https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:10:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-break-the-cycle-of-overtiredness#post-781571 Tue, 14 May 2013 19:45:54 +0000 Weagle 781571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whenever we've been in desperate need of breaking an over tiredness cycle, going by the clock helps. She gets so "off" that watching for tired signs just doesn't work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-break-the-cycle-of-overtiredness#post-781491 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:38:28 +0000 hilsy85 781491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely try an early bedtime...another forum I read on sleep training/sleep stuff suggested that even a 5pm bedtime wouldn't be out of the question if LO is super overtired! Other than that...does she have trouble napping all the time or only when she's over tired? For a lot of babies, if they're showing signs of needing a nap, it's already too late at that point. So maybe putting her down before she looks tired? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-break-the-cycle-of-overtiredness#post-781403 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:50:16 +0000 BananaPancakes 781403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you go by signals or by the clock? Once I switched to the clock (he would nap at 10am and 2pm at that age), he did much better because he didn't have the most obvious tired signals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-break-the-cycle-of-overtiredness#post-781267 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:24:21 +0000 kml636 781267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any suggestions on how to break the cycle of overtiredness? My LO is almost 6 months. I try to be mindful of her sleep and her getting naps every 2 - 3 hours... </p> <p>She took a one hour nap this morning in her crib and a 30 min cat nap in the ergo while I was at the store. Two hours later I knew she was getting overtired so I put her in her crib for an afternoon nap. She screamed, played in her crib, and screamed some more for the next two hours. Out of desperation I tried the swing, holding her, rocking her, nursing her, letting her cry for up to 10 minutes, putting her back in the ergo/baby k'tan... she finally fell asleep after 4.5 hours total while nursing and woke after 20 minutes. </p> <p>I guess I'm going to put her to bed one hour early tonight, I don't know what else to do?? Suggestions? So frustrating! </p>