https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 01:01:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1932191 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:23:49 +0000 daniellemybelle 1932191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've tried it all and I know how hard it is :heart: :heart: :heart: But with how poor his sleep sounds, I agree he is probably chronically overtired &amp; sleep training may be the best thing for him to break the cycle. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1931041 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 13:50:47 +0000 Mamatang 1931041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually just started sleep training my lo a week ago.(she's now 10mo) We did CIO when she was 5.5 mo but didn't really work out so we went back to co-sleeping but a month ago she started waking up 5-6 times a night! That's when I said enough is enough! I didn't do CIO this time, instead I just sat next to her while singing and patting. The first night she cried 40min even through I am holding her (she's standing in her crib). She made couple sounds throughout the night but fell back asleep by herself. The second night she was down in 15 min and no cry. A week later she doesn't cry when I put her down and usually able to fell asleep pretty quick! She's still waking up a few times at night but doesn't need to be feed or picked up. Usually after a few pat she's back sleeping... Hopefully this will go away soon too. She's still co-sleeping for her 2 naps but she is sleeping longer as well (she was waking up after 30 min and won't sleep anymore, but now if I nurse for a bit she'll go back to sleep for a total of 1.5-2 hr nap each). I think I'll start nap train in her crib once she sleep through the night. Hope this help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930570 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:17:50 +0000 MrsKoala 1930570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't done it yet but I know a lot of people who swear by the Sleep Easy Solution. We are planning on doing it as soon as my LO recovers from the cold that he has currently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930537 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:00:09 +0000 avivoca 1930537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ended up having to sleep train around that age for the same reasons you are. One night, I just decided that I would let her CIO and I did check every five minutes, then every ten minutes. It got easier when she started rolling onto her stomach to sleep, and now she just wiggles around, talks to herself, and rolls onto her knees before going to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930472 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:41:49 +0000 Canoli 1930472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: ha! That magic mythical window, that is best thing I have ever heard! So true!</p> <p>I am offering sympathy too! My son sttn until I went back to work and no he wakes out of habit and the only way to get him back asleep is by nursing but I too don't want to sleep train. I keep putting it off because I'm lazy and don't want to hear him cry! Hugs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930317 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:19:42 +0000 Cherrybee 1930317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: Thanks. :heart: It wasn't that bad. She was in a great mood once we got her up so I just focused on enjoying the extra time with her. She STTN from 9.10pm so it was all good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930312 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:15:04 +0000 illumina 1930312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: Don't be too hard on yourself...I think everyone feels this way at some point or another and I don't think the majority set out with the expectation that they will have to train. For us, LO could not fall asleep by herself...she would fight it and we were all miserable. Sleep training fixed that and she has been falling asleep like a pro ever since. </p> <p>@Cherrybee: I'm sorry you had a rough night :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930300 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:07:01 +0000 Cherrybee 1930300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not going to offer you any good advice because we still haven't got E's sleep under control. Last night she wouldn't go to sleep so we let her cry for about 45 minutes. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't - and last night it just didn't. She was soaked from the tears and her eyes were ringed in red. :sad: We had to get her up in the end and she ran about shrieking with glee until 9.10pm. She was massively overtired. </p> <p>What I am going to offer is sympathy. It's the worst feeling when you start getting mad with them. Last night, I went into our bedroom (leaving E in her cot in her room) and punched hell out of the bed. It made me feel calm enough to go back in and try to be soothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930295 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:01:11 +0000 edelweiss 1930295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>don't be hard on yourself about the window during which to put LO down. i drove myself crazy second-guessing myself and trying every which way to put him down during that fucking magic mythical window, and my conclusion is that for some babies it doesn't exist. with my LO, he just didn't want to fall asleep and fought it hard. </p> <p>we did CIO for bedtime and nap training at the same time, if we were in the room, LO was too stimulated. the process was up and down. i had been hoping for 1 week of training and having a baby that started snoozing the second i put him down, but our end result was him crying for about 15 minutes every night/nap before falling asleep. i just accepted it because i didn't see other viable alternatives. after a few months he started falling asleep without crying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930250 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 07:25:35 +0000 looch 1930250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to do nap and night training at the same time, if we didn't, it would make the nights even more difficult and it wasn't sustainable. We had to sleep train three times for it to finally work, at age 11 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930231 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 07:00:26 +0000 Orchid 1930231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Reading the sleep cues never worked too well for me. I gave up and just put LO on an age appropriate schedule. I used to put him to sleep after 2hrs of waketime, but noticed it was really difficult to get him to sleep later in the day (even if he had yawned). After 3 days of doing the 2-3-4 (it's really 2-3-3.5 for us) I think it's working well. KNOCK, knock, KNOCKING ON WOOD. I think I'll nap train when I think he's settled comfortably into the routine. Maybe consider getting your one used to a reasonable schedule so when you nap train you're not worrying about whether or not he's overtired.</p> <p>ETA: and I've found that the extra waketime in the afternoon helps him sleep better at night. I'm still knocking on wood here!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930184 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:07:59 +0000 lilteacherbee 1930184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We recently sleep trained at 11 months. I never really wanted to do it, but didn't have to think about it much since (thankfully!) he was a pretty good sleeper for a long time. Then around 8-9 months it started getting harder to get him down and as soon as he touched the crib, he would wake up and we'd have to start over.</p> <p>I just let him CIO one night (no checks, they made him more upset). First night, 35 minutes of crying. Second night, 10 minutes. Third night, less than 1 minute. After about night five, he'd just roll around for a few minutes and fall asleep on his own. Same for MOTN wake ups (usually only one per night). I nurse him, then lay him down and he goes to sleep on his own. It's made such a huge difference for his sleep (and our sanity!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930179 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:57:24 +0000 singingbee 1930179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: my LO would get overtired. We sleep trained at night and then naps just fell into place. She has bad nights, like when she is teething or if DH is home and holds her during naps, etc, but sleep training made a huge difference for us. She gets in her sleep sack, we kiss her, and put her down, awake, and she falls asleep. We did it when she was 6 months old and moved to her own room. We used the sleep sense program. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930177 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:52:52 +0000 artsyfartsy 1930177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: overtiredness is something I can never figure out. I've been struggling with his sleep since he was 4 months old (he's 8 months now). It's like there's a 2 minute window in between too early and too late to try and put him to sleep and I keep missing it. I can't rely on times because his sleep and naps are never consistent because we can't get him to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930168 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:41:05 +0000 littlejoy 1930168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe do assisted sleep training? Since baby is used to you being there, you could stay with him until he falls asleep, but he can be in his own space (crib or pnp). It'll take a few days, I'm sure, and you can make the transition better by giving pats and comfort. </p> <p>I'd also be sure he's not over tired and you notice signs of sleepiness. </p> <p>It's so hard, this sleep thing! I'm sure you'll get many responses from people here, and you'll find a plan that works for you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-sleep-training#post-1930158 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:28:49 +0000 artsyfartsy 1930158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate that I'm asking. I really really really never wanted to do sleep training. But T relies on being nursed or rocked to sleep and now half the time that doesn't work. We can't keep a consistent nap schedule (and bedtime schedule) because he resists going to sleep so bad. Sometimes I can time it just right and he won't fight, but that's rare. I thought starting a good nap time and bedtime routine would help but I can't quite get it right because I never know when to start. If I start to early he gets mad and won't sleep and if i start too late he's inconsolable. I'm awake with him at 11:30pm because he won't go back to sleep. Then he will wake up at 3am and won't go back to sleep until 7am. I can't keep doing this. I find myself getting mad at him and that's what hurts me the worst. </p> <p>If you sleep trained, did it help your LO regulate their sleep? Did it help with naps or did you have to nap train seperately? What about MOTN wake ups? </p>