https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:32:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2259126 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 14:30:14 +0000 cam 2259126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I referenced the chart in this post a lot at the beginning, it wont fit everyone exactly but gives a good idea. We mostly went by how long he was awake in between naps to determine when the next one should be. He didn't have predictable naps until around 7 months probably. I'm sure she's doing just fine!<br /> <a href="http://www.troublesometots.com/baby-sleep-what-is-normal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.troublesometots.com/baby-sleep-what-is-normal/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2259106 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 13:34:31 +0000 lady grey 2259106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds like you're doing great! We used the Sleep Easy Solution book. It is a sleep training book BUT there is tons of info in there about how much sleep babies should get at each age and how many/how often naps should be, etc. Info is well organized and easy to flip through. Here is a chart on average sleep needs from their website:<br /> <a href="http://www.sleepyplanet.com/sleep_needs.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sleepyplanet.com/sleep_needs.html</a></p> <p>The Weissbluth book has good info too but I found that is was not user friendly, dense and hard to get through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2259070 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 12:39:23 +0000 winniebee 2259070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for Weissbluth explaining things well - it's less about "methods" and more about explaining normal infant sleep habits. </p> <p>My first had a later bedtime of like 9:30 or 10 until 12 weeks old. Then it gradually moved up to 7 or so around 4 months.</p> <p>Our second had an earlier bedtime of 8 pm and a strict routine starting at 8 weeks. My older son was waking up at 7 am so a late bedtime for the infant didn't benefit me much. And his sleep was really poor so we needed SOME routine. It moved to around 7:30 at 5 months maybe? At 8 months his bed time is now 7/7:30. My kids are early risers and later bedtimes just don't work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2259068 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 12:35:09 +0000 MenagerieMama 2259068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved weissbluth's book (healthy sleep happy child) for the information about developmentally appropriate baby sleep and used it as a guide! I didn't use his sleep training techniques but still refer to it as a reference for issues or if I think she needs to drop a nap. Check it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2259043 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 10:58:52 +0000 catomd00 2259043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like<br /> You're doing a great job! Our bedtime moved earlier around 4 months but there was no nap schedule until closer to 6-7 months. Just follow your instinct and babies lead - they know what they're doing! You'll start to see the patterns and schedules emerging naturally as she gets older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2259041 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 10:53:01 +0000 Rockies11 2259041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coffee-lover: I think it's really what works for your family and your baby as far as any of it goes. With my first, I just let her nap whenever and she eventually settled into a rountine much later - she was around 6 months when she started napping twice a day and going to bed at a regular time. We're doing roughly the same thing with my second, except that I do try and make her sleep during my toddler's nap so thhat I can have a break. She's about 14 weeks. She sleeps around 4x a day, varying length naps. She goes to bed at 8 or 9. When she's going through a phase of not sleeping enough it is readily apparent, so I don't worry about it otherwise. </p> <p>I have a bedtime routine now for our toddler, and we started it around a year. Our little one just nurses to sleep in our bed while I watch netflix. You can start a bedtime routine whenever, but I don't think you have to until it makes sense for you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2259003 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 09:27:10 +0000 Mamasig 2259003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it really depends on your baby. My sons never followed the sleep guidelines. They generally are on the lower side of normal. At that age bedtime was about 8:30. DS1 never went to bed earlier than that. DS2 moved up to about 7:30. Naps are definitely all over the place. DS1 never had a real schedule until he went to one nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2258900 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 03:10:19 +0000 blackbird 2258900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T is 12 weeks old and he gets about 4 naps a day, I'd say, of varying length. He goes to sleep around 8:30, and will for probably another month or two, and it will slowly move towards 7:30/7:00. I think the schedule will develop in about a month, after he's been in daycare. Right now our days are all over the place, so he gets interrupted </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2258891 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 00:34:21 +0000 Kemma 2258891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My wee guy is just over four months old and has really only started to develop any sort of consistent schedule in the last 2-3 weeks. At the moment he wakes at around 0700-0730, has two hours of a wake time, takes three naps and goes down for the night between 1930 and 2000.</p> <p>You might find that your LO will start taking better / longer naps if she's in her room with less distractions and most babies / kids do enjoy routines so they know what comes next so there's no harm in trying to introduce or maintain some sort of consistency. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2258883 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 00:01:57 +0000 rosegold 2258883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>sounds good so far! 7pm seems reslly eary for that age... if you're not on a strict schedule, kind of just go with baby and you will find yourself falling into a routine as they do actually enjoy one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2258877 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 23:24:03 +0000 BabyTsMom 2258877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know what you mean about your pediatrician not being much help. Ours was exactly the same! I would start a bedtime routine now. Even though it may seem like it's not helping or making a difference now, if you get your LO used to a routine sooner than later, you may find that she looks forward to certain parts of the routine later on! We started our routine very early, and for a long time I felt like I was just going through the motions. But now, my LO looks forward to our routine and I really think it helps to settle him and let him know that it's time for bed.<br /> I'm a schedule type of person, and my LO seems to do really well on a schedule, so that worked for us. But from what you're describing, your LO seems to be happy and doing well with what you're doing. So I don't know if there's really a need to change things up? But I guess if you want to try to make things more "regular," I do recall that at that age, they should be awake for about 1.5-2 hrs at a time, so that worked out to 3-4 naps a day.<br /> Some books/sites that I found useful are: Weissbluth's book; troublesometots.com, weebedreaming.com, and Hellobee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2258873 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 23:12:10 +0000 charlotte 2258873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around that age (or really closer to 4ms) started loosely following this schedule but not stressing over it too much:<br /> <a href="http://noobmommy.com/2012/02/e-a-s-y-schedules-cheat-sheet-4-sample-baby-schedules-from-4-weeks-1-yr.html" rel="nofollow">http://noobmommy.com/2012/02/e-a-s-y-schedules-cheat-sheet-4-sample-baby-schedules-from-4-weeks-1-yr.html</a></p> <p>Sometimes it worked, sometimes not. I started trying to make naps happen in the crib but occasionally it would still be the rock n play or on me. </p> <p>We also did start doing a nap and bed routine at that age:<br /> (Bath at bedtime) + Diaper change, sleep sack, book, dark room, white noise, put down. </p> <p>We never really had to officially sleep train, it just kind of came together from there. </p> <p>I think what you have now sounds pretty good though so I would definitely not worry too much! If you feel like you're both ready to do naps in the crib and do a routine then go for it. One of our big motivations was our son is BIG and we physically couldn't rock him anymore after 4 mos. or depend on him fitting in the rock n play. We needed him to fall asleep on his own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2258870 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 23:07:25 +0000 jedeve 2258870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's all so confusing! My babies went to bed around then at that age. As they got older, their bed times moved closer to 7:30-8. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-help-needed-for-11-week-old#post-2258865 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 22:57:51 +0000 Coffee-lover 2258865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I have questions and need advice about sleep for my almost 12 week old baby. Her pediatrician has not been helpful, I already asked him. I am a first time mom and am clueless about what I should be doing about sleep and naps. </p> <p>I know I cant expect her to follow a strict schedule (sleeping at specific times) but wonder when the bedtime routine should start. I also wonder how many hours of daytime and nighttime sleep she should be getting. Is there a certain ammount of naps she should get? What does your schedule look like?</p> <p>Right now she usually falls asleep for the night anywhere from 8 to 9:30. She will wake up to get fed and changed either once or twice, and will get up in the morning around 6:30. </p> <p>For naps, she is all over the place. Sometimes she will take 3 long naps and seem like she sleeps most of the day, and other days she will take 2 or 3 short 30min to 1 hour naps. Her naps do not seem to have any effect on her night sleep.</p> <p>For naps she is in her rock and play in the living room with me. At night she falls asleep in the rock and play in the living room and I transfer her to the bassinet in our room when we go to bed. At what point should I have her nap by herself in the room? </p> <p>I see some people saying they put their baby down for bed for the night at 6:30 or 7 and have a regular nap schedule. I am womdering if im doing things all wrong. I dont want to create any bad habits. </p> <p>I looked at a few books, but they all seem like they are from someone trying to convince someone of some "method" to acomplish something. I just want to make sure my daugter is healthy and getting enough sleep. Thank you for getting through this long post! </p>