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All this talk about sleep...

ambarnett1ambarnett1 member
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And sleep training really confuses me. My LO is 8 weeks and we have a bedtime routine of bath, swaddle, feed, and rock to sleep. He then sleeps for 5-7 hours. Typically, from 9:30pm-3:30am, eats, rocked back to sleep, then sleeps until 7am and is up for the day. At his naps, he is swaddled and rocked. He sleeps in a RNP due to reflux. For his age, I think he sleeps great and is doing just fine.

My question is: when do I start sleep training? What is the best method of sleep training? Should I worry about the transition from RNP to crib because he has slept in the RNP from day one? I am worried that he will always need to be rocked and won't be able to sleep flat.

I know you ladies aren't experts or pedi's, I'm just looking for personal experience or opinions.

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Re: All this talk about sleep...

  • KM0715KM0715 member
    I'm sure every baby is different but we transitioned LO to the crib about a week ago (around 8 weeks) and it was totally fine.. She didn't even seem to notice. She has a similiar schedule to your LO and the crib vs RnP didn't make any difference. DD also has reflux (she is on Zantac which seems to help quite a bit).


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  • PaperBowlPaperBowl member
    My main 2 book resources were "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" and "Solve your child's sleep problems." I also had a lot of conversations with some of DH's and mine French friends about baby sleep because they don't do CIO but a baby not sleeping through the night (7 uninterrupted hours) by 4 months is considered an oddity in French culture.

    If you are going to ever do CIO, doing it before a baby has developed object permanence is cruel and relatively pointless. Object permanence is about 6 months give or take. Right now it sounds like you're doing great at setting up good sleep hygiene and routines.

    What's worked for me so far is to be flexible, and patient. Use what works, ignore the rest. Each baby is unique and what works for one may not work for another, and that's ok!

    My best friend cosleeps and does attachment parenting as well as full term breastfeeding (Past one year) and she swears by the No Cry Sleep Solution as well as the Baby Sleep Book.

    Another book with some sleep help suggestions is Babywise, though I personally didn't get much out of it.
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  • ambarnett1ambarnett1 member
    Thank you ladies. As a ftm, I never know if what I'm doing is right. I'm learning that parenting is a series of trial and error because you will never always know what the right answer is. Hopefully he continues to sleep well and the transition to the crib will be easy.

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  • momofmanyinthemittenmomofmanyinthemitten member
    I used The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems on DS when he was 2 mos to get him to fall asleep on his own in his bed. It didn't involve any crying. We used pick up/put down with DD1 at 7 mos.
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