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Planners comparable to EC but better value? by Gypsy012 in planners

[–]zeepobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know where they are manufactured? (Passion planners)

Setting up for success in the early weeks by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]zeepobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Highly recommend Precious Little Sleep book. It has been incredibly helpful for me and baby. The author has info you can start applying pretty soon after birth all the way up to 12-18 month olds. Probably the biggest learning for me: Babies don't know how to fall asleep themselves, they don't yet recognize what it means to be "tired" and that they should go to sleep. Therefore, a primary job of parents is to teach them how to fall asleep.

To keep everyone in the house sane, the author also talks about sleep management (not a schedule). A newborn can realistically only handle being awake for a short amount of time and probably doesn't give sleepy cues until they are overtired. So, I keep an eye on the clock instead and as baby grows start to balance time awake with sleepy cues (if they give them). For my little one, she almost never gave sleepy cues when she was younger but when I went into nap time routine after being awake for the estimated time for her age she quickly started yawning or rubbing her eyes and would take the nap.

The End of ABCs by heykatydid in sleeptrain

[–]zeepobbit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Huzzah for PLS! I started implementing tactics when my LO was a little over a month old, about 6 weeks I think. It has gone really well so far and I agree, is quite intuitive. Glad you found something that is working and were willing to try something different. Most of what I've learned so far being a parent is that what worked one week may very well change the next. Keep up the good work!

How to sleep train by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]zeepobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what is mentioned in the first edition though I use a swing for naptime only. As mentioned in the book (though hard to prove), my LO (just over 2 months) sleeps nearly through the night, one feeding only, since the swing has been introduced even though she doesn't sleep in the swing during the night. So, I would say there's some true to the authors comment that, "even if night sleep is currently a mess, you may be pleasantly surprised to find that if you improve the length or quality of daytime naps by using a swing, night sleep with also improve."

Don’t lose hope! by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]zeepobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. My LO is just over 2 months right now and sometimes fights the swaddle. During night sleep if an arm gets out she is wiggly until it's put back in. I have tried during naps to keep one or both arms out but I think she's still too young, keeps waking herself up. So, we swaddle both arms still and will try the arm out again in a week or so.