https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:31:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2405383 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 07:58:24 +0000 SweetiePie 2405383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything @gingerbebe: said about not going in unless LO is truly upset. We still do that at 15 months. I always want him to be in his crib for at least 1.5 hours. So if he wakes at the 1 hour mark, unless he's actively crying and clearly upset, I leave him.<br /> That being said...for the 5am wakeup we had to do CIO. It was recommended by my pediatrician at 4 months. Honestly it only took 3 days for him to stop waking and to sleep 6:30-6:30! I know it's not for everyone but that is how we got rid of that 5am wakeup in a very short amount of time.<br /> Oh and I remember reading about the 5am wakeup on babywise as well. It's mostly talking about it as a feeding but it still has a few options you could maybe apply. Obviously we did the 5th option :-)<br /> <a href="http://www.babywisemom.com/2013/07/5-6-am-night-wakings.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.babywisemom.com/2013/07/5-6-am-night-wakings.html?m=1</a></p> <p>And I again just want to echo what gingerbebe said: if she is waking happy at 5am JUST LEAVE HER! You may be surprised and she may just got back to sleep. I have a "real life" friend who has a 15 month old like me. She had been going in the second he made a sound at 6am. I finally said "look if he's not crying just leave him and see what happens". She emailed me the next day and said she left him and after 20 mins he went back to sleep till 7:30! And now he sleeps till 7:30 every day. </p> <p>As for naps and waking at 30 mins, she's definitely old enough to connect sleep cycles. and I think she was doing that before? So I hate to say it but maybe a new habit was formed. Like she woke up at the 30 min mark a couple times as coincidence and since you went in she now wants/expects it? It's also possible it's developmental (like maybe she just started or is about to start crawling for example). I honestly would again just leave her if she's waking happy. She will eventually learn that tou aren't coming in and go to sleep till nap time is over. Even when she doesn't go back to sleep, it's still good for them to be alone in a quiet dark room as part of the nap time than to go in and disrupt it. </p> <p>My last thought is that I would shorten wake times. At that age we weren't even on 2-3-4 yet. We were on more like 2-2-3 or something like that. I would try that. It's possible that because she is waking during naps now she is overtired. Overtired babies not only have a hard time falling asleep but also staying asleep. So maybe before CIO for naps or anything else, try that. Shortening wake time is relatively easy and you'll know pretty quickly if it works. It might take a few days to see the positive effects but be consistent! It may mean some EARLY bedtimes for a while. Trust me it is worth it! I have a friend who is a sleep consultant and she calls it "crazy stupid early bedtime" but it's necessary for some babies while they adjust their schedules.<br /> I always find wake time to be a delicate balance. I posted here a few weeks ago that my sons perfect naps had gone to hell and maybe it was time for 1 nap. But once I adjusted his awake time he is back to two 1.5-2 hour naps a day with a slightly later bedtime ( 7/7:30 instead of 6/6:30). It's working beautifully! So my point is it took some trial and error and a lot of patience but some kids are super sensitive to even MINUTES difference in wake time!</p> <p>Good luck! Feel free to wall me any time ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2405351 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 07:01:44 +0000 mrswin 2405351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catomd00: thanks, that seems to be the general consensus </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2405133 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 21:30:16 +0000 catomd00 2405133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd do whatever it takes to get her the most sleep and wait it out. She will resolve it on her own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2405107 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 21:15:13 +0000 FaithFertility 2405107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrswin: ohhh sorry read it wrong! I'd say probably a phase! DD is an early.riser too, no matter what I do!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2405098 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 21:09:09 +0000 mrswin 2405098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: 16 hours of sleep! That has never happened, even when she was a newborn, I wish though. 13.5 to 14 seems to be our max. I tried leaving her alone this morning to see if she would fall back asleep but after an hour and 15 minutes rolling around I went in to settle her. I get major anxiety when she is awake for long periods in the middle of the night :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2405095 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 21:05:40 +0000 mrswin 2405095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: Totally possible that like everything else it's just a phase </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2405091 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 21:04:58 +0000 mrswin 2405091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: the schedule above is what we are doing now, just wondering if there is anything I should change to reduce the 30 minute wake ups </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2404710 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:35:44 +0000 gingerbebe 2404710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age, my son was on a 730am-730pm schedule and napped from 10am-12pm, and then 230pm-430pm. Between 9 and 11 months, he had some random sleep disturbances both at night and in the early morning so I think part of it is just developmental. Generally we just ignored him if we knew he was fine (no illness, teething, or crying). For the early morning wake ups, that just meant he would sorta fuss and holler and throw stuffed animals out of his bed and roll around until he went back to sleep out of boredom and then we woke him up at the right wake time. For naps it was the same thing - we kept him in there until naptime was over. The only time we would go in is if he was actively screaming and crying for more than 15 minutes. But as soon as he was calm, we would but him back down, say its still sleep time, give him a kiss, and walk out. When it was the right time, we'd always come in hooting and cheering and extra happy to see him and eventually our son learned there was no real reason to make a fuss - we would always come back when it was time and we were always very happy and excited to see him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2404683 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:11:54 +0000 josina 2404683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No tips other than do what works. Her schedule is similar to DS's. He's 13 months and has always woken up between 4-6 am and I have to nurse back to sleep. His afternoon nap is his longest but he's been waking up an hour in and I cuddle on the couch till he falls back asleep (I'm abusing this b/c he's usually in daycare and I love the extra cuddles!).<br /> I'm not sure if anything you do will fix it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2404606 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:18:46 +0000 FaithFertility 2404606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD at that age was on an almost 2-3-4 schedule! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2404602 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:18:13 +0000 FaithFertility 2404602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What does her schedule look like now?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-troubleshooting-help#post-2404284 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 11:02:52 +0000 mrswin 2404284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's always about sleep! </p> <p>My DD is 8.5 months old now and we transitioned her to 2 naps about 3 weeks ago and it was pretty painless because she seemed more than ready. Since that transition our schedule looks something like this:</p> <p>7:30am wake up<br /> 10am-11/11:30am 1st nap (2.5 hrs awake time)<br /> 2:30pm/3pm 2nd nap (3.5 hrs awake time)<br /> 4pm up from second nap no matter what<br /> 7:30pm start bedtime routine<br /> 8pm asleep </p> <p>Up until a couple of nights ago she was waking once per night to eat but we have managed to drop that feed by making sure she is getting enough calories during the day.</p> <p>We are now running into 2 issues:<br /> 1. She is waking between 5am and 6am each morning and will not go back to sleep unless I go in and rock her. She puts herself to sleep for naps and bedtime no problem</p> <p>2. During both naps she is waking up every 30 minutes and won't go back to sleep unless I go in and rub her back :bummed:</p> <p>I know I need to stop the rocking for the early morning wake up and the back rubbing at naps because they are a whole separate issue but I am wondering if anyone can suggest changes that we could make to her schedule to get her back to decent naps and get her to sleep all the way through in the evening. I think we need to shorten up the wake time between the 1st and 2nd nap but my SO is not convinced. Any suggestions welcome! </p>