https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:26:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-a-reflux-baby#post-2858419 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:13:11 +0000 Kbee 2858419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: Thanks for your reply! I had forgot about Precious Little Sleep - I read her website like crazy with my first baby and it looks like the book will be really helpful now.</p> <p>@Mrs Green Grass: Her reflux has ups and downs - she's currently in the RNP because of a bad reflux flare. We're hoping to move her into the crib in her room soon and we'll try elevating it to see if it works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-a-reflux-baby#post-2857658 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:45:16 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2857658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleeping at incline was really important for my reflux baby. We used the RNP for a long time and then elevated his crib mattress. He was also medicated (it was severe). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-a-reflux-baby#post-2857267 Sat, 17 Nov 2018 13:23:15 +0000 periwinklebee 2857267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe try reading the book Precious Little Sleep - it has gentler methods than Ferber. I would focus on getting her to go down sleepy but awake and sleep for the first few hours of the night. That should take care of most of the sleep associations. </p> <p>My LO had reflux. We wouldn't have been comfortable with full on extinction sleep training but there are lots of other steps you can take to nudge sleep in the right direction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-a-reflux-baby#post-2857175 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:54:24 +0000 Kbee 2857175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>tl;dr: 5-month old's reflux has improved with my diet changes but her sleep hasn't improved. She MAY still have some reflux symptoms but it's truly hard to tell if it's that or constant cold symptoms. Sleep training appropriate or no? What kind?</p> <p>We're at our wits end with nighttime sleep and our 5-month old! She's a reflux baby, and so over time we've had to institute lots of sleep associations in order to get her to sleep.</p> <p>Now her reflux has improved a lot with my elimination of dairy, soy, eggs, coconut, tomatoes, and some other things. During the day she is super chill, happy, and takes great naps. But she doesn't sleep great at night. About 5 out of 7 nights of the week she still has some coughs and congestion that make me think her reflux is still bothering her a bit, OR that she consistently has symptoms of a cold, but I don't think she's in pain. It takes 1-2 hours to get her down at bedtime, and she wakes up 2-4 times per night. She sleeps in the pack n play bassinet, but when her congestion seems really bad she won't sleep in it and we have to put her in the Rock n Play.</p> <p>Is it appropriate to do some kind of sleep training at this point? My reluctance is that I know it won't work if her reflux is still bothering her, but I honestly can't tell if her sleep difficulties are still due to reflux or if she's just used to waking up a lot. Thanks for reading this far! </p>