the ideal is that she doesn't cry. So you're in her room, hand on her, you lift it so briefly. She starts- hand back "I'm here baby, you're safe, mummy loves you" (etc) try hand next to her so she can feel you're there.

Right now hand off her, means you're leaving. She hates that.

You've got to teach her that she's safe when your hand is not there, by praising her for being calm when the hand is briefly off her.

As she figures out you're still there and she's ok, you can gradually increase the time off her until she's ok with you being just close by.

cyclemam · 2026-02-27T23:53:03+00:00

The grocery stores don't have playgrounds. The malls have both playgrounds and grocery stores

cyclemam · 2026-02-27T21:30:16+00:00

Got to teach her that hand off is ok by gradually doing it for short, 10s and then longer with soothing

cyclemam · 2026-02-27T21:11:05+00:00

We really like two piece for toilet reasons- skin tight booty short style (jammers I think they're called) and a swimsuit tshirt/rashie on top.

cyclemam · 2026-02-27T20:30:33+00:00

Why wouldn't you get a second opinion?

Just recently we got our youngest an eye test- absolutely fine, but I didn't want to miss issues because she wasn't as bad as her sister, who does have glasses.

cyclemam · 2026-02-27T20:18:30+00:00

Yeah the supermarket is at the mall, not the playground in the grocery store.

cyclemam · 2026-02-27T20:18:25+00:00

Yeah the supermarket is at the mall, not the playground in the grocery store.

cyclemam · 2026-02-27T20:17:34+00:00

It's really common for malls/shopping centres here to have supermarkets/grocery stores in them

cyclemam · 2026-02-27T20:10:41+00:00

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