@vrijster_7 Oooh I hope that’s what works for us!
4 month regression? Almost 17 weeks and now refuses bassinet. Unsafe sleep situation last night.
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@teamsesh I came to say this! The only time I’ve had trouble transferring my girl to the crub was when she was BIG overtired.
To get him out of the cycle do as much holding to sleep/ while asleep as you can and offer extra long day naps (don’t cap at 2 hrs). It should only take a day or two to get out of it! Then set. Schedule that allows him to get 14-15 hrs of sleep in a 24 hr period. Maybe 13-14 is enough but I’d give him more for a few days to see if that helps him bounce back
To get him out of the cycle do as much holding to sleep/ while asleep as you can and offer extra long day naps (don’t cap at 2 hrs). It should only take a day or two to get out of it! Then set. Schedule that allows him to get 14-15 hrs of sleep in a 24 hr period. Maybe 13-14 is enough but I’d give him more for a few days to see if that helps him bounce back
@sweetkf I made a different comment saying I think day sleep is excessive which is leading to shit night sleep, leading to overtiredness and struggling to get to sleep/getting really worked up.
I just don’t want you to think that your child needs more than 3.5hrs of napping per day - the issue, as far as I can see it, is that your baby doesn’t know how to fall asleep on their own which leads to poor quality night sleep (the most restorative).
I just don’t want you to think that your child needs more than 3.5hrs of napping per day - the issue, as far as I can see it, is that your baby doesn’t know how to fall asleep on their own which leads to poor quality night sleep (the most restorative).
@sweetkf But by your admission, he fights all sleep hard which is why I'm guessing he might be overtired. In other words, I don't think that being generally pretty happy means that he's not overtired. I think 12.5 hours is okay for a bit older baby but that just sounds low for a 4 month old.
I thought my baby was the same (getting about the same amount of total sleep per night as yours at 4 months and being generally happy) but after sleep training, he gets 11 hours at night minimum (sometimes up to 11.5-12) plus about 3 hours during the day.
I thought my baby was the same (getting about the same amount of total sleep per night as yours at 4 months and being generally happy) but after sleep training, he gets 11 hours at night minimum (sometimes up to 11.5-12) plus about 3 hours during the day.
after we sleep trained my son did 10.5hr nights and 2hr15naps at that age (only for 30 mins unless held which is developmentally normal). It was rough haha