https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:03:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2166383 Mon, 04 May 2015 12:25:32 +0000 gingerbebe 2166383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. DS had reflux and we put him in his crib at an incline. You can use a flat pillow, a folded towel, a thin 1" binder, or whatever to incline it. You can create a U shape prop around the lower half of his body using a rolled up throw blanket or a pool noodle under the sheet to create a little more snugness in the crib. But you may need to go find a really stretchy jersey type sheet.</p> <p>2. DS slept in a Halo swaddle sack with the arms out but chest bound tightly. I think we did one arm out for a week. I wanted him out of the swaddle because of the rolling.</p> <p>3. Around 4-5 months I introduced a lovey in bed (DS hated pacis). He definitely uses it to self soothe in bed when he wakes up and started sucking/gnawing on it as he started teething. (We have a teddy bear head on a blanket body type deal and we have 2 so we can wash them). </p> <p>No other suggestions except we did CIO for naps and night sleep and he sleeps great now (he was awful before). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2166219 Mon, 04 May 2015 11:19:01 +0000 winniebee 2166219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I keep saying I will forge ahead every night and then 11 pm hits and I'm exhausted and want to go to sleep so it's easy to make excuses :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2166218 Mon, 04 May 2015 11:18:08 +0000 winniebee 2166218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KayKay: mostly it's that I feel like it's just going to become harder to transition him the longer we wait. Also I spend way too much time trying to get him down for naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2166077 Mon, 04 May 2015 10:16:48 +0000 Jass 2166077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We transitioned from RnP to crib at 6 months and she was swaddled and I created a nest for her. So I was rocking her to sleep at that time and if she woke up I would tey to settle her by giving paci but uf it didn't work I will transfer her to RnP.<br /> She was not rolling in swaddle at that time and it really helped the transition.<br /> We finally got rid of swaddle at 7 months when she started rolling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2166055 Mon, 04 May 2015 10:06:59 +0000 Smurfette 2166055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would ditch the swaddle and crib sleep train. Have you tried the Halo sleep sacks that you can swaddle with. It seemed to help R. We kept her arms out but I think she liked the tightness on her chest. We just made it looser every couple nights till she was fine in just a sleep sack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2166046 Mon, 04 May 2015 10:03:19 +0000 FaithFertility 2166046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea, but I use a rolled up blanket under crib sheet mainly to make her turn to on side during naps but if I lay her next to it I think it makes her feel more secure?<br /> Maybe another crutch..idk?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2166045 Mon, 04 May 2015 10:03:17 +0000 KayKay 2166045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What's your reason for wanting to switch him now? Just feel it's time? I would wait until you're definitely ready (i.e., it's not working for you anymore for whatever reason...maybe that's now!), and then go with #2. </p> <p>Agree that it seems harder to do much CIO with LO2! I'm not there with E yet, but she generally puts herself to sleep fine, so even though I'd love for her to STTN, I'm not ready to CIO for night wakings. With K, we did some around 4.5 months because it was taking a lot of work to get her to sleep. She never cried very long (15-20 minutes on-and-off on the worst of the nights), and we figured out pretty quick that checking on her just riled her up.</p> <p>And I would work on night sleep first, then figure out an approach for naps. </p> <p>But that's just what I *think* I would do! Good luck! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2165919 Mon, 04 May 2015 09:12:50 +0000 josina 2165919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No sleep expert by any means, but we really only had to let E cry for a couple nights, and now he will fuss when he's tired, if I put him in the crib he puts himself to sleep. (nighttime and naps)<br /> He does have a paci-plushie that he LOVES that I keep in his crib; he'll usually play with that and stare at his mobile till he quietly falls asleep now.<br /> We still have 1 to 2 wake-ups at night though, but I'm not trying to cut those out yet either, wanting him to do it on his own.<br /> We never used a swaddle or zipadeezip so no suggestions there; he's always just had a sleep sack.</p> <p>I wonder if putting the crib mattress at a slight increase would help? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2165900 Mon, 04 May 2015 09:02:21 +0000 knittylady 2165900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd suggest the same as @blackbird. And yeah we were in the EXACT situation a few months ago. Our sons share a wall and our older son really surprised us (shocked us really) by not waking up during some cry it out sleep training. We just had to do it as our younger son was flipping in his sleep suit. Good<br /> Luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2165783 Mon, 04 May 2015 07:21:20 +0000 blackbird 2165783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: OoOoOo gotcha. Mine was never a thumb sucker, but she did maneuver a paci in. By the time we did all this, i was at my limit and figured out that going in to soothe just made her mad, so we did more of an extinction. You could try a cap of whatever you're comfy with, though! Just pick something you're OK with doing and stick with it for a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2165773 Mon, 04 May 2015 07:08:28 +0000 winniebee 2165773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: they can roll in zipadee zip but hands are covered so my tonight is if he wants so suck thumb or hand can't. Should I soothe first and put a cap on crying? It was easier to hear my older cry. R rarely cries so it breaks my heart! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2165772 Mon, 04 May 2015 07:04:33 +0000 blackbird 2165772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had this exact same issue with E. Literally could have written this post. We ended up doing the "sleep nest" trick with a merlin magic sleep suit in the crib to sleep train E. And we did let her cry, but it was only 20 minutes the first night, so.....not really a big deal, IMO. But she was also dropping her night feeds so she ended up STTN all night long. </p> <p>If you're making the transition to the crib, which is a tough enough one to do, since they are used to an incline, i'd ditch the swaddle while you're at it. otherwise it's just one more thing to wean them out of, and at 5 months, he can probably roll in it anyways. So....#2? Or try the zippadeedip again. I think that one's ok if they're rolling around? i can't remember. Whatever you do, you have to get it a week to stick, though. One night isn't really enough to give up or keep going on something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts#post-2165761 Mon, 04 May 2015 06:48:31 +0000 winniebee 2165761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R will be 5 months old this week. He is still swaddled and still in the rock n play. He has significant reflux (the spit up kind) so sleeping at an incline has always been good for him. But our GI doc said it's fine for him to lay flat. Plus he can roll (back to belly always rolls, belly to back rarely). </p> <p>A typical night is sleep 7:30/8 - 1:30/2 (eat) up again at 5 (eat) up for day at 6:30. Bed time routine is jammies, white noise, swaddle, bottle or nurse, bed. Nap time is white noise, swaddle, paci, rocking, bed. Substantial rocking. Naps usually suck, though lately he has been starting to take a first nap of more than one hour.</p> <p>A few weeks ago tried putting him in crib swaddled at night. He slept 3 hour then couldn't stay asleep. Last week tried the zipadee zip at night and he never fell asleep (didn't really let him cry though...) Last night just used a sleep sack and he fell asleep easily for the night but woke 2.5 hours later - I soothed him and gave him paci but he woke a few minutes later. I soothed him again and he sucked his thumb but woke a few minutes later. I rocked him but after he was in the crib woke a few minutes later. Finally at 11:30 I put him in his swaddle and R&amp;P and he still had night wakings at the usual times to eat. </p> <p>Do I:</p> <p>1. Swaddle him in the crib to get him used to the crib, then ditch the swaddle. When he wakes, soothe but let him cry.</p> <p>2. Just put him in the crib in a sleep sack. When he wakes, soothe but let him cry. </p> <p>3. Something else. </p> <p>Also, what do I do for naps? Just let him cry? Thanks! I feel like I have made more sleep mistakes with R than I ever did with T....it's just easier to use sleep crutches when you are chasing a toddler all day :( </p> <p>Note: His room adjoins big brother's via door. They both sleep with loud white noise but you can definitely hear R crying from big brother's room.... </p>