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September 2011 Moms
JKGymnast
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*~*Sleep Training Check In*~*
JKGymnast
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1) Day number/Start date
2) Length of time crying before LO fell asleep
3) Any wakeups
4) Dreamfeed/regular feeding
5) What you did to stay busy and not cry
6) Any challenges/questions/concerns
7) Progress Update/Successes
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Re: *~*Sleep Training Check In*~*
1) Day number/Start date
Day 4 (7:30pm-7:15am)
2) Length of time crying before LO fell asleep
None! (Gasp!)
3) Any wakeups
Two, and I fed her for both!
4) Dreamfeed/regular feeding
Yes, 3:30 & 6:15.
5) What you did to stay busy and not cry
No tears.... :-)
6) Any challenges/questions/concerns
None.
7) Progress Update/Successes
Stuff I've noticed in the last four days of sleep training: She sleeps deeper (I can go into her room and into her dresser and she doesn't wake up); I also don't need to tip toe around the house in fear of waking her up; She's sleeping better now and as a result she is MUCH happier and less fussy; She loves her night time routine and when I put her down last night she simply turned her head, and closed her eyes, and she didn't have any late night random wake ups until she was hungry at 3am. I am thrilled and don't regret our decision to do this. I also dont think less of anyone who chooses not to do it. You, as the parent, get to make decisions about your child that are best for your child! Simple.
1) Day number/Start date: Jan 9th
2) Length of time crying before LO fell asleep: None, asleep within a minute of being in her crib.
3) Any wakeups: Two. One at 10:45 (did a 5 minute check) and she cried for a few minutes and went back to sleep. Second one at 1:30 at which time she was fed.
4) Dreamfeed/regular feeding: Regular, 1:30 am
5) What you did to stay busy and not cry: No crying at all. No need to stay busy, she did great. We watched Alcatraz on DVR!
6) Any challenges/questions/concerns: Trying to determine if it's me or DH that goes in for the checks. I vote DH because I am the one getting up for the night feeding.
7) Progress Update/Successes: No matter what time we put her to bed at night, whether it's 7 pm, 7:30 pm... She is up at 5:30 am. So as much as I hate the wake up time I am grateful that she is a much better sleeper. We've been at this for almost three weeks and from day 3 it was clearly the right choice for Emily and for our family. She is even a better napper.... no more 45 minute intruder at my house. She will take two sold 1.5-2 hour naps every day. I wish it was broken up into three smaller ones but I will chose my battles and be happy with what we have.
My first check-in!
1) Day number/Start date -Started 1/24
2) Length of time crying before LO fell asleep - zero
3) Any wakeups - Put her to bed close to 8pm. Up at 10:45pm, 1:10am, 5:15am, all to eat
4) Dreamfeed/regular feeding - Regular, I guess?
5) What you did to stay busy and not cry - Didn't need to but went to bed soon after I put her down
6) Any challenges/questions/concerns - Just not sure if DD needs to be waking 3x a night to eat. She eats for about 10-15 miuntes each time, guzzles it down and then pretty much falls asleep on my breast. (I EBF). Last week, before sleep training, we had 2 out of the ordinary days where she slept for 7 hours before getting up around 3am to eat. Then we were back to the every hour wakings. Just not sure if I'm helping her cement a habit where she wakes every 2-3 hours to eat, even at night. Any insights?
7) Progress Update/Successes- DD no longer wakes randomly crying 1,2,3 hours after eating. We also don't do paci replace anymore- we put her down with it and once it falls out, it's out. I think she's learned to put herself back to sleep without it. Now, if only she'd do that with naps...working on that now.
Hey Ladies! I'm a lurker coming out of hiding. I'm really working hard on getting DS to sleep better this week while DH is away on business and I can totally use the support!
1. Started in earnest 1/25
2. last night, none! (The night before was another story entirely...but I won't go there.)
3. 2am, 5:30.
4. Fed him at 2 and 5:30, then he was in bed with me while I snoozed and he snacked a lil more(I EBF).
5. No tears
6. How many naps and how long for your LOs? DS usually has one morning and one afternoon nap, each about 2hrs long.
7. I have noticed that DS is starting to get the hang of our bedtime routine. The past few nights he would fuss for 10-15min before settling down, and he would wake like every 2.5hrs, so I think last night was a huge success!
1) Day number/Start date I think we started on Sunday??
2) Length of time crying before LO fell asleep None, he's great about being put down.
3) Any wakeups First was at 4 then at 5
4) Dreamfeed/regular feeding Dreamfeed at 5:15
5) What you did to stay busy and not cry I lay in bed and stare at the monitor
6) Any challenges/questions/concerns
7) Progress Update/Successes I feel like he's getting longer stretches at night! Maybe one day he'll make it through the night. I do love that he wakes up a happy, smiley baby now!!
Thanks JK. We've gotten over the waking-just-to-wake stage and now I just don't know if I should start trying to help her phase out the 1st feed b/c I cluster feed before she goes to bed. My pedi is on board for us sleep training and says she since she's shown she can do one feeding a night, she can probably do that for the next few months until she grows out of it. I just can't tell what she is eating during the day, that is what frustrates me about EBF. We def. have times where she pops off after just a few minutes b.c she wants to see what is going on around her. Her height and weight are great...I think I may give it a few more days to see if this is just a phase.