https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:37:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1346022 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:48:40 +0000 cyan 1346022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: Awesome! This gives me so much hope! I just ordered the kindle version of the book so that I can get going ASAP. I hope we can have similar results :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1346006 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:46:07 +0000 Boheme 1346006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyan: He was getting up every sleep cycle and relying on falling asleep on our chests to get back to sleep. I think this would be worth a shot for you! I watched him wake up and put himself back to sleep twice last night and I was so proud :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1345998 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:44:33 +0000 cyan 1345998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: I have a horrific sleeper and I am desperately seeking a new method to try. Did your little guy wake up constantly to nurse or "just because"? I think my LO is having a hard time stringing sleep cycles together (waking up every 30-45 minutes, but not hungry), and short of CIO (big fail in this household!), I can't really find a method that seems to address this issue. Maybe this one is worth a shot? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1345937 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:31:36 +0000 cmomma17 1345937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: omg that does sound glorious! Congrats! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1345733 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:53:29 +0000 Boheme 1345733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I stay til he's asleep, but he's gone down pretty quickly so far. He had one hour long wake up last night, but DH didn't follow the routine and kept letting DS fall asleep on him, then trying to transfer to the crib... which I'm sure contributed. </p> <p>C got up TWICE last night. I hear angels singing! I slept til 4 a.m., and it was glorious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1345719 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:51:26 +0000 cmomma17 1345719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: awesome! I'm glad you're having success with it! My LO is doing pretty well! Usually it takes about 10 minutes or less for him to fall asleep. And he's sleeping a good 4 or 5 hours straight which is AMAZING in our house! Now if only I could go to sleep instead of sitting up worrying about him, lol</p> <p>I was wondering what the next step would be for me. I guess I should do a few nights of sitting further away from the crib instead of right up on it? (sometimes he will pat me on the head, lol). Do you have a time limit of any kind or do you just stay until he's asleep? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1340377 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:55:26 +0000 Dagny 1340377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GRIZZ - awesome! Keep us posted on how it continues. This has given me hope.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1340186 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:43:22 +0000 Boheme 1340186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: Its the camp out method you're doing. You just move the chair further and further out of the room as the days go by. I feel like its a good compromise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1340152 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:31:43 +0000 Silva 1340152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: that is so great. I hope it keeps improving for you. Sounds like he has already learned to put himself to sleep sometimes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1340129 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:19:47 +0000 cmomma17 1340129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! Great progress! What did you do differently? I do bedtime alone a lot too (and motn wake ups too) and I have just started sitting by Los crib while he puts himself to sleep instead of leaving the room and letting him CIO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1340116 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:15:05 +0000 Boheme 1340116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: Its a LOT like the method you used! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1339954 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:28:49 +0000 Espion 1339954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: Yay! Good job, C! I hope he progresses quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1339935 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:20:06 +0000 heartonastring 1339935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: Glad to hear it's going well! Consistency is the key - stick with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1339917 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:10:26 +0000 Smurfette 1339917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: yay!!! Keep it up buddy! Well cut out that hour wake up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1339835 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:08:08 +0000 Silva 1339835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: that is fantastic! Yay! Great job :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1339828 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:05:09 +0000 Boheme 1339828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's early days, but last night was a major improvement! 3 hours, then a one hour long wake up, then 4.5 hours (!!!!) with a quick nursing wake up, then up for the day at 7:30. I'm so happy I could cry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337974 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:04:39 +0000 Boheme 1337974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: Our ped likes it because it has step by step instructions, and also has a workbook. He used it with his own twins, so I'm hopeful! I do night time alone (DH isn't even home) so any kind of CIO would be brutal on me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337804 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:01:21 +0000 Dagny 1337804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GRIZZ- I know what you mean - I don't think I've ever really had a good period of sleep with LO. And didn't mean to alarm you, I'm sure many babies don't experience a regression around 9 months.<br /> @THENETEXAN - glad to hear that! I think I may have todo this.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337660 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:04:31 +0000 Thenetexan 1337660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: hang in there. Once it worked, it was life changing for all of us! That was my turning point in feeling "normal" again. Nap and bedtime was always stressful leading up to that point. Good luck and remember to be consistent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337564 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:20:41 +0000 Smurfette 1337564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: sorry y'all are still having issues. R is 10 months today and knock on wood, never went through a regression at 9 months, other then waking an hour early. Which was rough but not the worst thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337552 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:12:05 +0000 Boheme 1337552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@knittylady: it made me feel so much better! </p> <p>@Thenetexan: last night was AWFUL! I'm hoping he catches on sooner rather than later. He is 7 months old too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337379 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:05:17 +0000 Thenetexan 1337379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used that process to sleep train and I was shocked at how well it went. The first several days were hard for us though. Like any other sleep Plan, consistency is the key to success. LO was 7 mos when we sleep trained. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337364 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 08:57:28 +0000 knittylady 1337364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haven't heard of her, but will look her up. Mostly wanted to say that the day I called our ped to talk about D's horrific sleep was the best decision and day of my life. Just knowing we were going to be counseled etc., about it was such a weight off. So good on you guys making the call. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337305 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 08:11:59 +0000 hummusgirl 1337305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read her book but didn't end up following it because we were blessed with a relatively easy sleeper. I liked her approach though - gentle but not *too* gentle, supportive, non-judgmental and not dogmatic. I still read her blog and email newsletter sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337208 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:07:42 +0000 immabeetoo 1337208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: :( that you're still struggling with sleep. I don't know anything about her plan - but glad you have one and hope it changes things for you soon!! Also, we didn't experience a 9 month regression so it's not a given. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337203 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:57:57 +0000 googly-eyes 1337203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've kind of read through it and taken things here and there but I don't follow it on its own. I did what felt right to me depending on what I thought the "problem" at the time was. I do hope this works for you..it seems like a fairly gentle method.</p> <p>Also, there is NOTHING that says your ds WILL have a 9 month regression, so I wouldn't worry about it. Plus, if it gets better and then regresses a bit it still won't be as bad as it is now from the sounds of it. My daughter didn't go through the 4 month regression that everyone talks about but did go through what could have been the 9 month one. All babies are different. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337196 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:50:52 +0000 Boheme 1337196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: There's a 9 month sleep regression too?! F my life. I feel like we've been in a regression since he was born!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337132 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:26:50 +0000 Dagny 1337132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm also interested to hear if any one has had success with this method. I think we've just hit the 9 month sleep regression and LO is passed out on my chest right now. abysmal sleep became even worse. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anybody-follow-the-sleep-lady#post-1337091 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:52:04 +0000 Boheme 1337091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a come to Jesus meeting with our ped about DS's (horrific) sleep and formulated a game plan.<br /> It includes The Sleep Lady Kim West's book and workbook - Good Night Sleep Tight. Anybody used this method? </p>