https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:35:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-820796 Thu, 30 May 2013 23:51:25 +0000 googly-eyes 820796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: Wow I've heard of parents doing this but I am way scared her crib would break if an adult got in it!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-820794 Thu, 30 May 2013 23:50:34 +0000 googly-eyes 820794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: I think I'm in line with that thinking... I've discovered today that I can mostly stick to the routine if I stay in the room with her til she's asleep. It takes much longer than plopping her down and leaving but it seems to be working... Let's hope tomorrow goes as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-817882 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:50:43 +0000 Weagle 817882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do whatever works, and it usually fixes itself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-817878 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:48:44 +0000 2PeasinaPod 817878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's really hard! S at 8 months has been going through some sleep regression as well. Beginning 2 weeks ago, I couldn't be the one who put him down in his crib. He would scream bloody murder until I came back up and rocked him down. We found that if DH was the one putting him in his crib with me out of sight, that it helped tremendously. I think it also has to do with the separation anxiety. It makes me so sad that I have to kiss him goodnight and leave the room before he's down, but it's working for us right now, so we'll stick to it.</p> <p>There was another night where he woke up at midnight screaming from what I assume was teething. I tried to rock him and put him down, but he would wake right back up screaming. We have a pretty strict rule about not bringing him into our bed, so I climbed into his crib and laid with him until he fell asleep and then climbed back out. I know I'm crazy, but it's something DH and I have decided on and are sticking to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-817867 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:46:54 +0000 banana 817867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a lot of babies go through periods of bad sleep but end up sleeping fine as their systems regulate and mature. Plus not to mention that all babies have such different personalities. My son was a super easy baby in terms of sleep. But the first 6-8 months were brutal. He would cry whenever we put him down, so we just did whatever we could to get him a good night's sleep (rocking, holding, swing). Once he hit around 9 or 10 months, he just naturally slept better on his own. We would just lay him down, pat his back for a few seconds and he would just fall asleep on his own. Even when he woke up, he'd just play in his crib until someone went and got him. Everyone commented on what good sleep habits he had but we really didn't do anything to take credit for that. It was really all him. My daughter...same thing! Was a horrible sleeper for the first 8 months. Now, she's 10 months and is a great sleeper. We lay her down and he just falls asleep on her own without crying. And again, I don't think we did anything to create her "good sleep" habits.</p> <p>I say go with whatever works for right now. I think as a general rule of thumb, parents should at least attempt to try "good sleep" habits like putting down the baby sleepy but awake, etc. But if it doesn't work and the baby is miserable, go with what feels natural to you as a mom. Rocking, swaying, holding the baby as all wonderful nurturing methods of helping the baby go to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-817855 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:43:20 +0000 runsyellowlites 817855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the very design of infant sleep is to be one big "bad habit" so I don't worry about it. G co-slept &amp; occasionally co-bedded for years (it was just me so I didn't mind) but it's seemed to work itself out and he sleeps well at 8 y/o (pretty much the same since he started school). I really wouldn't worry about it &amp; I would just do what you needed to meet the needs of your lo to make them feel secure to sleep. For us that means we co-sleep/co-bed &amp; night nurse... P has no problem sleeping for someone else or us getting her to sleep (sometimes she'll put herself to sleep sometimes she nurses to sleep) so us doing whatever she needs at any given time hasn't negatively affected her sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-817840 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:38:12 +0000 NovBaby1112 817840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read this article that i found helpful for when the time comes<br /> <a href="http://www.troublesometots.com/the-thing-about-sleep-regressions/" rel="nofollow">http://www.troublesometots.com/the-thing-about-sleep-regressions/</a></p> <p>no clue if it helps or not, but it makes sense to me. i would just do whatever you can to get through them and hope things will go back to normal soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-817818 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:33:34 +0000 Navy_Mommy 817818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH was deployed from the time W was 5 months old to 13 months old. It was only me. If i had to rub his head for a half hour to put him to sleep, I did. There were nights I slept on their ground next to his crib, lol. Now at 14 months hes a pretty good sleeper (through the night most nights or up just once to nurse and he goes down again without an issue) so it didnt create any bad habits :-D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-817801 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:30:08 +0000 Navy_Mommy 817801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Amen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-817690 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:04:52 +0000 regberadaisy 817690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NO idea. During regression I was in survival mode. My response was screw it all as long as it gets the baby to sleep bc I need to sleep bc I have to work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-bad-habits-while-addressing-sleep-problems#post-817666 Thu, 30 May 2013 10:59:49 +0000 googly-eyes 817666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When going through a sleep regression or other sleep problem, how do you avoid creating bad habits?</p> <p>My dd sttn (about 7+ hours and increasing to 10-11 hours) from 2.5 months. Now she seems to be over that. She used to put herself to sleep with a paci (she can replace it herself) since about 3 months.</p> <p>Now she is 8.5 months and she has separation anxiety and cries whenever I put her in her crib. We've resorted to holding her, putting her in her swing, standing next to her and sneaking out, and bringing her into our room in the middle of the night. I'm not comfortable with these things long term, but I don't know how else to get her to sleep short term. Letting her cry (after everything else failed) just made the rest of the night go worse with more wakeups.</p> <p>I keep reading "just don't make a new bad habit" type things and I have no idea how you're supposed to do this! </p>