Comments on: Gentle Baby and Toddler Sleep Tips http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:11:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: alycia http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-8259 alycia Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:17:33 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-8259 Thank you! I'm looking for gentle solutions for my ten month old. She's up so much in the night and I won't give up co-sleeping so I'm looking for answers. This was helpful. I'm trying to get a solid schedule during the day and I will try that hammock! Thanks again. Thank you! I’m looking for gentle solutions for my ten month old. She’s up so much in the night and I won’t give up co-sleeping so I’m looking for answers. This was helpful. I’m trying to get a solid schedule during the day and I will try that hammock! Thanks again.

]]> By: Nikki http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7830 Nikki Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:28:48 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-7830 Something we really noticed help our nap situation that then really helped our night sleep problems was integrating a good sleep, eat, play sleep schedule. As soon as she wakes up she nurses then I put her on the potty, she's 9m now but she's been using the potty since 6m. Then she plays and when I see her tired cues I put her back on the potty then I put her in a hammock. The Mama Little Helper hammock has an automatic rocker to it so it rocks her to sleep and she'll nap for about and hour. Not saying doing elimination communication helps nap sleep but the routine of sleep then eat then play then sleep has really helped us. When babies are constantly nursed they think they need to nurse to fall asleep and that their bellies need to be full all the time. Well they may not be hungry but they cry because their belly isn't full. I implemented this at 6m or so and it worked really well! And I think my biggest life saver has been that rocking hammock! I can't rock for 20-40mins every couple hours and then get up and work in the ER that morning for 8-12hrs! She tends to do all her naps in it and if she's having a bad day she goes to bed in it until she wakes to feed then I switch her to my bed with me and she eases right back to sleep after her feed! With the new routine she want from cat naps to 3-4 1hr naps and went from waking every hour or so to waking at 12am, 4am then wake up at 6am and nurse before starting the day. Something we really noticed help our nap situation that then really helped our night sleep problems was integrating a good sleep, eat, play sleep schedule. As soon as she wakes up she nurses then I put her on the potty, she’s 9m now but she’s been using the potty since 6m. Then she plays and when I see her tired cues I put her back on the potty then I put her in a hammock. The Mama Little Helper hammock has an automatic rocker to it so it rocks her to sleep and she’ll nap for about and hour. Not saying doing elimination communication helps nap sleep but the routine of sleep then eat then play then sleep has really helped us. When babies are constantly nursed they think they need to nurse to fall asleep and that their bellies need to be full all the time. Well they may not be hungry but they cry because their belly isn’t full. I implemented this at 6m or so and it worked really well! And I think my biggest life saver has been that rocking hammock! I can’t rock for 20-40mins every couple hours and then get up and work in the ER that morning for 8-12hrs! She tends to do all her naps in it and if she’s having a bad day she goes to bed in it until she wakes to feed then I switch her to my bed with me and she eases right back to sleep after her feed! With the new routine she want from cat naps to 3-4 1hr naps and went from waking every hour or so to waking at 12am, 4am then wake up at 6am and nurse before starting the day.

]]> By: Jesse Higgins http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7811 Jesse Higgins Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:17:21 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-7811 We have been co-sleeping with our daughter very successfully until recently. Since she turned 1, she seems less and less restful! She goes to sleep promptly at 7pm but awakens every hour or so throughout the night. Sometimes she will nurse back to sleep and sometimes she insists that I get up and carry her around until she falls back to sleep. I am working 30 hours weekly and I suspect she is trying to make up for time that we're missing on work days, but I do need to sleep! We have set up a toddler bed next to our bed in our room and are hoping to transition her there... any suggestions?? We have been co-sleeping with our daughter very successfully until recently. Since she turned 1, she seems less and less restful! She goes to sleep promptly at 7pm but awakens every hour or so throughout the night. Sometimes she will nurse back to sleep and sometimes she insists that I get up and carry her around until she falls back to sleep. I am working 30 hours weekly and I suspect she is trying to make up for time that we’re missing on work days, but I do need to sleep! We have set up a toddler bed next to our bed in our room and are hoping to transition her there… any suggestions??

]]> By: laura may http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7659 laura may Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:13:32 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-7659 i am a new mom to a 4 m/o. in the begining he had some tummy troubles and we got into the habit of standing rocking and nursing. he is so long and much bigger now. sometimes he will nurse in be and look asleep, but after need rocked again. i would love a peaceful nightime routine. he sometimes allows for this so i know he has it in him.' also nap times are never consistent. sometimes long nap in am, sometimes in afternoon, sometimes no long nao but a lot of cat naps, and often during his long nap he will wake several times needing to be rocked back to sleep. i rarely get up out of bed as he naps.is this normal behaviour for his age. my friend says something is wrong with his constitution. because of his napping as well as his fussy tendancies. the thing that is great is that he is a good night sleeper, sharing our bed is what i contribute this to. so fortunately i get good sleep unless he is extra wigggly, then i lay awake wondering if i should reposition him or put his knees to chest because he needs to fart. sometimes i do this and he wakes up pissed. i am a new mom to a 4 m/o. in the begining he had some tummy troubles and we got into the habit of standing rocking and nursing. he is so long and much bigger now. sometimes he will nurse in be and look asleep, but after need rocked again. i would love a peaceful nightime routine. he sometimes allows for this so i know he has it in him.’
also nap times are never consistent. sometimes long nap in am, sometimes in afternoon, sometimes no long nao but a lot of cat naps, and often during his long nap he will wake several times needing to be rocked back to sleep. i rarely get up out of bed as he naps.is this normal behaviour for his age. my friend says something is wrong with his constitution. because of his napping as well as his fussy tendancies.
the thing that is great is that he is a good night sleeper, sharing our bed is what i contribute this to. so fortunately i get good sleep unless he is extra wigggly, then i lay awake wondering if i should reposition him or put his knees to chest because he needs to fart. sometimes i do this and he wakes up pissed.

]]> By: MieVee @ MummysReviews.com http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6543 MieVee @ MummysReviews.com Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:18:55 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-6543 My son finally slept through the night at 18 months old. Our story: For 14 months, we carried and bounced him to sleep. Nursing always worked but I tried to avoid it as sucking to sleep is a very-hard-to-break sleep association. We co-sleep and he fussed to nurse up to 10 times a night. I had ZERO hope that he'd sleep through the night. By chance, we changed bedroom and he (14 months old) suddenly didn't want Daddy to bounce him. He rolled around me on the bed, didn't cry, I didn't nurse him and he dozed off. I realized he was ready to learn to fall asleep by himself and used more of Elizabeth Pantley's No-Cry ideas. At the same time, I happened to start weaning him off the breasts in the day. After 4 months, he weaned himself off at night and slept through the night. Hubby and I have been soooo relieved since. Feel free to read more about our "Sleep" journey at http://www.mummysreviews.com/category/sleep/. All the best! My son finally slept through the night at 18 months old. Our story:

For 14 months, we carried and bounced him to sleep. Nursing always worked but I tried to avoid it as sucking to sleep is a very-hard-to-break sleep association.

We co-sleep and he fussed to nurse up to 10 times a night. I had ZERO hope that he’d sleep through the night. By chance, we changed bedroom and he (14 months old) suddenly didn’t want Daddy to bounce him. He rolled around me on the bed, didn’t cry, I didn’t nurse him and he dozed off. I realized he was ready to learn to fall asleep by himself and used more of Elizabeth Pantley’s No-Cry ideas.

At the same time, I happened to start weaning him off the breasts in the day. After 4 months, he weaned himself off at night and slept through the night. Hubby and I have been soooo relieved since.

Feel free to read more about our “Sleep” journey at http://www.mummysreviews.com/category/sleep/. All the best!

]]> By: Lauren http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6344 Lauren Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:22:36 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-6344 Hi, I have a 15 month old daughter with whom I've gone from nursing to sleep, to rocking to sleep w/o nursing, and some how we got back to nursing to sleep again. I would love to be able to put her in her crib when she's tired and have her go to sleep on her own, but I can't bear to hear her cry. If she's not out she'll wake up and cry to be picked up. I don't think that my MIL fully understands my not using the cry it out method, but she goes along with what I do. I feel like either I missed a window, or I screwed up somewhere.... Thanks for any and all advice and/or help. Hi,
I have a 15 month old daughter with whom I’ve gone from nursing to sleep, to rocking to sleep w/o nursing, and some how we got back to nursing to sleep again. I would love to be able to put her in her crib when she’s tired and have her go to sleep on her own, but I can’t bear to hear her cry. If she’s not out she’ll wake up and cry to be picked up. I don’t think that my MIL fully understands my not using the cry it out method, but she goes along with what I do. I feel like either I missed a window, or I screwed up somewhere…. Thanks for any and all advice and/or help.

]]> By: nicole http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5886 nicole Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:32:22 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-5886 My 14 month old only falls asleep at the breast for night and nap times, and we co-sleep. The problem is that I can't sneak away... at all.... Once she's asleep, she snuggles right up and moving her, or moving away, she wakes up right away and won't resettle. I have to go to bed with her and stay there... all night long....it's a real challenge, and I have no time with my husband. I'm all for attachment parenting, any tips so I can get a bit of "me" time, I can't even sneak off to go to the bathroom. My 14 month old only falls asleep at the breast for night and nap times, and we co-sleep. The problem is that I can’t sneak away… at all…. Once she’s asleep, she snuggles right up and moving her, or moving away, she wakes up right away and won’t resettle. I have to go to bed with her and stay there… all night long….it’s a real challenge, and I have no time with my husband. I’m all for attachment parenting, any tips so I can get a bit of “me” time, I can’t even sneak off to go to the bathroom.

]]> By: Perfect Helen http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5569 Perfect Helen Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:52:59 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-5569 I would like to say that these recommendations will hardly work for my sun. If he don't like to sleep he will never do this inspite of diet, lots of fresh air and exercise and other things. He is 6 months old only and often cries at nights. I would like to repeat that if my son doesn't wish to sleep, he will not. Whatever you do for him you will not be able to calm him down. I think that it is typical behavior for kids of this age. I would like to say that these recommendations will hardly work for my sun. If he don’t like to sleep he will never do this inspite of diet, lots of fresh air and exercise and other things. He is 6 months old only and often cries at nights. I would like to repeat that if my son doesn’t wish to sleep, he will not. Whatever you do for him you will not be able to calm him down. I think that it is typical behavior for kids of this age.

]]> By: Trish http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5437 Trish Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:52:21 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-5437 Reading your post really gave me hope. We are first time parents of an 8mos. old. He's amazing. We decided after reading an AP book that it was for us but we have no support around us. Our son has never slept well on his own. He's always slept on me or in bed with us until we found a swing that worked. We're going through teething and transition to a crib and a move all at once right now and his sleep has really suffered. I've felt that it would fall back into a rythm with time but have had lots of criticism from family telling me otherwise. I belief parenting is all about patience and taking the time to sync with your child so that you know their needs. It's nice to hear another parent's struggles and see their perseverance. I do not wish sleepless nights on anyone. Thank you for sharing. Reading your post really gave me hope. We are first time parents of an 8mos. old. He’s amazing. We decided after reading an AP book that it was for us but we have no support around us. Our son has never slept well on his own. He’s always slept on me or in bed with us until we found a swing that worked. We’re going through teething and transition to a crib and a move all at once right now and his sleep has really suffered. I’ve felt that it would fall back into a rythm with time but have had lots of criticism from family telling me otherwise. I belief parenting is all about patience and taking the time to sync with your child so that you know their needs. It’s nice to hear another parent’s struggles and see their perseverance. I do not wish sleepless nights on anyone. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: jessica http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/03/07/gentle-baby-and-toddler-sleep-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5383 jessica Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:30:31 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=715#comment-5383 did your milk dry up? my daughter did similar thing at 18 months when i was about 4 months pregnant. didn't realize until a month later that there wasn't anymore milk. i bet in a few months she grows out of it regardless of the cause. hang in there. just make it un-fun to be awake in the middle of the night. did your milk dry up? my daughter did similar thing at 18 months when i was about 4 months pregnant. didn’t realize until a month later that there wasn’t anymore milk. i bet in a few months she grows out of it regardless of the cause. hang in there. just make it un-fun to be awake in the middle of the night.

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