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@davidkampisch Hey thanks for reaching out. A few questions: 1) What time is he seeing light every morning? If his room is completely blacked out then he shouldn't see any light until you get him. What time is that happening? 2) How old was he when he settled out on 2 naps? 3) Did he have...

@archangellover Yikes! Yeah get through fever first. My son’s wake windows shrink a ton during fevers so I’d try some 3 hour ones and just let him sleep as much as he wants. Hopefully he’ll do like 3 hour awake, 3 hour nap, and 4 hour last wake window before knocking out. Ibuprofen works better...

@archangellover Poor little guy!!! Yeah he sound massively OT. I think of crying at bedtime as just the kiddo being uncomfortable and screaming "Help I want to sleep!!!" As you pointed out, 2 nights ago (when he was presumably less OT) he fell asleep just fine. And yes, check-ins for MOTN...

@archangellover Yeah it’s a good question. My guess is it’ll vary child to child and family to family. We are pretty religious about independent sleep at bedtime.m, since ST at 4m. We broke it once around 6.5m when kiddo was OT and fell asleep on dad. But then again plenty of times our friends’...

@looseink I'm gonna go out on a limb and say few kiddos under 1 year, esp those in daycare, are having "split nights" and EMWs due to too much daytime nap. Napping a ton during the day is usually a result and not the cause of these problems, which are usually results of scheduling problems...

@archangellover Separation anxiety? We were hit w it at 16m right during the transition so yeah that was fun. I find that sleep debt really compounds it. Bad overtiredness also causes the standing up crying. Frequent check-ins can backfire bc you can work him up to a frenzy. Try to see if you...

@archangellover The mood is definitely a getting older thing. It’s a double-edged sword: easier to make it through the day w an overtired kid, harder to troubleshoot sleep problems (bc you get fooled into thinking they had enough sleep). You’re heading into the transition full speed. Main...

@briank7 Our starting 2 nap schedule was 2.75/3/4 and starting 1 nap was 4-4.5/5.5-6 roughly. I’ve always done bedtime by the clock so the last wake window fluctuates a bit, and my son always could tolerate a longer last WW for age but a shorter first WW for age. I know some babies do better w...

@briank7 Hey, glad to hear that things are good! My son is very similar: will nap till the cows come home in the morning, and then party all afternoon and all evening. Your plan is basically what I would've done. As you get closer you're gonna head start getting early morning wakings as the...

@matt11confused Husband needs to take over video calls and visits to his family. I usually just hop on for a bit during the video calls to say hi to my in-laws and chat a bit in English, but leave it so they can speak in their language to our son. On playdates and other social gatherings in...

@nol False starts suck and are generally related to developmental readiness and insufficient daytime sleep. It kinda is unavoidable but will get better with time! If he's still in deep sleep in the morning, just let him sleep in! This way you'll be able to get through the day on 3 naps more...

I joined the r/sleeptrain community around this time last year, as a desperate FTM to a then 4mo navigating sleep training, the 4-3 transition, PPD, and the whole shebang. It’s been a crazy journey. I talked to countless parents here over the year to learn, exchange tips, have friendly...