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@robert777 I didn’t get the drowsy but awake model of baby either. He would start fussing immediately and be flown blown shrieking within moments every single time. He had to be nursed or rocked completely unconscious and set down in super slow motion pretty much every 2-3 hours from birth until...

@dmurrayfly I leaned pretty hard on the swing. You shouldn’t use it for sleep. But it’s a lifesaver when you need to put the baby down before you go insane.

@dmurrayfly We have an early riser too. It’s hard. Every time my in-laws suggested that we “keep him up late so he’ll sleep in” I wanted to scream. He wakes up even earlier if he stays up. I learned to just laugh when people gave me bad advice that won’t work for my situation. Some other...

@srjoanna It happens. It’s not easy to stay religiously consistent. And you can create new habits and sleep associations in a couple of days. I would recommend using the chair method. So you tell him you are going to sit next to the bed. You’ll be right there. And then you gradually withdraw...

@pkhaney He wanted you to be cheating so he could end it and not be the bad guy. I’m sorry. He’s not giving you an out. He wants out. He’s just not man enough to admit it. And now instead of the evidence he was hoping for he just looks like an ass for violating your privacy. He may also be...

@wiseisraelier This chart helped me a lot. We also got a little digital thermometer for the nursery. 68-72 degrees Fahrenheit is the ideal temp for lowering SIDS risk. We use a ceramic space heater or a window unit AC depending on the time of year so we can keep the nursery in that range without...

@wiseisraelier Anything that holds baby in one position for long periods ups your risk of flat spots. Too much time in a swing or bouncy chair can do it too. The potential for overheating concerns me more though because of the increase in SIDS risk. Baby at least can’t die from a flat spot. A...

@youtwotoo Experts have a lot of concerns about this product. Overheating. Flat spots that require a helmet. Use at your own risk. https://www.babybargains.com/baby-merlins-magic-sleepsuit-review-not-recommended/

@crushedman Sorry for any misunderstandings. We just need to be careful with anecdotes. Because by definition an anecdote is a single data point and doesn’t have the same weight as all of the data we have on the factors surrounding SIDS deaths. For example, my grandma will tell you about how she...

@crushedman Just be sure to keep the room very cool if you’re using it. The Merlin is warm. Overheating is a big SIDS risk factor. It’s less of an issue in the winter months. This chart is helpful for dressing baby safely for the temperature. https://images.app.goo.gl/3ZvyrLPRtD7Bnqqw8

@trinity15 Not safe for rolling babies unfortunately. Also really hot so not good to use during the summer. Overheating and getting stuck in a prone position are both SIDS risks.

@benedix Thanks! He started sleeping really well around 7/8 months old after we night weaned. He’s 5 now and still sleeps well as long as we’re consistent with bedtime. But we can keep him up late for a special occasion here or there. We just can’t push it. He’s a grouchy emotional mess on too...

@wiseisraelier That’s exactly what we did. Love to Dream until he got close to rolling and then the zippadeezip. It was a smooth transition. I recommend the Love to Dream to everyone with a baby too young to roll, especially if they prefer having their hands up and keep breaking out of the arms...

@benedix Plenty of people do this. I absolutely would have done this if it had worked for my son. I didn’t want to be rigid schedule mom. That was never the plan. My son needed it or he would get overtired and sleep terribly. I remember sitting at my MIL’s kitchen table in a sleep deprived haze...

@benromana Zippadeezip is a good swaddle transition. They make small sizes. It’s safe for rolling babies and it’s cozy like a swaddle. Anything weighted like a Merlin poses a risk of trapping baby face down.

@nader1 My husband took over handling wake ups at 3:30/4am so I could get some uninterrupted sleep before he went to work. Unless you’re a single parent you should be taking shifts. That way you don’t get desperate enough to do something you’re not comfortable with.

@regondifan My theory is that a lot of boomers sleep trained their babies unintentionally by just sleeping through night wakes. They didn’t sleep with a motion sensor camera pointed at the baby and a video monitor screen next to the bed. My in laws had 5 kids and they were like, “babies wake up...

@roryrichards It’s such BS. He has functioning eyeballs, right? And he’s an adult with a basic understanding of what basic chores need to be done regularly, correct? He just thinks the house is your responsibility and not his. So it’s still your job to delegate any tasks he actually does. He...

@sam1986 This. Safety proof the bedroom and secure the doorway. The room is the crib now. That’s what we did. The transition to the toddler bed was smooth. Not nearly as hard as I expected.

@peter252 This. It’s why I would rather hire a teenage babysitter who listens to instructions than leave a baby with my mil who raised 5 children and already knows everything and isn’t going to follow the schedule I left because she never did that with her babies. The way she remembers it her...