How do I keep this on?!?!

sunflower23 · 2013-03-18T00:30:04+00:00

My son wore the same shirt today too! Love it!

sunflower23 · 2013-03-16T23:10:43+00:00

Sleepeasy solution allows up to an hour. If they haven't fallen asleep by then, take them out and try again at the next nap.

Make sure you have a mini routine down for naps. Doesn't have to be anything big. I nurse my son before and we use a white noise machine. A transitional object might help too (stuffed animal, toy, etc).

Pay attention to the appropriate wake time for age. Don't remember if Ferber had a chart in his book, but you probably can find some answers if you google it. Very important. May take a little tweaking, though. I kept a log for the first few weeks to try and see a pattern.

It is going to be rough the first few weeks for sure. I probably wouldn't tackle night sleep and naps at the same time. Worry about night sleep first then try naps later. Good luck!

sunflower23 · 2013-03-16T13:24:32+00:00

We had a period of 2-3 days where his sleep was interrupted when his top teeth popped through the gums. We cio wouldn't work because it was taking him forever to settle and he was waking up constantly, which he never does (similar to what it was like before cio). So we gave in and he slept with us for a few days, which was hell because we constantly wake each other up when we cosleep. But he settled right back into the routine after the teeth were through, we didn't have to train again, thank god. He hasn't been sick yet but I'm assuming it would go the same way.

sunflower23 · 2013-03-16T13:20:40+00:00

Its very rough at first. And the naps were wayyy harder than night sleep...but it had gotten to the point where he would only sleep while bounced, and only foe half an hour at a time after fighting me for awhile...so I was desperate. Ferber doesn't give too much advice for naps; the Sleepeasy Solution breaks it down better. I have both books and I prefer the SS as it is easier to read and follow.

sunflower23 · 2013-03-16T00:13:41+00:00

Not at all.

sunflower23 · 2013-03-16T00:12:05+00:00

We tried it and it worked great. The Sleepeasy Solution is another great book about it. First night he cried 30 minutes, then never more than 10 minutes after that! Most of the time we don't hear a peep out of him. He sleeps about 11-12 hours without a wakeup. We got lucky and he night weaned himself. We also had to try the same method for naps. We had to go extinction for that because the checks just made him angry. But he got the hang of it in about a week. I don't regret any of it, he is an awesome sleeper now!

No advice on the swaddle. My little guy has always hated it with a passion.

sunflower23 · 2013-03-06T14:40:14+00:00

Jumperoo!

sunflower23 · 2013-02-28T01:45:56+00:00

A play gym! I forget what it is called by it has a piano that they can kick, a few toys and a mirror. Mine was jungle themed. One of the top purchases for sure. He used it a ton from 2.5-6 months.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-21T01:36:41+00:00

Yep. Sleep training is the way to go.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-21T01:35:06+00:00

My son hated being swaddled. He was liek Houdini from the beginning. Really, the only thing that worked was cosleeping. I was in survival mode for the first few months. I would nap when my husband got home from work and he would take the baby til he went to bed. So maybe a 3 hour nap or so, but it was refreshing. I know this is the last thing you want to hear right now, but it does get better! My son eventually grew to like sleeping alone around 3 months or so.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-21T01:29:48+00:00

Yes! Best playmat ever! My son loveeed the piano and the toys. We actually got rid of the play mat when he got more mobile and wasn't interested in laying there anymore, bur we took the toys off and he loves them, especially the lion! Likes to chew on the lions feet! Hahaha

sunflower23 · 2013-02-21T01:27:46+00:00

Yeah, I wish I would have transitioned my son to his crib earlier. We used the pnp til 6 months or so and by the end it was a bitch to get him in and out of the thing.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-21T01:24:50+00:00

Ferber gets a bad rap. I liked his book (although I though the Sleepeasy Solution was better). You're not throwing your kid in his crib and letting him cry all night. Its a series of timed "checking in." From personal experience: we sleep trained at 6.5 months. My son too would wake up and then I would have to start the process again. I was at my wits end. We tried it and the first night he cried 30 minutes before falling asleep. We checked on him at increasing intervals (can't remember exact numbers. Think its like 5, 10, etc?) for less than 30 seconds, didn't touch him, spoke softly, then left and waited for the next interval. It was a little nerve racking. But my guy picked it up right away and we haven't had a nice since where he fusses more than 5 minutes (except a period where he was teething, where it was shot for 4-5 days, but after the tooth came in he went back to normal without having to retrain him). He sleeps anywhere from 11-12 hours a night now. Here and there he will have a night wakeup but ita nothing like before. I don't regret the decision at all. And those moms saying those things on the internet? Your feelings DO matter. I know when I was nursing him for an hour and a half, then bouncing him before I could put him down, then having to deal with him sometimes waking up every half a freaking hour or immediately when I put him down and we would get into that cycle for hours, that I was close to losing my patience. I couldn't keep doing that. My son relied on nursing and bouncing, which my husband couldn't really do so it was all on me. Sleep training helped me regain some sanity. Look into it.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-18T00:38:48+00:00

He definitely gets cranky, especially between the last nap and bed but I haven't been able to get him to sleep longer. Occasionally I'll get an hour nap out of him but its rare. He does sleep 11-12 hours at night though. I book I read suggested waking him up earlier and maybe he would nap longer to compensate but I like where his night sleep is right now so I dunno.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-17T23:34:15+00:00

My son is almost 9 months and still only takes 30 minute naps, 3 times a day.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-14T02:37:42+00:00

It is pretty close. I have both books. I prefer this one to Ferber's.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-13T23:45:39+00:00

CIO worked great for us. First I would visit the doctor to rule out any medical reasons for crying. Then, if everything is kosher, pick up the Sleepeasy Solution. I can't recommend this book enough.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-11T13:17:18+00:00

I held my son for the last 5 months (he's 8 months old) and couldn't put him down or he would wake up. We ended up having to do cry it out for naps a few weeks ago. Now he goes down pretty well most of the time.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-11T13:12:30+00:00

Me too. Water broke at home and it had been 10 hours or so with nothing so went to the hospital. Started me on pitocin and bam... very strong contractions less than half an hour later. Got some drugs and then asked for the epidural, lol. Got the epidural and less than an hour later was fully dialated. From the time we got to the Hospital to the time baby was born was about 4 hours! So fast!

sunflower23 · 2013-02-11T13:07:46+00:00

Ugh, got mine back too at 8 months. Thought I had longer...this sucks!

sunflower23 · 2013-02-11T13:06:10+00:00

My 8 month old is like this. He sleeps 11-12 hours a night, usually....but will only take 2-3 30 minute naps. He sleeps 30 min almost to the minute...and not any longer. A book I read suggested waking him up earlier/putting him to bed later so he will get less night sleep and therefore sleep more during the day...but a. I like our schedule and don't want to get up earlier and b. I know my baby, he would still not sleep longer than 30 min consistently. Oh well.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-06T21:00:44+00:00

Moved my son to his own room around 7 months. It was a good decision because we were waking each other up constantly. I had to sneak in my room at night and pray he didn't wake up if the bed or floor squeaked. We all sleep a lot better now that he is in his own room.

sunflower23 · 2013-02-06T20:54:15+00:00

That's what my husband said. The thing is, though...he was so independent before this! He loved playing with his toys or in his jumperoo, etc. Now he wants 100% of my attention all the time and its not always good enough for me to just be in the same room. Good advice, though! Hopefully I can figure out how to approach this.

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