https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 20:41:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-bad-sleepnap-habitsis-it-too-late#post-1425580 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:37:17 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 1425580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely establish a routine and a bedtime (watch her cues, it will get earlier quickly, we were at 5:30 bath at 7m and at 25m just recently moved back to 6.) We always did bath before bed and before nap I would wash his face with a warm cloth. That being said I nursed him to sleep every night until he was 17m old and just stopped falling asleep. He slept 12-14 hours a night, so take that old "don't rock to sleep" advice with a grain of salt and do what works for you. I also swaddled him until 5.5 months even though he could roll (he couldn't roll in his bed) and ditched it only after he was able to sleep without it.</p> <p>At 3.5 months the 4m sleep regression hit and he WOULD NOT NAP AT ALL. Seriously, it was 7 min nap central and I'd have to rock him to get that. He just outgrew it like "poof" one day at 5.5 months. I didn't do anything to make it happen. I'd tried everything for weeks and then just gave up and tried to take it in stride. </p> <p>So maybe start a routine to signal it's sleep time, but give yourself a break until 5.5/6m when you'll definitely be out of the 4m sleep regression time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-bad-sleepnap-habitsis-it-too-late#post-1425573 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:33:01 +0000 NovBaby1112 1425573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it's too late to start setting some good habits, like a pre nap and bedtime routine and keeping track of awake times. But even setting good habits doesn't guarantee anything. I think it is good to lay down some foundation for good habits though early on, and I think 3 months is actually the best time to start! Up until 3 months it's all about survival anyways!! I do have to say though that nursing and rocking to sleep are not "bad habits" to me. When my LO was that age, we did the same pre nap ritual each time- change diaper, lights out, lullaby, nurse, white noise, etc. - but I still had to rock or nurse her to sleep for naps! She was not one of those babies that could be put down awake and drift off on her own... Until maybe 8/9 months? I rocked her or nursed her for every nap until then and then one day she just napped on her own, no real sleep training required! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-bad-sleepnap-habitsis-it-too-late#post-1425564 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:28:51 +0000 immabeetoo 1425564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: I wouldn't sweat it, honestly. In another month she will probably be rolling, you'll have to swaddle wean, and it'll be a whole different ball game. My LO's sleep dramatically improved once he rolled to his tummy and could suck his thumb. She will probably be approaching needing a longer awake time, especially if she's taking a long time to fall asleep. That's right when they grow out of the newborn sleep schedule -I've seen someone reference it on here as getting stuck in the 'newborn rut'. </p> <p>I agree with @nursemommy though, a solid nap/sleep routine (even if it involves rocking or nursing, right now) will help in the long run! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-bad-sleepnap-habitsis-it-too-late#post-1425494 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:40:30 +0000 NurseMommy 1425494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The absolute best thing for us was establishing a nap and bedtime routine. I just have to say, it's DEFINITELY not too late! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-bad-sleepnap-habitsis-it-too-late#post-1425388 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:54:48 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1425388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO will be 3.5 months next week, crazy! I'm afraid I have come too far with bad sleep habits and will have to basically give it a few months until we can sleep train. </p> <p>For starters, I rock her to sleep at night. She will occasionally fall asleep nursing, in which case I swaddle her after, then rock to make sure she's asleep (a couple minutes), then put her in the RnP. If she doesn't fall asleep nursing, it's the same swaddle and rock routine, but it takes a loooong time to rock her asleep roving to plop her down (30 min-1 hour). She's been decent with night sleep, just recently waking up every 2 hours (ugggggh), but I thibk that's more due to starting to roll over/3 month growth spurt/2 tooth buds. </p> <p>Naps...suck. Early on she fought them so much and I was desperate, so I'd put her in the Ergo and just wear her. A few months later...I still am. I'm just so desperate for her to sleep I figure it's better than nothing, and it's easy. I don't have to spend 30 minutes rocking her. :/ I can get her to nap in the swing early in the morning, but it takes a long time for her to fall asleep. Same with using the RnP, I can rock her to sleep and put her in there, but again, it takes forever. The end result for all of these, is, at most an hour nap (usually 45 minutes). Right now her max awake time is a tiny but over an hour. </p> <p>I guess at this point, is there anything I can do to help her sleep without continuing the sleep associations I've developed? I'm looking at sleep training, but want to wait until she's 5.5-6 months at least. </p>