https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:15:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-motn-wake-ups-how-to-stop#post-1297175 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:02:26 +0000 hilsy85 1297175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennimac: yay! Glad to hear that :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-motn-wake-ups-how-to-stop#post-1297107 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:06:58 +0000 singingbee 1297107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: the light trick worked! She woke up at 2:20 and we nursed, burped, and fell back asleep by 3:00!!! So much better than two hours!!!!</p> <p>@ShootingStar: thanks! I'll remember that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-motn-wake-ups-how-to-stop#post-1296759 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:39:45 +0000 ShootingStar 1296759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any experience with this yet, but I think read a tip for this a while ago, that you could set an alarm to wake up before your LO does. That way you can almost dream feed them and put them back to sleep, instead of letting them wake themselves up and get really upset. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-motn-wake-ups-how-to-stop#post-1296585 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 15:31:53 +0000 hilsy85 1296585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennimac: aw that's sweet of you to say! :) hope things get better--baby sleep is so tough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-motn-wake-ups-how-to-stop#post-1296580 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 15:23:54 +0000 singingbee 1296580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: she is swaddled. She hated it about a week after she wAs born, but we started it up again when she was about a month old. We have the woombie and we use a double swaddle when that is being washed. I think she is too young to self-soothe, but I didn't know if that's what others thought too. I'll definitely check that book out! I've been reading lots of sleep posts and really like what you've had to say about infant sleeping. Thanks!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-motn-wake-ups-how-to-stop#post-1296574 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 15:19:42 +0000 hilsy85 1296574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennimac: I would definitely keep it off and s ee if that helps. Is she swaddled? At that age I personally think it's too early to expect much from Los in terms of self soothing, so for me, if Lo didn't fall asleep on his own I would rock him or nurse him to sleep, and the swaddle helped with that. I would definitely try a paci if it seems like she's waking upon transfer after you take her off the boob. Also, how long do you wait before putting her down. I think I read it takes like 20 min for them to get into deep sleep so maybe waiting a bit longer would help?</p> <p>In terms of books, I really liked Ferber's sleep book, Solve your child's sleep problems. The whole beginning is just about the science of infant sleep, the different stages, etc. Interesting stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-motn-wake-ups-how-to-stop#post-1296570 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 15:12:19 +0000 singingbee 1296570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: she starts crying. I wake up to full blown crying. I have a touch lamp that's pretty dim that I usually turn on. Should I keep it off? She is pretty drawn to the light. She is in our room, right next to my side in a pack-n-play. I usually don't change her diaper unless I hear her pooping, so that's one thing I don't do. Maybe the light would make a big difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-motn-wake-ups-how-to-stop#post-1296561 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 15:04:05 +0000 hilsy85 1296561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What is she doing while she's awake? is she screaming or fussing? is she in your room? </p> <p>I'm sure you're already doing this but are lights off and things kept as quiet as possible during motn feeds? i would skip a diaper change if you're still doing that as well, unless there's poop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-motn-wake-ups-how-to-stop#post-1296549 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:52:45 +0000 singingbee 1296549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So LO, who is 11 weeks, has been waking up the past few nights around 2-ish and won't go back down after nursing until 4 or 5. I'm about to lose my mind. We nurse, pat if she is still awake and then sometimes she wakes after the transfer or a few minutes after. Should I just give her a PACi until she falls asleep? She has been starting her bedtime routine around 7 pm. Usually we are nursing by 8. She will fall sleep in my arms because we rock. But then, she will almost fall asleep and wake up or be out for 15 minutes and wake up. I can usually put her down by 9:30. She had a week where she was sleeping really well. I would give her a bottle of pumped milk instead of nursing so I knew how much she got, but I stopped doing that because I wasn't having time to pump right beforehand since I'm by myself. I also worried about having enough for her when she goes to the sitter's house. We have been giving a bottle of formula if she is still hungry, so should I do a nighttime bottle instead of nursing, make it all formula, do something else? </p> <p>It is usually me doing night time routine (dh works nights and out of town) and I'm going back to work in two weeks. I'd really like to have a bit of a schedule when going back. We have a wonder week coming up so I'm already nervous about her sleep then and if it's already crappy now, what will it be like then?</p> <p>Any book suggestions are good too. I'll ready anything to help establish some good sleep habits in my child. </p>