Anyone do 12 Hours by 12 Weeks sleep training?

lafayettegirl · May 2013

We were given the 12 Hours by 12 Weeks book for sleep training purposes. We haven't implemented any of it yet because we never met all of the criteria the author "requires" to start the training. We are finally hitting all of the criteria, and would love to try this, but I wonder about how to do it when I have a nanny-share situation with a nanny who feeds on demand.

Has anyone used this technique?

If you have a baby who is STTN, and you work outside of the home during the day, how did you accomplish the sleeping? I see a lot of folks on this board with babies about the same age who seem to be STTN (in some cases they have been doing so for a while now), and so I feel like I am missing something.

financialdiva · May 2013

I have never heard of this book. Does the author think a 12 week old should sleep 12 hours straight??

You do know that STTN means a baby is sleeping 6 hours straight. Just making sure bc i am wondering if you have unrealistic expectations.

lafayettegirl · May 2013

I'm not expecting 12 hours, although the book does say you can get there. Author adheres to a strict eating schedule during the day, with 2 naps, and an 11-12 hour sleep at night. We have 2 friends whose kids are living proof it works and they swear by it. But the daytime schedule looks fairly strict and I may have a hard time convincing the nanny, who is taking care of another child, to adhere to it.

Right now, we feed around 11:00 p.m. 3:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. I just want to eliminate the 3:30 a.m. If the 7:00 turns to something else, that is fine, but the 3:30 is a killer and I would love to get something more than 4 hours between feedings.

amjung2103 · May 2013

While I was pregnant this book was highly recommended to me by another mom. I read it, and it gave me a lot of good "tools" as she calls them, but realistically didn't ever feel up to trying it. My Ds has bee na pretty good sleeper though from the beginning giving me about 6 hours or more starting at around 7 weeks (with some rough nights/patches inbetween).

I think her schedules are really strict though and even though our DC wold abide by any feeding schedule I give them I think feeding on demand is just better now. I will admit the rough nights do occur when DS hasn't eaten a ton while at DC (only 8 or 10 oz vs his typical 13-16). So maybe you can just try getting in an extra feeding during the day instead of implementing a strict schedule and see if that helps first?

jobiann · May 2013

I haven't heard of this technique. Luckily DS goes to sleep around 7pm and sleeps until 5:30 or 6am every night. DH and I both work full-time so DS goes to an in-home d/c where his feeding/nap schedule is how he makes it, meaning there is no schedule. We don't even have a schedule at home, just a routine. I don't know how he sleeps that long, he just does. GL.

ecu0505 · May 2013

LO has been sleeping through the night for a while now, 8p to 6:30a. She eats in demand taking in between 27 to 30 oz during the day.

drpayne · May 2013

Sleep training isn't recommended until at least 4 months. I think expecting a 12 week old to sleep 12 hours is ridiculous. My 14 week old just started sleeping for 8 hour stretches but not because if anything I did. My first didn't do that until we sleep trained at 7 mo. Some babies are just easier.

tigergirl25 · May 2013

We did this book with my first child and it worked wonders. He was sleeping 12 hours by 8 weeks old because he was big enough to start the book at 5 weeks. My 2nd child was more of a challenge, but he started sleeping 10-11 hours by 10 weeks old and now sleeps at least 11 hours and he is 14 weeks old. It definitely works better for formula fed babies. The key is to get them on a feeding schedule during the day, I wouldn't worry so much about the nap schedule. For example: my baby eats at 8 am, 12 pm, 4 pm, and 8 pm, and then goes down for the night. He wakes up b/w 7 and 8 the next morning. Once you get them on a day schedule eating every 4 hours, then they will start stretching their nights longer. That worked for both of my two babies. Good luck! Let me know if you have any additional questions. I thought it was crazy when I read it, but it does work for the most part!

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