https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:25:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574742 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:34:47 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2574742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Orchid: he's sleeping pretty well at night. For about a month I have handled night duty entirely. He's gone from waking twice in MOTN to just once. Around 3/4 when he wakes I change him, nurse him and he's back to sleep. Some days he will wake at 5:30 am and be up, but today he slept until 7 am. </p> <p>I don't have too many sleep cues for him, but he's pretty used to diaper change plus time in the glider means crib is next. Just now I used for the first time the Rainbow Relxation meditation track to put him down for a nap. Since my baby has reflux the only time I put him down in his crib or bassinet without holding him first is when he's been up for awhile and let's out a tension cry. Boom that's a cue for me that he will sleep anywhere and is super ready to go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574708 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:50:41 +0000 Orchid 2574708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574690 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:38:39 +0000 Happygal 2574690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry--missed your reply that he's 7 weeks. Little! Here's some resources you can check out:<br /> The Happy Sleeper (my fav sleep book)</p> <p>Science of Mom--blog and she has a book out</p> <p>Healthy Happy Sleep--I have friends who have used her as a consultant and participate in her weekly nap chats. And here's her guide that I find very helpful: <a href="http://www.healthyhappysleep.com/developmental-sleep-guide/0-8-weeks/" rel="nofollow">http://www.healthyhappysleep.com/developmental-sleep-guide/0-8-weeks/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574680 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:33:38 +0000 Dahlia 2574680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put a heating pad in the crib while she was falling asleep, then when we put her down it was still warm like our arms (obviously having moved the heating pad out before we put her down). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574679 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:33:12 +0000 Orchid 2574679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: it seems like I should start trying right away. Thanks for sharing your experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574678 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:32:29 +0000 Orchid 2574678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: this was working great for me, until this week. I'd nurse him to sleep and hold (while burping) until he was in a deep sleep, then he'd sleep for 2 or even 3 hrs. How's your little one sleeping? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574675 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:30:56 +0000 Orchid 2574675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: thank you! I don't want to go down that road! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574665 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:25:38 +0000 DesertDreams88 2574665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never held my baby for naps intentionally, though it accidentally happened sometimes.... and I almost never tried transferring. However, the few times I did (or, during night feedings), I learned that if you can kind of move his arm without waking him up, then he is in a deep sleep and ready for transferring. </p> <p>Eventually this will lead to some short naps though, because he will associate your arms as the place to sleep, instead of anywhere else. When he falls asleep in your arms and wakes up somewhere else, it will startle him to the point where he can't fall back asleep / connect sleep cycles. The website Lucie's List has some info on this, in case you're interested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574658 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:22:22 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2574658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My babe is 2 mos and being able to put him down without waking him is still relatively new. One thing that helped is holding him close to my chest as long as I could while placing him elsewhere. He would get startled and wake himself with the change in altitude otherwise. I still hold my LO for at least 20 minutes or longer since he sleeps more soundly in my arms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574655 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:20:55 +0000 Happygal 2574655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Orchid: how old is he? Honestly, it didn't take for a long time, but I kept trying....not every single time, but at least once a day. Depends on lots of things, like the age and personality. But yes, from birth until about 3-4 months, I would use a HALO sleep swaddle. She nursed to sleep for a long time--it wasn't until about 5-6 months that we started practicing going down drowsy on a more consistent basis.</p> <p>Sorry--that answer is all over the place, but I don't think there's a clear right or wrong way to approach sleep! But if ain't working for you, it's worth examining to figure out how you can get things in a better place. You could also consider babywearing, but I found my girl was too alert to sleep through transitioning from my body to another place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574652 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:17:15 +0000 Orchid 2574652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: 7 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574649 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:16:45 +0000 Orchid 2574649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: I've been trying to do that but he doesn't go to sleep! Do you put them down drowsy but awake in a swaddle?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574604 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:34:17 +0000 Happygal 2574604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Orchid: I am not sure! How old is your baby? You can start experimenting putting your baby down drowsy though, or even asleep, so he can start practicing going to sleep on his own. 20 minutes is a long time to hold a baby, even a sweet and snuggly one. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-baby-sleep-cycle-question#post-2574442 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 09:22:10 +0000 Orchid 2574442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At what age do babies go into deep sleep as soo as they fall asleep??</p> <p>I've been holding baby for twenty minutes while he's in light sleep then putting him down. But I'd love to get that time back!! </p>