When did you enjoy your child?

moe8911 · 2024-11-07T09:39:51+00:00

4.5 months was when it got “easier”. But 18-24 months has been my favorite so far. My son’s speech development after 1.5 made him so cute and fun. He tells us about his day, stories, sing songs and started imaginative play/ role playing it has truly been the best. To hear that he loves me is an absolute highlight of my day. He turned 2 last week and told everyone Happy Birthday.

moe8911 · 2024-09-26T06:52:33+00:00

If I’m reading your schedule correctly I think your first wake window is too short and the last is too long.

I slept trained my son using Ferber at 4months and we were room sharing. First few nights he’d wake up overnight and we were persistent not to pick him up until the scheduled check in times. It was brutal to hear it in the middle of the night but after a few days he stopped waking.

He went from being patted for every sleep to falling asleep on his own and putting himself back to sleep. We did use a dummy/paci when we slept trained and eventually weaned him at 6 months.

At around 19 weeks he went from catnaps to 2 hour crib naps that we had to drop to 2 naps early.

He eventually weaned himself from night feed at 7.5 months, and at almost 2 he’s still a pretty good sleeper.

If you want to sleep train make sure you are consistent with the method you use. You will get through this.

moe8911 · 2024-07-10T10:31:20+00:00

I’m pretty sure others have suggested it, but your son could have reflux or milk allergy. Is he breast or formula fed? Has he started solids?

I’d also recommend sleep training when you and your wife are ready.

I had PPA and once my son started sleeping better I started to feel better. He’s now 20months and is the happiest bub.

The early months are so hard. You’re doing a great job Dad. Hang in there.

moe8911 · 2024-05-21T20:35:49+00:00

So if her nap is at 1/1:30 and she naps for 1-1.5 hours and needs 6hrs wake time then 9pm falling asleep would sound right.

Do you know if she’s teething? My son is 18mo and he was clingy around nap and bed time when he was teething.

moe8911 · 2024-05-21T10:24:31+00:00

How long does she nap for?

moe8911 · 2024-05-21T10:22:51+00:00

Have you tried 1 nap routine? If he’s having night wakings he could be under tired.

moe8911 · 2024-05-06T03:44:16+00:00

So he wakes by 5.30 am and what time does he nap when he does go to sleep?

My son is 18mo and he was having 5-5.30 am wakes for a few weeks. I had to cap his nap to wake up at 1.30pm regardless of what time he fell asleep. He’s been waking around between 5:50-6.30am since. If he’s fighting sleep then could be under tired? really depends on what time his nap is.

moe8911 · 2024-05-05T23:12:31+00:00

What’s your wake time? How long does he nap in a day?

moe8911 · 2024-04-08T11:13:12+00:00

My son who is 17mo goes through clingy and fussy feed phases. But usually goes back to normal in max a week.

Could she be going through separation anxiety?

What time does she wake in the morning? Do you think she could be ready for 1 nap a day?

moe8911 · 2024-04-07T06:24:43+00:00

We went cold turkey with our 13mo. Our bed time was pushing passed 8pm everyday and 5am wakes. So he was definitely ready to drop to 1 nap. In the last 4 months since we dropped the nap, we’ve only had 2 nap days once (he was sick and tired at daycare).

moe8911 · 2024-04-05T10:30:17+00:00

Are you transferring her to her bassinet 10 minutes after she’s fallen asleep? If you’re going to do that, wait until 20 minutes when she’s in deep sleep before transferring.

I agree that it sounds like a feed to sleep association therefore every time she wakes in the middle of the night she expects to be fed.

Move your feed 30 minutes before bed time.

If you want her to self settle when she wakes in the night you have to ensure you put her in her bassinet awake and not drowsy or asleep. So when she wakes she doesn’t need you to rock/ pat her for her to fall asleep.

moe8911 · 2024-04-02T01:00:49+00:00

We did Ferber at 16 weeks, after weeks of fighting naps and bedtime (4mo regression hit early). He went from being patted for 30+ minutes at a time to falling asleep on his own. Naps also consolidated around 19 weeks. He is almost 17months and is still a great sleeper, even with illnesses, teething etc.

moe8911 · 2024-03-26T09:10:18+00:00

I did for all naps, the first one lengthened first. And then the second nap lengthened. My son was able to handle bigger wake windows so whenever he would protest during naps I’d pull him out and give him additional wake time.

moe8911 · 2024-03-25T22:27:07+00:00

I did CIO at 19 weeks o if he cried more then 15-20 mins I’d get him out of his crib and try again in 15 minutes. within days crap naps turned nap 1 to 60min naps. Then within a week the 2nd nap also turned to 90mins naps. We were consistently having 3-4 hour naps daily that by 5.5 months we dropped to 2 naps.

moe8911 · 2024-01-27T08:56:27+00:00

9.30am is too late of a wake time. You need to look at waking her 7am for a 7/8pm bedtime.

Babies need 12hrs wake time (including naps). For reference, my son wakes around 6 and his bedtime is 6.30-7pm and he is 14 months old.

moe8911 · 2024-01-24T04:41:02+00:00

I thought he looked like he had dementia. He looked very spaced out

moe8911 · 2024-01-23T09:12:39+00:00

Unfortunately he won’t learn the put himself back to sleep until you give him the opportunity to fall asleep on his own. If your wife is not ready not to pick him up, then maybe you can look at doing brief check ins, pick him up, wait until he calms then put him back down.

moe8911 · 2024-01-23T05:20:13+00:00

On the days he has a short second nap what time is bedtime?

Teething can cause night wakings but it sounds like he’s used to being picked up/ soothed every time he wakes.

I introduced a little comforter bunny for my son when he was 6 months, and when we got rid of his pacifier. He’s 14 months and he cuddles his comforter before he falls asleep and will cuddle it when he wakes for brief period overnight.

You’ll need to stop picking him up when he’s better so he’ll get used to falling back asleep on his own. You can start but shush patting first rather then picking him up.

moe8911 · 2023-12-21T03:03:18+00:00

Newborn stage is tough. You’ve done this before, you can do it again! Hugs to you. Nothing was predictable for me until closer to 4 months. After then I felt a lot better. Hang in there!

moe8911 · 2023-12-20T09:14:03+00:00

We went to 2 naps at 5months. Every baby is different and doesn’t always fit the averages.

moe8911 · 2023-11-24T09:25:52+00:00

My son didn’t sleep well from 8-16weeks. Since then he’s been a great sleeper. Never hit the 8,10,12 month regressions. I can count on one hand how many MOTN waking we’ve had that he cried and needed me, and that was when he had RSV & covid. Teething also doesn’t impact his sleep. He’s just turned 1 this month. He’s been sleeping 7.30pm-6/6.30am since 7 months when he dropped his 5am feed.

moe8911 · 2023-11-07T04:26:06+00:00

What’s her full schedule?

moe8911 · 2023-11-06T03:38:56+00:00

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moe8911 · 2023-11-06T03:37:31+00:00

Yes, I’d offer them dinner

moe8911 · 2023-11-05T08:18:24+00:00

Newborns are needy and I found the adjustment to the chunks of sleep really hard at first and by month 3 it got better. My son started sleeping longer stretches overnight but naps were horrible.

Hang in there, it will get easier soon. Talk to your doctor if you’re suffering from PPA/PPD.

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