tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post7156851341377973297..comments2023-08-22T01:59:18.988-06:00Comments on My Baby Sleep Guide | Your sleep problems, solved!: Wake to sleep - personal experienceRachel Rowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-24309580534778041452016-12-08T04:21:44.752-07:002016-12-08T04:21:44.752-07:00Hello Rachel,
My baby girl, almost 7 months now, s...Hello Rachel,<br />My baby girl, almost 7 months now, started walking up around 5 am recently. She still doesn't sleep through the night; wakes up 1-2 times (around 1 and 4). Many mornings she will have a poopey diaper but not always. Can one use the wake to sleep if the child is still not sleeping through the night? I don't quite understand how it would be done.Nikoletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966388920929424643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-60811770099108103052016-03-13T17:20:10.220-06:002016-03-13T17:20:10.220-06:00My almost 3 year old wakes up almost every nap tim...My almost 3 year old wakes up almost every nap time and almost every morning to a fully loaded poppy pull-up! He never really stopped pooping at night and I didn't know any different as he was my first. Potty training came and he is going to the bathroom (poop and pee) by day. Preschool says there are always a few kids who do this... But it's rare. Please help!! Any ideas?!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-27617690518834763882015-05-06T15:12:29.565-06:002015-05-06T15:12:29.565-06:00Hi Rachel, I have a 10 month old who takes 30 min...Hi Rachel, I have a 10 month old who takes 30 min naps on the dot. I tried the wake to sleep method and it worked amazingly the first two times I did it, and he slept 1.5 hrs!! The third time it did not however, and the next two days have been a struggle each nap:( . Any advise for me? Should I keep trying or wait until he is older? I wonder, in the future if the methods works, should I stop for the subsequent naps or continue for a few days? It s not clear what is the right action at that point. <br />Thank you so much,<br />SashaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815300599144782342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-39220630303368837192013-08-28T13:22:18.365-06:002013-08-28T13:22:18.365-06:00Marci Kimura,
He may be in a wonder week or simply...Marci Kimura,<br />He may be in a wonder week or simply going through developmental changes. Many babies will go from long napping to short napping then back to longer napping eventually (although it sometimes lasts months). I'd look over the short nap post and the extending nap post to see if there are any clues or fixes here for you two.<br /><br />best,<br />rachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-36339061709532388752013-08-22T17:23:16.923-06:002013-08-22T17:23:16.923-06:00Rachel,
Hoping you can provide some insight. For ...Rachel,<br /><br />Hoping you can provide some insight. For the past 3 weeks, my 9 week old son has been taking 1.5 hr naps like clockwork, with a shorter 45 min nap for his 4th feeding cycle in the early evening. He also dropped his late evening feeding (used to be at 10 pm) 3 weeks ago as well. This means he would eat at 7pm, 2am, then again at about 6am. Starting this week, he has woken up at the 45 min mark with every nap, and had also started waking up again at 11pm. I thought he might be going through a growth spurt, but he doesn't want to eat when I offer him the opportunity to feed. He just wakes up crying, and is clearly tired. Any insight?Marci Kimurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528654224696815598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-44713927724090963322012-12-09T00:57:04.576-07:002012-12-09T00:57:04.576-07:00Look over the early morning waking post and the ha...Look over the early morning waking post and the habitual waking post for tips. If you rule out everything, I'd say it is a phase and/or you need to give no attention . A feed again might help, but I doubt it.<br />http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2009/04/early-morning-awakenings.html<br />http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2009/01/habitual-wakings.html<br /><br />RAchelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-39270521044990873332012-12-06T09:48:53.841-07:002012-12-06T09:48:53.841-07:00I was so sleepy I forgot to mention that my baby b...I was so sleepy I forgot to mention that my baby boy is 21 wo! He goes to bed at 6:45 pm, I've tried putting him down later but he still wakes up at 5:40Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946627779654540734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-38214120913322211742012-12-06T05:59:23.641-07:002012-12-06T05:59:23.641-07:00Hi there! I just found your blog and it has been v...Hi there! I just found your blog and it has been very helpful! My son has been stuck in a habitual waking at 5:40 for as long as I can remember, I used to feed him thinking he was hungry then he started not eating well at "breakfast", so I stopped feeding him, somedays he'll cry a little and put himself back to sleep, but most days, however, it is on and off crying until around 6:45. I have been trying Wake to Sleep for three days and it is not working ... Please help!!!! I have been waking him up at 4, he is a light sleeper, so I just turn off his white noise and he moves a lot, then I turn it back on and leave. The first night it worked! He woke up at 6:30, however these last 2 days he's woken up at 5:40 as usual despite waking him at 4 :(<br />Do you think I should go in earlier or later??? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946627779654540734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-11886119824501745922012-12-02T18:12:26.510-07:002012-12-02T18:12:26.510-07:00Dee Potter,
I'd work on weaning those feedings...Dee Potter,<br />I'd work on weaning those feedings first. From there, she might end up dropping some wakings.<br /><br />Use a sound machine to help your older child stay asleep in the am and at night. <br /><br />How long have you been doing pupd? Look over the post and see if you need to adjust your method some. Really be watchful to how much attention you are giving and how soon you give it. Try to give as little as you can with this method at this age.<br />http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2009/01/pupd-tbw.html<br /><br />Be as consistent as you can. I know it is soo hard and exhausting. Try to get some help with all of this--from your husband, even a friend. And go to bed early right now while your working through this tough time. Best of luck!<br /><br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-1273700236080319572012-12-01T00:37:27.556-07:002012-12-01T00:37:27.556-07:00Last night was the worst yet she was up at 10 mana...Last night was the worst yet she was up at 10 managed to get her down by 10.45 then up again at 4 til half 4 then up again at half 5 continued to battle with her but gave up at 650 as my other daughter was up by then and had already got up at half 5 due to Jessica's chaos I've had approx 4 hours broken sleep, hubby on nights, she's yawning I'm yawning and snappy and tearful I can't take this its like torture :( Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297193446252376021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-90885975387464949692012-11-30T13:36:20.702-07:002012-11-30T13:36:20.702-07:00Oh and forgot to mention that it has been taking o...Oh and forgot to mention that it has been taking on average 2 hours with the pupd technique I was up til gone midnight last night it was like baby battle of wills!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297193446252376021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-25180361476452882742012-11-30T13:29:38.864-07:002012-11-30T13:29:38.864-07:00Hi there I'm desperate for some advise I have ...Hi there I'm desperate for some advise I have a 4 year old who sleeps well but I have a 8 month old who doesn't sleep well at all its effecting all of us as now my other daughter is waking at half 5 due to the noise her sister is making in the mornings! She wakes up at approx 10pm 3am and 5half 5 almost every night without fail give or take the odd half hour! She doesn't want milk at 10 sometimes she wants some at 3 or at 5 but I know she doesn't really need it! I'm exhausted and am due back to work after Christmas and really need to crack her sleep problem, the frustrating thing is when she was 4 months she was waking once around 2am and settling back and even had the odd night of going through we attended a friends wedding and I settled in her pram and took her back to the room all be it a little late and since we have been on a roller coaster to disaster with sleep she's had chicken pox and colds which have just increased the problem! She goes to bed at half 6 just after and goes down really great even awake at that time and settles but when she wakes in the night she won't resettle I've been doing pupd but not sure if I should be continuing with this or doing wake to sleep as its gone on for so long now?! Please please can you help?! Many thanks deeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297193446252376021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-71457499601735558742012-11-09T21:18:30.574-07:002012-11-09T21:18:30.574-07:00Kwanlien,
You might want to consider working with ...Kwanlien,<br />You might want to consider working with the short naps right now if they won't extend and just do more of them. You may also have more luck trying to decrease the attention you give during sleep times or at least only help settle but not be there to completely help her fall asleep. Look over the sleep training post for ideas. You may like the baby whisperer.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-40477848539604707992012-09-25T23:15:34.001-06:002012-09-25T23:15:34.001-06:00Many thanks Rachel, and apologies for multiple pos...Many thanks Rachel, and apologies for multiple posts... I'm having a shocking time here!<br /><br />As you'd suggested, am working on early bedtime.. What I hadn't mentioned before was that over the past 3 wks my son's naps have regressed significantly - previously 2x2hr plus 1x45min, now down to 2x1hr plus 1x30-45min... <br /><br />Maternal health nurses recommended 1.5-2hr naps following 2hr awake time, and based on his tired cues that's what we are going for. But he just cannot seem to do a stretch of 2 full sleep cycles for the 2 naps anymore, waking at the ~1hr mark...<br /><br />This makes wake-to-sleep hard to time. I have tried and failed- he stirs but still wakes like clockwork at the expected time. I must be doing it wrong - do you have any advice on timing as his sleep length is bit odd?<br /> <br />PS: BTW we have blocked out all light, my baby had learned to settle & resettle himself without props, and as shh-pat/my assistance doesn't work with him as it really stimulates him so I felt w-t-s is my only option..Melbourne Mummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206998031735292407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-10427309187712270742012-09-10T09:27:09.901-06:002012-09-10T09:27:09.901-06:00Melbourne mumma,
Wake to sleep should work fine at...Melbourne mumma,<br />Wake to sleep should work fine at this age.<br /><br />See if an earlier bedtime helps the 9-11 period. Look over the total sleep times for the day (see post) and see how they compare to where you are at.<br /><br /><br />RachelRachel Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381702548711575853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-82503114227983348992012-09-09T21:40:06.261-06:002012-09-09T21:40:06.261-06:00Hi Rachel
Thanks for your suggestions. I have adj...Hi Rachel<br /><br />Thanks for your suggestions. I have adjusted our daily routine as my son is almost 6mo and more wakeful. A few weeks on and we're still battling the sleep war !! On a "good" night my son habitually wakes at 3/3:30am and 5/5.30am. We have gone through sleep training and he settles himself to sleep but during these night wakings he takes a VERY long time to resettle, grizzling on and off for even up to an hour. This is hard to bear and as he does not respond well to my presence in resettling, I want to try wake to sleep. Just a couple q's about wake to sleep:<br /><br />- Is he old enough for W-T-S to work? I think you've previously posted that it's best to work on one waking at a time?<br />- Recently he started to again wake between 9-11pm, grizzling on and off for a really long time. I can't see a common thread like overtiredness at bedtime so W-T-S may be my only option?<br /><br />Thanks again for your advice.Melbourne Mummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206998031735292407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-9852619505443000602012-08-09T21:54:52.539-06:002012-08-09T21:54:52.539-06:00Melbourne Mumma,
Routine seems pretty good. Someth...Melbourne Mumma,<br />Routine seems pretty good. Something you could try is 1)moving the entire routine forward 30 minutes to see if t makes a difftnce(kind of doubt it bt it does for some kids) 2) shorten last nap and hav her into bed at night earlier.<br /><br />I would mainly work on having her go to slep at bedtime by herself. And wth wakings she needs to do the same thing. For whatever reason, she can't put herself back o leep with nigh time wakings and she needs to learn that befor there will be changes. Do whatever method you've done in the past, if any. If nt, look over the sleep training section in the index, including book reviews(they go over methods). Sorry for all the typos!<br /><br />Rachel.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-21180024431127499102012-08-05T05:28:14.393-06:002012-08-05T05:28:14.393-06:00Many thanks Rachel for your blog and posts. Apolog...Many thanks Rachel for your blog and posts. Apologies for long post but really would appreciate your advice!<br /><br />I have been struggling with my darling son's sleep (4.5 months old) from day 1. Day sleep has been on track with below routine but night sleep seems to be getting worse. <br /><br />We have many night wakings - ranging between 2-5 times (excluding feeds) EVERY night. Those night where he wakes every 1-2 hours are particularly hard and seem to happen at least once a week. This has been happening for 6+ weeks. I do not think hunger is the reason as when I have tried giving the late and overnight feeds earlier but he takes in less (he's bottle fed). I have ruled out other possibilities (too hot, too cold, unwell, teething, etc).<br /><br />7:30 wake & bottle feed then play<br /> (I use white noise to extend sleep from 7 to 7:30)<br />9:00 into bed<br />11:15 bottle feed then play<br />12:45 into bed<br />3:00 bottle feed then play<br />4:30/4:45 into bed<br />6:00 Quiet play, bath, feed<br />7:30 into bed<br /> 10-10:30 typical night waking*<br />11:15 Late feed/dream feed<br /> 2:30 typical night waking<br /><br />(*) I tried wake-to-sleep for 5 nights @9:30pm, but I don't think I did it correctly as it didn't work :(<br /><br />I hope you can please help as am out of ideas and very sleep deprived!Melbourne Mummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206998031735292407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-68432647060292839452012-07-05T14:24:22.992-06:002012-07-05T14:24:22.992-06:00Collette,
Yes, you can do shush-pat and pu/pd toge...Collette,<br />Yes, you can do shush-pat and pu/pd together.<br />http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2009/01/pupd-tbw.html<br /><br />It isn't uncommon for kids to have a harder time falling asleep in your arms (and fighting you) once they learn to fall asleep on their own. Consider holding him for less time when he fights you. Try the 4 s routine with it and see if you can get away with no pu/pd at times. Part of it might be him protesting what is going on.<br /><br />Try an earlier bedtime for the frequent nightly wakings as well as a shorter waketime.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-76086719798991853592012-06-25T21:57:16.891-06:002012-06-25T21:57:16.891-06:00Hello! I have found all of this so helpful. I have...Hello! I have found all of this so helpful. I have a 7 month old, really 4 months adjuted who poor thing has some big sleep issues. Some completly due to my husband and I. He had terrible reflux when he came home from the NICU so we had to hold him up for a half hour after every feed. This resulted in him sleeping on us often. He has been waking up almost every hour to hour and a half for a while. We have been doing pu.pd for about a week and a half now and he is sleeping anywhere from 6:30-7 to 2am! yay! but from that 2 am on he is up almost every hour or hour and a half. He also wakes up at exactly 30 minutes every nap during the day which we try to pupd. There are so many other issues but I guess my question is can I do the wake to sleep at the same time as implementing the pu.pd. We are starting to question how well its working at this point because he is seeming to get more and more upset and we are not able to calm him down in our arms anymore. I am sure this is hard to understand and all out of any kind of order and missing many key parts but I would love any advice! Thanks soo much.Collettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036622440868642886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-60826697051460168902012-02-20T21:49:19.591-07:002012-02-20T21:49:19.591-07:00Haley,
That would be exhausting! Traveling with tw...Haley,<br />That would be exhausting! Traveling with two little ones and not getting much sleep! My guess is that he is overtired. You won't be able to get very far with sleep if you are dealing with that issue. I'd start off by considering a reduction in his wake time. My guess is the this overtired signs are overtired signs. I would try to work by the clock a bit more at this age--most parents I talk to seem to have more luck with this. You still pay attention to how your child acts (before and after the nap) and how they nap to determine when they should nap, but you want to really watch those wake times.<br />http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2009/02/wake-time.html<br />I would also do an early bedtime. This will probably have a bit impact. Just move it slowly earlier. Well, you might be able to do it suddenly a lot earlier, but some kids will treat it as a nap. Look over this post for other suggestions. Good luck. Let me know if you have other questions.<br />http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2010/02/top-sleep-tips-for-children.html<br /><br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-36611482317290474962012-02-18T09:30:41.278-07:002012-02-18T09:30:41.278-07:00My son is 9 mths old and ECB. He does take a littl...My son is 9 mths old and ECB. He does take a little of solids occasionally (pears & peas). He is a pretty good night sleeper although he has his moments with teething and belly troubles. We have been traveling with him for my hubbys work since he is 6 weeks old. I try to keep our trips to every 6 weeks for 1 week. Change is hard for babies even my 3 year old. Anyways his naps have become a complete nightmare. <br /><br />His schedule:<br />6:30 wake & BF<br />9:30 BF<br />10:30 nap ( was an hour) but lately we are lucky of he sleeps 10 min<br />12:30or 1 BF<br />2:00 nap was sleeping an hour and a half but lately not sleeping at all<br />4ish BF <br />5iah a couple of bites o pears or peas or mum mum with water. We all have dinner at this time<br />7:30 BF bath and bed <br /><br />I should mention i put him in bed awake for naps and bedtime. He has been screaming for naps. I watch for his sleepy sighns. I feel so awful because he isn't napping well he gets extremely fussy and makes all of us miserable. I've taken him to the dr and red out any underlying issues.Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262439164788230631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-25099515249416415412012-01-25T19:36:52.834-07:002012-01-25T19:36:52.834-07:00mambowland,
My guess is that she is overtired. Try...mambowland,<br />My guess is that she is overtired. Try an earlier nap time to see if it extends out the nap. Try a very early bedtime to help get over the overtiredness. Once she gets over some extreme overtiredness, continue with an early, but not quite soo early, bedtime.<br /><br />I am planning on homeschooling too. Maybe I'll be running to you with questions soon :)<br /><br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-49039632388668534582012-01-21T17:49:15.174-07:002012-01-21T17:49:15.174-07:00I enjoyed your post and wonder if you can help...2...I enjoyed your post and wonder if you can help...20 month old Natalie is my 4th and I homeschool so we are usually home. She used to take 2 45 minute or 1:30 minute naps. However, now that she is down to 1 nap she is only sleeping 45 min and is so fussy. She has had the same routine for nap and bed since she was about 6 months old, except bath only at bed. We read 3-4 books, white noise, lamp off, sing song and put her down awake. I am at my wits end because I know she needs more sleep! Do you have any suggestions!mamabowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754859201158509017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-65403489061745119792012-01-21T17:49:13.519-07:002012-01-21T17:49:13.519-07:00I enjoyed your post and wonder if you can help...2...I enjoyed your post and wonder if you can help...20 month old Natalie is my 4th and I homeschool so we are usually home. She used to take 2 45 minute or 1:30 minute naps. However, now that she is down to 1 nap she is only sleeping 45 min and is so fussy. She has had the same routine for nap and bed since she was about 6 months old, except bath only at bed. We read 3-4 books, white noise, lamp off, sing song and put her down awake. I am at my wits end because I know she needs more sleep! Do you have any suggestions!mamabowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754859201158509017noreply@blogger.com