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@mazince514 So sounds like you did drop a feed then? If your first wake is now at 230 and your second at 530, you’ve made progress. I would work to remove the sleep association of you rocking him sleepy before bed. You may have to actually sleep train if he cries before falling asleep at the...

@mazince514 When he woke at 230 am did he still wake twice after that? Or did he drop a later wake up? Any chance he could have a lingering sleep association? How close to falling asleep is his bottle? Is there any help getting sleepy before bed or is he going right from awake to asleep on his...

@shiftybroccoli What about a daily thread to support people who are actually undertaking sleep training that night .... to avoid all the “wish me luck” posts, and also where people can post in real time looking for support

@bluesky123 You can do either … nap training takes longer because daytime sleep pressure is lower, but nap 1 is usually the easiest nap to get and the skills will transfer easier to nights and other naps …. So if naps are causing you trouble it’s fine to start with naps. Starting with nights is...

@bluesky123 Is she sleeping independently? If so, increase your first wake windows … you need sleep pressure before your earlier naps in order to encourage a longer nap. Nap 1 gets longer first, so increase that wake window to at least 2.5 hours, the later once’s should be no shorter Many...

@sweetkf Increase your wake times a bit and then sleep train at the start of the night. Absolutely drop to 4 naps, 5 naps is newborn territory If he won’t fall asleep with nursing and rocking he is way under tired and needs more sleep pressure He’s not too young for Ferber. 4 months is a very...

@benedix That great that it’s working for you but I can tell you it would not have worked for my baby or many other babies. You probably just have an easy sleeper which is great!

@nonaeroterraqueous Agree with this .... feeling like it’s your burden alone must be so difficult.

@opsthryl Yep, a predictable daytime gives you a more predictable night time. Good job!

@danielson0101 Just because you have made the decision doesn’t mean you can’t grieve it … there’s no perfect choices in life… sometimes we are choosing between two imperfect options. This may have been the right choice AND you may feel some regret … that’s ok.