https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:45:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-what-would-you-do#post-818125 Thu, 30 May 2013 12:44:16 +0000 lindseykaye 818125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: I am hoping that there is a happy medium, too! I was REALLY hoping that she would just magically settle into a nice routine and we would be good to go. And I agree that waking twice a night is normal and really I would be fine with that if things were just more consistent and she had a better ability to self soothe. Thanks for the advice on just remaining consistent (we can be better about this, but sometimes it feels like sleep training?) and if needed we can transition that into a more structured training later.</p> <p>@Freckles: Sleep training after she can pull up was something I would like to avoid but with the timing, I wonder if we can. She already scoots to the side of her crib that is near the door, pulls down the breathable bumper a bit and yells out the side of the crib when she is mad. </p> <p>@banana: I'm a total softie, but it's hard to know when it's a good thing and I'm being sensetive to her needs and when it's holding her back from something that will ultimately benefit her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-what-would-you-do#post-818069 Thu, 30 May 2013 12:30:14 +0000 NovBaby1112 818069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hmmm that's a tough one....i think i would probably wait until after the move, only because sleep training is so hard and so much work (depending on what method you use) that i would rather just start it once she was settled in the new house. hopefully the 4 wakings was a fluke though. it might be especially hard since she is teething and learning to crawl- 2 big sleep disruptors, but once those settle down (mainly the crawling thing, bc teething is constant really) and you are moved in is when i would give sleep training a go. I agree with @kiddosc that you can do a happy medium until then as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-what-would-you-do#post-817958 Thu, 30 May 2013 12:09:08 +0000 banana 817958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: LOL! Just goes to show how different all babies are! Sometimes I like to think that my kids sleep so well because I"m such an awesome mom. But I really had nothing to do with it. But I like to think that I did. teehee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-what-would-you-do#post-817954 Thu, 30 May 2013 12:08:29 +0000 kiddosc 817954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't vote because I think there's a happy medium. I think you need to work on a consistent routine now and can work that into more of a sleep training thing after you move. I would make sure to put her down the same way and to respond the same way to her wake ups. I don't think waking up twice a night at 6 months is really all that out of the ordinary, and last night could have just been a fluke (not that that makes any easier.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-what-would-you-do#post-817945 Thu, 30 May 2013 12:05:44 +0000 Freckles 817945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Haha, i just realized i posted the complete opposite of what you wrote. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-what-would-you-do#post-817942 Thu, 30 May 2013 12:05:06 +0000 Freckles 817942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted to do it now. It gets harder to sleep train (IMO) when they're older and able to pull themselves up. At the 6-8 month age, i don't think they're old enough to recognize they are in a new house...i think it applies more for older toddlers? When i traveled with LO, she had no problems sleeping in a new room/environment. Babies are always teething, so there never is a perfect time to sleep train. Just do what you're comfortable with! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-what-would-you-do#post-817912 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:58:12 +0000 banana 817912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's a tough one. But I'd probably wait until I moved. Babies are very observant and totally notice their surroundings. I think the teething, moving, sleep training is a lot for her to take in at once. I notice that my kids don't sleep as well when we travel because of the new environment. I think they get a little nervous. So we don't push sleep on them when we're away from home until they get more used to where we're staying. So I'd probably hold off. But then again, I'm kind of a softie and my husband would say to start sleep training asap. lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-what-would-you-do#post-817883 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:51:03 +0000 lindseykaye 817883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Backstory: LO is 6 1/2 months old and we mostly nurse to sleep at bedtime and she is sometimes rocked to sleep for naps and sometimes put down awake and falls asleep herself (though she does this for her daycare nanny far better than for us). Most nights she wakes 2x and I nurse her and put back in the crib - total awake time of about 15 minutes each. She has gone longer stretches recently, 7h45m and then 9h30m (!!) just last week.</p> <p>Last night girlfriend had a hard time getting to sleep, was up 4x and then awake for the day at 5:20. </p> <p>We have been considering a more formal approach to sleep training but I am not sure if this is the right time. We are about to move into a new house and I have read that things like this can cause disruptions to sleep, even after having sleep trained. It felt like we were slowly moving in the right direction but last night was really rough. She has a lot going on right now (new teeth, starting to crawl) so that, plus a move, plus sleep training kind of seems like too much all at once. But when is there ever a time where there's nothing changing?</p> <p>What would you do? Sleep train now and then help her get back on track after potential setbacks after moving OR wait until after the move and sleep train in the new space (she will be about 71/2 - 8 months old then). </p>