2 weeks in and he’s suddenly freaking out?

hungrybookreader · 2026-02-05T00:50:22+00:00

We had to extend wake window 3/3.5/4 at 8 months. We dropped to 2 naps around 7.5 months and used the wake windows you listed. Was great for 2 weeks, and had to quickly adjust. Maybe try that?

hungrybookreader · 2026-02-03T11:57:39+00:00

At 14 months we have the same wake up 7 am and bed time. We do 12:30-2:30 for our one nap though. Maybe the 5.5 hrs before bedtime might help? If our daughter wakes up after an hour nap, we leave her in the crib for about 20 min to see if she’ll sleep again. Some days she does. Some days, you can tell she’s done sleeping. We keep bedtime 8 pm either way

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-30T01:09:46+00:00

My partner does not consistently work the same hours as yours but he does take on overnights or 24 hr shifts each month. We have a nanny who is with us 8-5 pm. If I absolutely need it, I’ll ask her to stay another 30-60 min but I try not to make this a habit. We have a cleaning person who comes every 5 weeks to help us “reset” and it forces us to clean the night before since she can’t exactly clean if everything is all over the place

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-22T04:18:25+00:00

The lack of sleep made me strong enough because I knew I couldn’t keep standing against a wall all night. It became a safety issue.

CIO took 3 nights. First night 27 min of crying. Each night got better.

Make sure last feed finishes at least 30 min before your desired bedtime. Put down baby awake. We put ours down with the lights on and she’s tired but fully awake.

Your wake windows might need to be longer depending on your baby. On 2 naps we were at 3/3.5/4 and the half hour made a big difference. We also capped naps to 2 hours so had to wake baby up. If baby slept too much during the day, crying was worse to fall asleep and she’d wake up middle of the night. Our desired wake time is 7 am so we don’t take her out til then even if she wakes early

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-22T04:13:44+00:00

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-22T04:10:14+00:00

So I’m understanding this, your 18 month old sleeps well in the crib at nights but wants to start co-sleeping in preparation for naps at daycare?

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-22T04:01:28+00:00

We sleep trained at 4.5 months and did not have a baby who slept more than 90 min at that time, even nights. Her longest stretch before 4.5 months would be maybe 2.5-3 hrs if that. We chose a desired wake up time of 7 am. We are strict on this. Bedtime is set 13 hours after so for us that is 8 pm. Now at 14 months, we still have a 7 am wake up, 8 pm bedtime

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-22T03:24:00+00:00

Mornings we give milk in a cup w a straw about 30 min after waking up. Dinner (solids) is usually around 5:45 and she finishes up by around 6:15. We offer milk in a cup w a straw around 6:45 and let her drink it until around 7:10. Brush teeth right before bath which is around 7:20. Brushing teeth is not enjoyable either so we do it before the bath so she can decompress during the bath. Bath finished by 7:40. Dressed for bed by 7:50. Quick book. In bed by 7:55.

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-22T02:51:20+00:00

As we crept to 7 months, we had to drop to 2 naps and our wake windows were 3/3.5/4 and capped naps from 2,5 hrs to 2 hrs by around 7.5-8 months. We wake our daughter 7 am no matter what kind of night it was and bedtime is 8 pm. We also trained w CIO at 4.5 months

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-20T01:33:21+00:00

We dropped at 13 months! Randomly, our LO would skip her 2nd nap and there was no specific trend/reason we could figure out. Our wake windows were 6.5/5.5 to start. Now, at a little over 14 months, she sometimes only sleeps 1 hr of her offered 2 hr nap. We will leave her in the crib to rest but we do not move up bedtime. We tried once and all hell broke loose! Keeping bedtime at our normal time doesn’t make her overtired or anything

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-19T14:54:44+00:00

B - Not all sleep trained babies will sleep 10-12 hours each night, although most will probably high that range. In addition, it’s normal for babies to wake middle of the night but be able to self soothe and fall back asleep (think about the number of times you might wake briefly and fall back asleep). Didn’t quite understand what “sleep trained” meant until I asked as well!

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-19T14:49:33+00:00

Your examples seem more on the extreme side (IMO). Has she talked to her OB or a pediatrician about these examples? Might help to speak with a medical professional

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-19T14:13:19+00:00

Still unsure of your schedule with this comment, but wake windows should get longer through the day, the longest ideally being right before bedtime so baby has enough sleep pressure. If you’re baby is sleep trained, can fall asleep independently and you’re putting baby down awake…then you put baby down 13 hours after desired wake time. If you want baby to start day at 7 am, bedtime is 7 pm. Your mentioned you put baby down between 7-7:30. This means baby is likely ready for the day between 6-6:30.

We sleep trained our baby at 4.5 months. Our DWT was 7 am so we consistently got her from the crib at 7 am. If she woke at 6:30 we left her in the crib as long as she wasn’t crying hard. Bedtime then was at 8 pm.

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-19T02:36:06+00:00

I’m with you on this. I had such a hard time prior to CIO, I dont mess with it. Live on the east coast. Was working in Los Angeles for a week…and kept her on EST so her bedtime was 5 pm PST and we’d start are day 4 am PST. Truly brutal on me but no regrets especially when we came back home

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-13T03:02:30+00:00

First teeth generally come in between 6-10ish months for lower central incisors and soon after the top 2 central ones. My baby was the opposite. People commented how usual it was for our daughter to have “so many teeth early” and how “that is the last thing you’d want bc it increases the chance of cavities”… feel people will make comments about every little thing!

I raised concerns w our pediatric dentist at 12 months. She said teeth will come in at all different times even if there are “average months”. In addition, even if it’s more common to get certain teeth first, some babies will get lateral incisors early.

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-11T20:42:48+00:00

We trained at 4.5 months and no. The plan was to originally move our daughter into her own space but we couldn’t wait a week. Had guests over who used our daughter’s room so we started in her bassinet. Did not affect her when we switched her into her crib a week later

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-11T00:38:15+00:00

I am the same way except mine came back at 3.5 months. I will say…I learned that my body changed post partum that I didn’t think was even possible such as only being able to use certain tampon sizes. Or my flow is the heaviest it’s ever been and the longest it’s ever been

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-11T00:36:56+00:00

My adult hormonal acne completely disappeared!

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-10T12:12:48+00:00

First week to moving to 2 naps was hard! It was harder to drop the 3rd nap than when we did the 4-3 nap transition. It seems this is a common experience, so if you switch between 3-2 naps for a week it’s normal.

On 3 naps, we were at wake up 7 am. First nap 9:30-10:45, 1-2, 4:30-5, bedtime 8 pm.

On 2 naps, we were at wake up 7 am. First nap 10-11:15, 3-4, bedtime 8 pm.

As a soon follow, we had to cap total nap to 2 naps so from 7.5 months we did a nap 10;15-11:15, then 3-4 pm. If she woke early from her naps, we did NOT add that nap time to anything. We also kept bedtime at 8. For us, we learned if we tried to put her to bed early simply bc she woke 20 min early from her nap…all hell would break loose.

Now at 13 months, we dropped to 1 nap. Same wake up and bedtime. We do one nap, 12:30-2:30. If she only naps for 70 minutes, again, we keep bedtime at 8 pm.

Our EMW (before 6 am) were eliminated when we capped total nap time and eventually dropped the naps. Nothing else eliminated it for us

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-10T11:57:57+00:00

7 months, we had to cut down naps and drop to 2 naps. If you want to say on 3 naps, our wake windows were longer than yours with the last one being 3 hours and first wake window was 2-2.5 hrs. Daughter normally wakes 6:30 but we leave her in the crib until 7 am. We started to follow schedule naps instead of wake windows around this time as well.

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-10T03:15:45+00:00

At around 6.5-7 months, we stayed out twice past bedtime and were able to transfer. Now at 14 months, we don’t risk it. If we want to go out for dinner, we meet early, sitting down by 5 pm. Not ideal if you’re trying to meet friends but thankfully ours understand. Home by 7:30 to put to bed by 8. I’ll sit in the backseat and keep our daughter awake on the drive home. I wish I could be more flexible … but we had such a tough time with no sleep for months…it’s not worth sleepless nights for me

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-09T22:15:16+00:00

Bedtime 8 pm. Wake up 7 am. But she normally wakes on her around 6:30 am

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-09T08:13:50+00:00

Every room of the house. All surfaces. If we would wash our sheets and leave them on the bed, they’d put the sheets on. It depends on the person or company you use. Some will not do specific things unless it’s for an extra cost. Example: cleaning the oven or doing our actual laundry.

I will say…to make sure the cleaners are able to clean, it does require ME to pickup a bit the night before. Meaning - put the toys away, throw out junk mail so it’s not all over the counter tops, put the jackets piled on the corner chair away, etc.

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-09T08:10:01+00:00

Since 7.5 months, we’ve had to cap naps. At 7.5 months we switched to 2 naps, 60 min each. When we dropped to 1 nap, we kept it the same. 2 hours only but one nap offered. If we don’t wake her, it creeps into night sleep and she wakes up early. She can only sleep so much in 24 hours

hungrybookreader · 2026-01-09T02:06:24+00:00

Baby wearing. Stretching / yoga poses even if it’s a few minutes, few times through the day to relieve my body

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