erikaleanne
New member
Hi all,
I just wanted to give an update to hopefully encourage anyone who is starting on their sleep training journey. Our baby was nursing every 45 mins all night and I had hit breaking point- as he is breastfed it was all on me.
We started sleep training when our son was 4 months old, using SLIP extinction from Precious Little sleep- it took nearly an hour for him to fall asleep the first night and really tested us but wow what a difference:
-Our son no longer nurses to sleep. Since setting out on our sleep train journey we have a new bedtime routine, with a feed more than half an hour before bedtime.
-He sleeps 6-7 hours before his first feed every night, then another 4 fairly consistently. He falls asleep within ten minutes of being put down.
-We moved him to his own room with minimal fuss- just kept the routine the same with a different bed. We even had to take him away from home for a night and he fell asleep with no more fuss than usual.
I can’t do justice to what a life changer this has been for us. I’m actually getting enough sleep to function. I want to thank this sub and all the people who supported me and my ridiculous questions, and to let other parents know that it’s all worth it in the end. Thanks r/sleeptrain, you folk are awesome!
I just wanted to give an update to hopefully encourage anyone who is starting on their sleep training journey. Our baby was nursing every 45 mins all night and I had hit breaking point- as he is breastfed it was all on me.
We started sleep training when our son was 4 months old, using SLIP extinction from Precious Little sleep- it took nearly an hour for him to fall asleep the first night and really tested us but wow what a difference:
-Our son no longer nurses to sleep. Since setting out on our sleep train journey we have a new bedtime routine, with a feed more than half an hour before bedtime.
-He sleeps 6-7 hours before his first feed every night, then another 4 fairly consistently. He falls asleep within ten minutes of being put down.
-We moved him to his own room with minimal fuss- just kept the routine the same with a different bed. We even had to take him away from home for a night and he fell asleep with no more fuss than usual.
I can’t do justice to what a life changer this has been for us. I’m actually getting enough sleep to function. I want to thank this sub and all the people who supported me and my ridiculous questions, and to let other parents know that it’s all worth it in the end. Thanks r/sleeptrain, you folk are awesome!