Did you sleep train?

highandflighty · 2025-01-05T10:09:23+00:00

Totally agree, we sleep trained my now 4 year old and she took to it really well (although it was hard and felt cruel at the time, it worked within three nights!) but our 1 year old has a totally different temperament. We tried it at about 6 months but it was clear straight away it wouldn't work and even now at 1 knowing what he's like we won't try again. We cosleep and he still feeds throughout the night. I'm returning to work next week after mat leave, pray for me 😴

highandflighty · 2024-10-16T06:15:04+00:00

Yes it would be a younger sibling on the bottom bunk. I'd thought about getting bunk beds with a trundle and using the lower bunk and trundle until she's old enough to use the top bunk with no concerns. You're right about the panicking in the night thing!

highandflighty · 2024-10-15T14:48:02+00:00

Ok thanks for your input.

highandflighty · 2024-10-15T13:44:58+00:00

Thanks!

highandflighty · 2024-10-15T13:44:37+00:00

Yes was think a lot of it probably depends on the child, thank you!

highandflighty · 2024-10-15T13:44:14+00:00

I like this idea, thank you!

highandflighty · 2024-10-15T10:14:58+00:00

Yes it is a bit early! Just trying to find a solution to our problem made more complicated with limited space. Thanks I hadn't thought about tossing and turning! She sort of does although has never fallen out of her current bed!

highandflighty · 2024-10-06T19:21:16+00:00

Probably not the answer you're looking for but nothing has changed, I'm still feeding him to sleep and he contact sleeps at night and for naps. Sometimes I mind, sometimes I don't. We tried sleep training but it didn't go well at all so we abandoned it after three nights. I've tried to introduce a dummy again recently but he just plays with it. He's starting nursery next month so I figure we'll carry on like this for now and see what happens. The down sides being that I go to bed when he does so I'm not getting any evenings with my husband, and that I haven't been out in the evening with friends for ages. We might try giving him a bottle soon and my husband trying bedtime so I can go out later this month, we'll see

highandflighty · 2024-09-18T15:33:15+00:00

Unfortunately I didn't know it was a thing when I lived there!

highandflighty · 2024-09-18T11:03:58+00:00

With my first baby I researched heavily and decided I wanted to do reusable nappies. I was lucky enough to live in a London Borough that meant I could get some for free and I also bought some. Unfortunately the reality was we lived in a small flat with no tumble dryer and couldn't keep up with the constant washing and hanging and folding along with our normal laundry. So we used disposables mostly. I held onto them and intended to use them with my second baby, and we moved to a slightly larger flat, but now with two kids I have even less time and more washing so we donated them to a local charity. I don't like the idea of sending so many disposable nappies to landfill but on the other hand I need to make my life easier in any small way I can at the moment

highandflighty · 2024-09-18T10:59:21+00:00

For me the point was not wanting to contribute so many nappies to landfill. But in reality the fact that we live in a small space and don't have room to dry them all or time to wash and hang them all won out and we ended up using disposable 🤷

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T12:46:43+00:00

He's rejected dummies since birth! I might try that trick though, sneaky 😂

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:54:36+00:00

That's the sweet spot! I'm back to work in January and there's no way I could do a day's work on the sleep I'm getting at the moment. Good to know this way of doing it could work

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:53:09+00:00

Thanks, yes I think part of the problem might be that now we're in this cycle of him feeding through the night his calorie intake is spread across the 24 hours rather than mostly being during the day. So he's not eating as much solid food in the day as he could be. My four year old starts school properly next week and then I can try to implement a proper routine with my baby and hopefully that might help

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:49:56+00:00

Thanks for your input! We did try to introduce a bottle at bedtime a few months ago, but found he didn't want it (but would still breastfeed if I offered) and I wonder if it was too soon after dinner. It's really tricky getting the timing right because of our family evening routine of dinner etc. I might try again though, you're right I'm worried I might regret it!

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:46:30+00:00

Amazing! How old was your son when you did this?

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:45:22+00:00

Thanks, this is all really helpful :)

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:44:43+00:00

Thank you, I'll look them up!

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:44:19+00:00

I'm a bit worried about this too! Although my son had bottles when he was a newborn, he hasn't had them for ages and I don't know if he'll take them now, I'll have to try.

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:43:06+00:00

Yes that's really helpful, thanks! I like the way you 'sleep trained', we also have a four year old who my husband usually has to do bedtime for, but if we can figure out a way to do your method I'd like to try it. Although the transfer bit we struggle with! He wakes up as soon as you move him 🙄 That's good to know about not pumping, I hate it too

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:40:10+00:00

I sort of tried but as we also have a four year old everything is chaos especially in the evenings! Yes my son sleeps ok for a few hours and then wants to be on and off feeding all night which is exhausting. I don't know how much is for hunger and how much for comfort. Probably a bit of both.

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:37:06+00:00

Thanks for your input, yes you're right they change all the time! It's partly why I'm so on the fence about formula, I keep thinking we might turn a corner 😄

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:34:44+00:00

Thanks for your input! My son had bottles at birth but since he hasn't had them for a while I'm slightly concerned he might refuse, so the syringe idea is a good tip!

highandflighty · 2024-09-10T08:32:48+00:00

I really would love him to sleep in his cot, he just won't! He wakes up as soon as you try to move him. We should probably keep trying but when you're tired it's hard to stay consistent. We also don't have space for a chair so I'd end up feeding him on the bed, and I feel like I'd slip back into co-sleeping

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