https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:33:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-advice#post-1909392 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:35:26 +0000 BabyTsMom 1909392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charleysmom: I have that book too, and I was very surprised at their 2-2.5hour awake time recommendation. My LO just turned 5 months (22.5 weeks) and he goes down easier at about 1hr45-1hr55 awake time. I think one hour for your LO may have been a little too early, though? </p> <p>Naps suck. I have no good advice. Just hoping that they'll get better as he gets older and consolidates on his own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-advice#post-1908845 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:18:49 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1908845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>that is way too long of an awake time at that age. the max should be 90 minutes. as in they are in the crib by 90 minutes total wake time. following that schedule (charlie was the same age when we nap trained), was life changing! if they are overtired, it is way harder to self soothe.</p> <p>good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-advice#post-1908807 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:59:21 +0000 charleysmom 1908807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO is 19 weeks. So far, we have been lucky and she generally sleeps well through the night (sometimes 1 or 2 wake ups but we can handle it). For the last month or so, she has fought us on naps. Rocking, bouncing, patting- all our old tricks were failing. After a miserable weekend we decided to begin sleep training for naps with the Sleep Easy Solution. Yesterday was the first day and we had some moderate success. My question is, the book recommends a wake time of 2-2 1/2 hours for her age. She sometimes appears tired before that. Do I just stick with what the book says? This morning I went with her cues (quiet, yawning) and I put her down after a wake time of 1 hour. She pretty much just played and babbled for first 25 minutes and cried on/off for rest of time. She was cranky when I got her and fell asleep with bottle. Now I'm holding her because she hasn't been able to get through her sleep transitions on her own and this poor baby needs sleep! Please tell me there is hope and it gets better. Feeling like a failure today. </p>