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November 2012 Moms
cookie280
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Sleep training,so far... Would like some feedback
cookie280
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Hi ladies,
I know I'm a bit behind most of you, but my LO just turned 6 months last Tuesday. So I decided to start sleep training this past weekend because he was a bad sleeper, never slept in his crib and always in my room. I would appreciate some feedback from the moms that went through it already, just so I know if I'm doing it correctly or something I need to change. Thanks. Friday was the first night.
FYI., at first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to eliminate the paci, but I decided to do it.
{DAY 1}
Bath - 8:45
Bottle - 9:25
Bed - 9:30. **Cried for 3 minutes, fell asleep after replacing pacifier.
**Cried at 10:13 for 2 minutes then stopped. Then for 2 minutes and fell asleep on his own.
**Cried at 11:12 for 2 seconds and fell asleep.
**Cried at 1:11 for 3, 5, 10 (min), then fell asleep. No pacifier.
**Cried at 2:23 for 3, 5, and tossed for 10 (min) then fell asleep. No pacifier.
**Cried at 3:15 for 5, then fed him 3oz and fell asleep on his own. No pacifier.
**Cried at 5:30 for 5, 5 then slept.
**Cried at 6:30 gave him 4oz bottle then up for the day
{DAY 2}
Bath - 8:45
Bottle- 9:00
Bed - 9:16 **cried for 6 minutes went to sleep. No pacifier.
**Cried at 10:10 for a few seconds then went to sleep. No pacifier.
**Cried at 10:27 for 2 minutes and went to sleep. No pacifier.
**Cried at 2:35 for 5, 5, 10, 6 (min) then fell asleep. No pacifier.
**Cried at 6:49 wake up for the day. Gave him 6oz bottle
{DAY 3}
Bath- 8:450
Bottle - 9:10
Bed - 9:20 **Cried for 5 min then fell asleep.
**Cried at 12:14 for 3 min then fell asleep.
**Cried at 1:17 for 10, 10, 5 (min) then fell asleep.
**Cried at 6:40, up for the day. gave him 6oz bottle.
{DAY 4}
Bath - 8:10
Bottle - 8:55
Bed -9:10
**Cried at 4:19 for 2 seconds then fell asleep.
**Cried at 5:11 for 1 second. Fell asleep.
**Up for the day at 6:45. Gave 7 oz bottle.
My baby was only taking 4oz bottles at a time, so I've been working on upping the ounces. So far it's working 
We are also working on naps, it's a little slower but it's working. He cries but then eventually falls asleep on is own for most naps.
Thanks ladies.
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Re: Sleep training,so far... Would like some feedback
Oh my gosh, what a cutie!!
Looks like good progress to me. I think most of us are down for the night a lot earlier than 9. I've heard you should aim for 10-12 hours of nighttime sleep at this age. I think that's right...
What's your nap schedule look like?
"A new baby is like the beginning of all things--wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities."
We are actually going through this right now as well. LO will be 7 months on the 9th and up until Saturday she had been sleeping in a swing in our room. We started the Ferber Method and moved her to her room on Saturday and last night she slept through the night in her crib!
I agree with pp to start bedtime a little earlier. We do bath anytime between 7 and 7:30, then books, nursing/bottle, bed around 8. So far it's worked pretty well, but we are only 3 nights in. It seems like schedule is the key, which we never had before.
Thanks ladies. I am trying to move his bed time a little earlier. He starts his first nap around 8 now and usually lasts at least 1.5 hours, which is awesome compared to where we were before.
I don't have napping on a strict schedule yet, because sometimes I'm out and he sleeps in the stroller. But here's an idea;
*8:30 - 10:00
*12:30-1:00
*2:30-3:00*5:00-5:45
We're usually napping at 8:30 for about 1.5, 12:30 for about 2, and then 4 for about 45 min. And he has skipped the 4pm nap a few times.
"A new baby is like the beginning of all things--wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities."