tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post2501916794546703841..comments2023-08-22T01:59:18.988-06:00Comments on My Baby Sleep Guide | Your sleep problems, solved!: Nora 2 months oldRachel Rowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-43847758604075923072018-01-24T18:19:59.527-07:002018-01-24T18:19:59.527-07:00unless reinserting is constant then I'd say no...unless reinserting is constant then I'd say no more pacifierRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-69480273547439337602018-01-24T18:19:37.319-07:002018-01-24T18:19:37.319-07:00MandaByd,
I did continue to use the pacifier. I do...MandaByd,<br />I did continue to use the pacifier. I don't have much time to get into the why/when of it all, but I did have to insert some for some time. Reinserting may come back to haunt you later, or it may not. If it does end up causing issues later, then you can just reinsert until he can do it himself, or you just take away the pacifier. Either option is fine. Whatever you feel best about doing.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-73159482221033937042018-01-13T20:14:19.585-07:002018-01-13T20:14:19.585-07:00I'm super curious to know what ever happened! ...I'm super curious to know what ever happened! Did you continue using the pacifier? I have the same thoughts with my 11.5 week old. He naps great with it (falls asleep on his own with it) and if he wakes too early, I can reinsert and I often get a longer nap. Same thing happens at night. If he wakes and fusses and I know he's not ready to eat, I can give him the paci and he'll fall right back to sleep for another 1 hour+. I too am a bit afraid of using it as a prop BUT it's quick and sure beats picking him up and rocking him every time! Plus he's swaddled and can't really self soothe yet. Curious to know your thoughts as well Rachel?MandaBydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505122814029453193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-52906123437579224222018-01-02T22:03:41.491-07:002018-01-02T22:03:41.491-07:00Belinda Keeffe,
Well, a million years later but I ...Belinda Keeffe,<br />Well, a million years later but I eventually got to it!<br />http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2017/12/to-dreamfeed-or-not-to-dreamfeed_12.htmlRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-17056564657932959612017-09-02T07:48:43.234-06:002017-09-02T07:48:43.234-06:00Hi Rachel,
Curious for your advice on how to use t...Hi Rachel,<br />Curious for your advice on how to use the paci to help without it becoming something the baby depends on to be popped back in frequently. My older son I nap trained (short cio intervals with check and console) at 6 weeks using babywise schedule with no paci and it worked amazingly well. We tried to start the same on my second son last week (8 weeks old but born 2 weeks early) and he wouldn't really calm at the checkins (would lunge toward the boob even though I knew he'd gotten a full feed before waketime and he falls asleep easily in the moby for naps if we're on an outing after the sane feed/wake routine). We started using a paci at the initial nap routine and at checkins and it helps calm him (although he still often ends up in the swing after 20-30 min), but we wanted to avoid using it at night since his night sleep has been getting better without it (I nurse him to sleep at night and he feeds 1-3 times during night). Last night he was up more at short intervals after his feeding which made me worry he may have been having trouble getting from light sleep to deep sleep without the paci, but we're worried about getting him dependent on it and having him wake/cry for it at night when he was only waking mostly to eat. Any tips would be much appreciated to use it without making him overly dependent/make him wake all of us up more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15237394161486956071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-60857794989879231052017-07-13T01:13:09.143-06:002017-07-13T01:13:09.143-06:00Definitely interested in your views on the dream f...Definitely interested in your views on the dream feed - I don't do it either as I demand feed my 10 week old. Curious about the pros and cons as she's now only waking once between 7pm and 5am...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783288646934488545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-23345098070539407622017-02-16T12:32:48.071-07:002017-02-16T12:32:48.071-07:00Thanks!!!! Your site is incredibly helpful and val...Thanks!!!! Your site is incredibly helpful and validating!! Also, from your 4S page, how long can we go doing the sit still circuit? And often he is waking up anywhere from 5-25 mins into sleep before I go back to "sit". At what point do I give up? I.e. Hold him or nurse him to sleep and try again another time. Boss baby Q is 9 weeks.Q's mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708353395416061298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-57402961142398206042017-02-16T08:38:59.389-07:002017-02-16T08:38:59.389-07:00Q's Momma,
In that situation I'd probably ...Q's Momma,<br />In that situation I'd probably nurse most of the way (one side?) unswaddled then finish up nursing swaddled so he is sleepy before going back to sleep.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-48400518779933501692017-02-15T20:03:58.958-07:002017-02-15T20:03:58.958-07:00For night feeds, do you unswaddle? The Velcro on t...For night feeds, do you unswaddle? The Velcro on the halo ends up being super disruptive but my little guy doesn't nurse as well or easily without his hands. Q's mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708353395416061298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-38658821960378842242016-12-16T06:22:06.516-07:002016-12-16T06:22:06.516-07:00Interested in your dream feed thoughts! It seemed ...Interested in your dream feed thoughts! It seemed to work like a charm with my first baby. We used it from about 2 weeks on and he dropped his night feed between 6-8 weeks, consistent 8 hours by 8 weeks. We let him do that a good month then dropped the dream feed at 12 weeks. He slept that night 7-7 and never looked back. He is 23 months now and still sleeps 11-12 hours a night.<br /><br />My second son is now 9 weeks old. We have followed babywise again starting at 2 weeks. He is an easy baby as well but still wakes up around 2/3am to eat even with having a large bottle at 7:30 and his dream feed at 10:30. This boy eats sooo much more too! I keep journals and am shocked to see my first could happily snooze 8 hours just with a 5oz bedtime bottle and 3oz dream feed and this baby takes 8oz bedtime, 6oz dreamfeed and 6oz middle of the night and still wakes up ready to take 8oz! Wondering if the dream feed is even helping this time around. Taylor Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15480299354662346642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-12638970619631015782016-11-19T04:18:07.932-07:002016-11-19T04:18:07.932-07:00I love your blog and your posts . So lucky to hav...I love your blog and your posts . So lucky to have a aby that's sleeps. My son is 6 weeks old and I have been using baby whisperer technique as I had with my first child, but it just doesn't work with him. I feel like a failure that I just can't get him to nap.. I'm am utterly exhausted as I am the only one that can put him to sleep. Largely because the only way I can calm this boy down is with the nipple. So obviously a sleep prop association. Now I'm trying to stop nursing to sleep, only that at nap time no matter thr perfec ttime to put him down,he will fight me for an hour at which point he is now way overtired. I don't want to give in and give him the nipple so now nap time is over and it just snowballs from there. Rocking, holding in arms, bouncing, palcifier just nothing works with him. The only time he sleeps well is in the car seat, swing, on walks,even on the couch! Everywhere except his bassinet. what am i doing wrong? How did you deal with your son's who fought sleep? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09865345614158768554noreply@blogger.com