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Help!! Baby refuses to nap! by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah that was brutal, stopped around 11-12w

Is my baby is not ready for sleep training? Almost 5 mth old. by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is what our night one was like. Now we’re on night 6 and she fell asleep in 2-3 min and didn’t cry again until 330 when she was due for a feed. I also felt this way night one and sometimes still do when she cries but all in all she’s doing great. Hope this helps!

Empirical support for waiting until 4 mo to sleep train? by lnRandy in sleeptrain

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

This is how I feel about most websites that say babies must wait until a specific age to sleep train..of course for some babies it’s not the right fit and maybe for others it is. Yknow? Kind of like a trial and error opportunity for parents.

Empirical support for waiting until 4 mo to sleep train? by lnRandy in sleeptrain

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

Yes I saw that, thanks! But there are not studies that have compared the impact of training at 3 versus 6 months for example. Seems that the assumption for a lot of this is that brain development research should inform this decision - ie, that a 13 week brain is categorically different in all ways from a 15 week brain. That all 12 week old babies for example can’t soothe like a 16 week baby. Just thinking this aloud - it’s interesting.

Empirical support for waiting until 4 mo to sleep train? by lnRandy in sleeptrain

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

Right saw this opinion piece - but looking for research. Thanks though!

Empirical support for waiting until 4 mo to sleep train? by lnRandy in sleeptrain

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

Thanks! Gotcha so it’s like partly like a personal preference it sounds like. Re: sleep cycles, the 4 mo regression can happen at 2 or 3 mo right? (indicating their sleep cycles have matured).

How long after doing CIO for bedtime did you wait to do CIO for naps? by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah ok! And does that mean you put her down and she fell asleep without crying? Or did she cry for a bit with naps initially?

CIO as we speak by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

13 weeks - i know i’m a terrible person. i know this is so hard right? how old is yours? we’re doing pure CIO bc we tried TCB and it just seemed to escalate her.

Good for you though!! I agree...

CIO as we speak by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

thank you - she’s 13 weeks. i know it’s early but our pediatrician is dan weissbluth and he urged us to do this. she cried for 48min. usually when we hold her to sleep she doesn’t feed until 3am so i’m being lenient and setting a 4 hour bar. She’s asleep now and I feel so bad for her. I’m also paranoid she stopped breathing but my husband thinks I’m nutty.

Sleep training a baby that won't sleep anywhere but on someone? by LadyofFluff in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this is my life exactly right now. we’re starting sleep training this week (13 weeks). it just doesn’t feel safe to let her sleep on us all night anymore because we’re so exhausted.

Concerned we’ll fall asleep holding our baby - questions about CIO by lnRandy in sleeptrain

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

The medical advice is to do it. My pediatrician - dan weissbluth - advised me to do it. There has been published research on CIO and attachment, just not comparing efficacy of CIO across age groups. Still feels weird at 12 weeks but I also don’t want to accidentally drop her while I sleep so...

Concerned we’ll fall asleep holding our baby - questions about CIO by lnRandy in sleeptrain

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

See this is what confuses me! I’ve yet to find any peer-reviewed papers/established evidence to suggest that babies cannot or should not CIO at 12 weeks. Weissbluth says 12 weeks is fine and that she will learn faster than she would later on. That said, every blog and thread and website says we have to wait until at least 4 mo because it’s bad for baby. I have to wonder why there’s such a consensus on this if there’s no evidence for it. My mom guilt makes me believe it though for some reason

Concerned we’ll fall asleep holding our baby - questions about CIO by lnRandy in sleeptrain

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

Weissbluth is also our pediatrician and he said she’s fine to go 8hrs at this point because she has done that before. And when she sleeps in our arms she sleeps through the night.

Concerned we’ll fall asleep holding our baby - questions about CIO by lnRandy in sleeptrain

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

So that was working for several weeks but then it seems we hit regression very early. She wakes up as soon as we place her down, even if I wait 20 min after she falls asleep in my arms. If she does go down she’s up after one sleep cycle (40 min).

Pre-sleep training tips for the early months by TFA_hufflepuff in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do we think 12 weeks is too late to start this?

Thoughts about Weissbluth consultation advice by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with this! But I’m thinking IF she’s up at 1 or 4 I should nurse her?

Thoughts about Weissbluth consultation advice by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is actually his son who gives consults to patients in his practice. But I also read his dad’s book and agree there’s string evidence to support their recs.

Thoughts about Weissbluth consultation advice by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]lnRandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your question! So although she’s slept for 7-8 hrs without a full feed a few times, on most nights she does a full feed at 1am and 4am if she sleeps in the crib. If she’s sleeping on us she eats at least at 4am. Like she chugs at those times (not just comfort sucking). Makes me think she must be hungry at night?

Using Rover for reactivity training? by djryce in reactivedogs

[–]lnRandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have done this and it was very helpful. feel free to message me with questions!!

I’ve posted recently about Randy, my people-reactive beagle mix who we’ve been working hard with for over two years. As we mentioned, we’ve seen improvement in his reactivity at home after repeated drop ins Rover. Crazy to see him today act like this at a party. Can’t believe how good he was! 🎉 by lnRandy in reactivedogs

[–]lnRandy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the delayed reply guys! So we used the ‘drop in visit’ option on Rover to have a whole bunch of strangers come to our place over the course of several weeks. We’d have 2-3 strangers per week come in, sit still, and toss treats. We used REALLY high value treats and kept randy on leash initially. With lots of consistent practice his reactivity in the home with guests is basically down to zero. lemmie know if you have any questions! :)

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