tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post2011806533071700069..comments2023-08-22T01:59:18.988-06:00Comments on My Baby Sleep Guide | Your sleep problems, solved!: Why is my baby taking short naps?Rachel Rowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-37403884429492496482018-02-04T00:14:37.495-07:002018-02-04T00:14:37.495-07:00My LO is 30 days old, and is having an extrmely ha...My LO is 30 days old, and is having an extrmely hard time sleeping day and night (especially during the day). I have been trying to establish a consistent wake up time at 730 and follow E/W/S but establishing a feeding schedule (solely on formula) apart from wake time has been impossible. He’s been feeding every 1.5-2.5 hours, and will have one 3 hr period during the day. During the day now he pretty much can’t fall asleep unless he has a pacifier. I tried (and keep trying) many different methods including 4s, gentle CIO, shorter wake time, shush pat, rocking, walking, etc., and nothing seems to soothe him enough to fall asleep. Then of course he gets hungry faster because he’s been awake. How can I help him to go to sleep without creating a bad habit? <br />Also, he keeps waking up during the night and is extremely fussy, needing to be in my arms or a pacifier to fall asleep (even when he isn’t going through growth spurt)<br />Any advice is appreciated! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05036156413016163452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-19719153469777274112017-11-10T08:16:36.918-07:002017-11-10T08:16:36.918-07:00Hello! I am desperate for help getting my 10 week ...Hello! I am desperate for help getting my 10 week old to nap! Right now he wakes up at 20 minutes exactly after every time I get him to sleep. I will let him sit after waking up for 5 minutes and he will not go back to sleep. Rarely am I able to get him back to sleep after waking. He will sleep great on people though. He does not do well getting himself to sleep, crying doesn't seem to work, and he will not take a paci. He is always over tired because he doesn't sleep, so he screams before each nap. I just dont know what to do. He sleeps much better at night time, thank goodness. Do you have any suggestions?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480036577642403997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-75597963835730107552017-08-14T12:08:09.741-06:002017-08-14T12:08:09.741-06:00My 18 week old sleeps well at night (in crib betwe...My 18 week old sleeps well at night (in crib between 6 & 6:30pm, wakes once to eat around 12:30, sleeps till 4:30 but babbles back to sleep, then up for the day between 6 & 6:30am). I'm trying to get him on a daytime 3 nap schedule but he only naps for 45 mins on the dot so he ends up taking 5 naps as his wake time is about 1.5 hours... his room is super dark and he sleeps with white noise, I play soft music for him to fall asleep to so I've been starting it up at 35 mins hoping to aid his sleep cycle transition but it's not working... sarahSarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342123330815155918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-73835921971116218122016-10-10T12:31:27.113-06:002016-10-10T12:31:27.113-06:00Hello, is this blog still working? A.Hello, is this blog still working? A.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373338533952886174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-44440144177717324372016-10-10T12:29:31.512-06:002016-10-10T12:29:31.512-06:00Hello, is this blog still working? A.Hello, is this blog still working? A.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373338533952886174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-45441441529913872312016-06-28T12:26:04.734-06:002016-06-28T12:26:04.734-06:00P.S. I am trying to start his pre-sleep routine at...P.S. I am trying to start his pre-sleep routine at 50 minutes after he wakes up... but he does have a problem. He is on formula and I strive to give him a full feeding of 4 ounces. Sometimes he is very active and he will drink the 4 ounces really fast. Sometimes he wants more and I have to give him one extra ounce. Which I don't like, but he doesn't seem satisfied some times, especially, at night. But some times, he sucks vigorously one ounce, and then it seems like he is only playing with the bottle tip. Some times it takes him about 1 hour to drink the 4 ounces. So I try to keep him awake a bit more. And so he goes off the routine.<br /><br />Also, some times, he is like half asleep while he eats... does this time count as wake time? Some times he is wide awake until I change his diaper and take him outside.<br /><br />I would appreciate your input on this! Thank you! your site is a great help!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331429572672457781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-72421212922944052232016-06-28T12:20:18.429-06:002016-06-28T12:20:18.429-06:00I think something is wrong with my baby... but he ...I think something is wrong with my baby... but he doesn't seem sick at all. He is a very nice baby when he is awake. he will be 7 weeks tomorrow. But when I try to put him down to sleep, he just fights and cries. I read about a pre-sleep routine and have been trying to do what I can. I don't swaddle because it's so hot here. He even sleeps with a fan almost all of the time, and you can still feel the heat. He sweats a lot. so I don't swaddle, but I tell him a story, play background music, and sing to him. As soon as he hears the singing, he seems to understand it is time to sleep and he starts crying. I can't sit still because he is fighting so hard, so I try to rock him to sleep, but he won't stop crying for a long time. What I do sometimes, is walk outside, in the yard, then he falls asleep. But sometimes he wakes as soon as I enter the room. Some times he will stay asleep on me, but when I put him down, 1 or 2 minutes later, he will wake up and start crying. Today I tried since 7;50 and he didn't go to sleep until 11:15. He went to sleep about three times, but he woke up about 1 or 2 minutes later, and one time, about 15 minutes later.<br /><br />I have been trying hard to establish a good routine, and have structure, but with this problem, everything is out of control. He was sleeping pretty good, but about a week ago, he started with this problem. Still, it seems it hasn't affected his nightime sleep very much. He is still sleeping pretty good. If he tries to stay up after his feed in the middle of the night, it's usually not hard to put him back to sleep. I play some music, rock him a bit, put him down, some times he goes to sleep easy, some times he will cry a little, but not for so long and he goes back to sleep. But no way to do this during the day. What am I doing wrong? He's been taking about two naps in the day, and sometimes, one of them is a 45-minute one. It isn't uncommon for me to try half of the day to make him go to sleep one nap.<br /><br />My mom says some children don't nap very much, but I am afraid this wouldn't be good for him, or if I take that assumption, then I would fall in the demand type, letting him decide everything... without a structure...<br /><br />For some time, it was very hard to wake him so he would stay on schedule with his feedings. And now it's hard to get him to sleep and have him stay asleep. But I've tried to have a consistent routine... I don't know what's wrong!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331429572672457781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-86375444233908841562015-10-17T15:59:15.184-06:002015-10-17T15:59:15.184-06:00My LO was waking every 30min but day and night, NO...My LO was waking every 30min but day and night, NO KIDDING! Apparently she was very dependent on "sleep props" I had a baby sleep consultant help me. LO started taking great naps, and started sleeping through the night within the first week. HIGHLY recommend my consultant, she was AMAZING http://violet-sleepbabysleep.blogspot.com/2013/08/personal-sleep-consulting-packages.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01585970954503071920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-29535716494773797002015-10-07T19:23:47.385-06:002015-10-07T19:23:47.385-06:00Thank you again for your blog! I definitely refer...Thank you again for your blog! I definitely refer to it often. My daughter is almost 7 months old. I have been struggling with short naps with her and was hoping they would improve by now. The strange thing is that sometimes her naps are short and sometimes they are long, and I cannot figure out why there is such inconsistency. It has been this way from the beginning. Currently we are on a three nap schedule and usually one out of the three naps is long (an hour to an hour and a half) and the others are a half hour. Sometimes it is the first nap, sometimes the second nap, and sometimes it is the third nap that is long. Then there are days where each one is a half hour. I have tried wake to sleep, different wake times, different pre sleep routines, and made her room darker and lighter. She does have a lovie, and we use a sound machine. When she was younger she would sometimes go back to sleep when she woke up early but even if I leave her in her crib now she usually just plays until I get her. Do you have any suggestions or any ideas on why there is such inconsistency? Thank you so much!!!!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233922311845350005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-77701733979859889522015-08-18T18:40:42.025-06:002015-08-18T18:40:42.025-06:00Hi Rachel, what a great site you have! I have a qu... Hi Rachel, what a great site you have! I have a quick question for you. My 3 1/2 month old son is taking really short naps. They range from 30 to 45 minutes. Given his schedule, he wakes up at 6:45 AM and he normally wakes from his third nap at 2:30 PM. The sweet spot for him seems to be two hours of a wait time. I tried putting him down earlier than that and he's normally wide-awake in the crib and just cries. I have tried to keep him up after 230 with the goal of having an earlier bedtime at 530 but that extra hour he struggles with. My question is, should I put him down for another nap at 4:30 and then wake him up from that nap 30 or 40 minutes later? So that we can have a normal bedtime routine at seven? Or should I put him down for a nap at 4:30, and just let him sleep until he's finished and then start our normal bedtime routine after that? I'm not sure what's more important, him not being woken up from sleep or a consistent bedtime routine at the same time. Thanks so much!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978626185822906608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-49151712858193828062015-07-28T14:13:00.645-06:002015-07-28T14:13:00.645-06:00Hi,
I've been struggling with my baby's s...Hi,<br /><br />I've been struggling with my baby's sleep schedule for as long as he was born. He's extremely fussy, now at 6.5 months it's getting a little better but it's been a hard road.<br />Like many people commented over here, he only naps for 20 minutes, sometimes 30 and on rare occasions 40 minutes. He wakes up and whines/cries rubs his eyes and yawns, which makes me think he didn't get enough sleep, but there is no way to extend the nap. I got excited when I read someone tried waiting 15 minutes and then their baby slept for 90 more minutes, but it didn't work for me. I even tried the "crib hour". Nothing. When he was 2-3 months old I would lay down next to him and give him my pinky (never ever took a pacifier) and he would sleep an extra hour. Every time I think I have it figured out, there is a change and the "tricks" won't work anymore.<br />I'm really desperate, exhausted and also tired of other parents judging me because it's obviously me who's doing something wrong (according to them, Judgy Mc Judgersons). <br />The other thing is, we're traveling overseas so that my family can meet him for the first time (yes, did I mention I'm completely alone for 11 hours a day with a tired cranky baby?) and I'm beyond scared of what the time difference is gonna do to him. The plane travel and the stay there is scary but I know when it will start and end. What terrifies me is when we come back, his schedule might completely turn upside down. Not that it's a great one now, but he sleeps for a good 6 hours at night. He even slept for 9 hours once. I even considered not going, but my mum is paralyzed from the neck down and cannot travel at all. The only thing she ever wanted was a grand child, and now that she finally has one, he's 7000 miles away. Sometimes I think I shouldn't even worry about trying to "work" on his schedule now, since it will be thrown out the window in 2 months, but it's so hard seeing him so unhappy and in need of rest but unable to fall back asleep.<br />Weirdly enough his naps before were almost always 45 minutes, which I read is a sleep cycle at their age, and that he was having trouble transitioning into the next one. That it would get better in time, especially after eating solids (he had extreme colic). I am still breastfeeding on demand on top of adding 5 tbsp of vegetables and fruits daily. He will be 7 months on August 8th and his sleep is worse than it's ever been.<br />Please, what can I do?<br /><br /><br />PS: Forgive my English, it's not my first language.Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351673877535654791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-65832510634351503082015-07-28T14:09:24.221-06:002015-07-28T14:09:24.221-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351673877535654791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-88150645670520248832015-07-28T14:08:23.805-06:002015-07-28T14:08:23.805-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351673877535654791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-58171320989199707822015-04-29T19:39:42.769-06:002015-04-29T19:39:42.769-06:00Your blog has helped so much the last 9.5mths! Tha...Your blog has helped so much the last 9.5mths! Thanks! About a month ago my DD begun to drop to 2 day sleeps however she then begun to teeth which sent her back to 3 sleeps, catnaps 30mins-1hr, and a loss of routine. Im at a loss as to what to do to help reestablish 1 a routine and 2 longer day naps. She sleeps relatively well at night 6-6 waking once around 4am. Ive tried extending her awake times, I've tried just following her cues (having at home days so she isn't being disrupted) I've tried resettling her after she wakes (however she is very content to just play in her cot for up to 1.5hrs before she'll go back to sleep). Help Ive run out of things to try and not coping with the unpredictable grizzly days....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890361251912198509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-64151323160032271662015-04-29T14:15:54.990-06:002015-04-29T14:15:54.990-06:00unknown,
take a look at the newborn sleep guide fo...unknown,<br />take a look at the newborn sleep guide for some ideas of what to do outside of just holding or cio. At this age, you want to work towards having her learn to sleep on her own, but it is more important that she gets good sleep--so sleeping on her own may only happen a little with some babies.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-27694513192724888412015-04-29T10:45:47.349-06:002015-04-29T10:45:47.349-06:00Rachel,
My daughter is 5.5 weeks old and will not...Rachel, <br />My daughter is 5.5 weeks old and will not nap in her crib! She cried if I put her down ever since we brought her home from the hospital so I have gotten in the habit of nursing/rocking her to sleep, but then after I put her down she wakes up between 5-30 minutes later. She sleeps for longer stretches in her crib at night, but during the day it never happens. I think her problem is the change of environment as you wrote about, but she is too young to do CIO. I swaddle her, her room is dim, I keep a fan going for white noise, and it's still a problem. She then gets over tired very quickly, and gets very grouchy! Should I hold her for all naps until I can sleep train her? Or should I keep trying the crib, hoping she'll start to get it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-29582279887821107072015-03-06T08:04:37.977-07:002015-03-06T08:04:37.977-07:00Keithlynn,
It shouldn't cause issues if he'...Keithlynn,<br />It shouldn't cause issues if he's up for a few minutes before s feed. If he consistently takes a short nap during the next period that would put feeds even closer together so you'd probably want to drop the entire or part of the routine to 2.5 or change the ews patterns around. The most important key is to not have him eat to sleep with this pattern.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-51850341289261107042015-03-06T07:12:28.585-07:002015-03-06T07:12:28.585-07:00Thanks for your response! So if I play with him 3...Thanks for your response! So if I play with him 30 min before I feed that means just a few minutes of wake time before I put him down for another nap. Will that make for problems in the future with E/W/S as his routine gets more predictable?KeithLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075302667554718150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-37293347279998745522015-03-05T21:24:26.811-07:002015-03-05T21:24:26.811-07:00Keithlynn,
Adjust things as needed, either having ...Keithlynn,<br />Adjust things as needed, either having some 2.5 hour periods and some 3.5 hour periods or by feeding him 30 minutes after he gets up (if he's ok with this) if he'll often sleep longer the next sleep period. The 3 hour routine is just approximate. Some babies follow it easily while other babies vary quite a bit more at this age and become more predictable and follow a route closer as they get older. So keep the idea of a routine AND your babies patterns in mind with feeds and naps. Good luck!!Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-72765808063316133422015-03-05T13:03:27.746-07:002015-03-05T13:03:27.746-07:00I am having similar issue with my 8.5 week old not...I am having similar issue with my 8.5 week old not sleeping till the next feeding. What can I do to keep him on the 3 hour schedule when he is up 30-45 min beforehand? Is it okay to change the schedule back to a 2.5 hour one as needed? Or will the change in feeding times (from 7, 10, 1 and 4) to other times mess him up otherwise?KeithLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075302667554718150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-41124217742727564052015-02-27T09:30:28.417-07:002015-02-27T09:30:28.417-07:00Jo,
Short naps are pretty common at this age. Time...Jo,<br />Short naps are pretty common at this age. Time and working at them (baby learning to fall asleep on own well and learning to fall asleep during transition well) helps. Make sure to glance at the nap extending post.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-1081476242377229872015-02-26T07:03:38.631-07:002015-02-26T07:03:38.631-07:00My 10wo is a great night sleeper (9-10hrs avg, las...My 10wo is a great night sleeper (9-10hrs avg, last night 11hrs!) but takes horrible naps. He gets very cranky around 1hr if waketime but is hard to get to sleep it stay asleep. Should I expect short naps due to the long stretches of sleep at night? I was trying to do eat/wake/sleep but he often doesn't sleep quite to the next feedingJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496356305251348187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-75101213129144414862015-02-13T20:33:15.815-07:002015-02-13T20:33:15.815-07:00Thank you so much 😊 Thank you so much 😊 Shobs!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15594496643333801088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-49455164760645471832015-02-13T16:34:46.096-07:002015-02-13T16:34:46.096-07:00Shobs,
I think it is fine to use the swing to exte...Shobs,<br />I think it is fine to use the swing to extend sleep right now. Often babies have much better luck extending naps when they get closer to the 6 month mark. He may do it on his own, or some sleep training for a few days at a later time may help him get to that point.<br /><br />Good luck!<br />rachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-60236342158992617072015-01-30T03:00:16.054-07:002015-01-30T03:00:16.054-07:00Hi Rachel,
My name's Shoba and I have 3.5 mon...Hi Rachel,<br /><br />My name's Shoba and I have 3.5 month old baby boy named Nathan.<br /><br />For almost three months I stayed with my parents post delivery. It was a nightmare! They wouldn't let me sleep train him, nor was he allowed to cry or be left alone to play and I had to permanently keep feeding him. It came to a point where I would feed him every hour even at 2.5 months.<br /><br />Now finally I've come back home. And we slowly started sleep training him with CIO. Three days of heart breaking crying and he slowly started to settle down. Then the three month growth spurt hit! Four days his routine was a mess. Then finally he got back to his three hour routine but from that day he wakes up 30-45 minutes into sleep. And first he whimpers and tries sucking his finger to put himself back to sleep but it just doesn't work and he starts howling.<br /><br />I've tried everything to help him sleep. Tried feeding him, patting him, picking him up and walking with him, keeping him up longer, not keeping him up too long, even tried holding him down so he doesn't jerk and wake himself. Nothing worked!! Finally we got a swing, put him on that, rocked him and he sleeps in 15-30 minutes. <br /><br />Right now that's the only thing that helps him sleep after his 45 intruder kicks in. And now he cries all the time, any time I put him down he cries! He's confused the poor child coz sometimes he's rocked and other times he's just put in the crib.<br /><br />Is there any other way to help him? I'm so confused! And exhausted all the time. So now a days I just put him on the swing. I'm thinking that I'll let him sleep on the swing until he's able to put himself to sleep on his own and then start the CIO all over again! I feel helpless!<br /><br />Is there anything else I can do? Please help!Shobs!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15594496643333801088noreply@blogger.com