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@mattom Thank you! For the mattress in the playpen, does it need to line up perfectly or is it considered safe to have floor space around the mattress? To be honest, we live in an arid area where spiders and scorpions occasionally get in. Sleeping on the crib mattress on the floor is going to...

A lot of people have suggested for me to transition my 10 month old to a floor bed to get my bed back. Aside from the fact that I’d probably have to get up to nurse constantly, I’m really not understanding how it’s safer. We do the safe sleep 7 and I can feel any time my daughter moves in bed...

@sphynx Teething throws everything about the window for sure. I wouldn’t try this method on a bad teething night. Also, it’s recommended for older babies who are ready to be weaned, so I’d just ask your pediatrician first about night weaning and whether you need to make up the calories. I will...

@deorah Last night went as such: Nursed to sleep around 6:45pm. Woke to nurse at 8:30. Woke to nurse at 10 and 10:45, and this point I realized she was crying out from teeth pain so we gave her Motrin. This kept her up until 11:30. Nursed back to sleep around 11:45. Slept through til 3:45! A 4...

@deorah We’re very much in it together, it sounds like. Let me know how it goes, please! I’m very eager to see how tonight goes for us after last night’s hourlong intervention. Tomorrow is the last day of my mom’s visit and she’s been helping us recuperate during the day, so the pressure is on...

@gigaquad I did ask my pediatrician about the anemia but he said it’s not a factor in baby sleep as far as he knows. That’s a good point. My baby has been a 11-12 hour night sleeper (with constant feeding) but does really short day naps so she averages around 13 hours in 24. However she does...

@gigaquad Thank you, I appreciate that! I have heard of that group on here too, I don’t use Facebook much but next time I do I will check it out. Do you happen to know of some example medical reasons? My babe doesn’t have reflux or an apnea (from what I can tell) but she is slightly anemic...

@aligirl1964 Oh my goodness, twins too! You are a pro at this point. I’m so glad you didn’t have to go through the same limitations with only nursing for sleep the second time around thank you for your solidarity and encouragement!

@aligirl1964 Thank you, I so appreciate your response! You’re tough for sticking it out for 20 months! Did you have to bedshare too? My god, if this leads to her sleeping through the night instead of just a 4 hour stretch, I’ll be both shocked and a new person. I call it sleep training because...

Just wanted to share my current situation for those who can relate or are looking for solutions. It’s been a long journey. The main problem for context: even with bed sharing I rarely get a 3 hour stretch of sleep. Going on 13 months of sleep deprivation and my mental health is tenuous. The...

@tisanewseason My baby is the same way. However she’s the same way alll night long so I’m suffering a lot. If this works for you ignore the comments! It works for you and your baby and it certainly won’t go on forever. A lot of people can’t make it work, it’s good that you can. The pressure...

@seanieshamrocks I don’t have experience with this but I do think 9 days is quite early and she may still just be overexcited from the change and new addition to the family! I imagine at the end of the day she has a lot more to process about each new day of life with her baby sibling. So I...

@ptom Thank you! I thought the first step was making her wake to nurse less but based on last night it’s not the case—she woke every hour from 1-6!

@ptom Thank you, I appreciate this info as we’re doing the Jay Gordon method right now. We’ve gotten through the first step (took much longer than 3 days) where my baby can be unlatched still drowsy and roll over to go to sleep on her own, which is transformative for my baby in particular and...

@ptom How did night weaning go? Did the wakeups get horrible before they got better?