SLEEEEEEP

[laurack]

Let's talk about sleep.

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am

How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?

Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?

When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter?

I'm just thinking some people are far too tired for these questions! Lol

[katfco]

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am
Abby--3 months, adjusted; Caleb--still waiting


How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?
I honestly never noticed much of a sleep regression. For Abby, it was business as usual and for Caleb, well, see the above answer


Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?
For Abby, we did limited CIO; I never let her cry more than 10 minutes and it only took a week. For Caleb, it didn't work; right now we're doing a gentle method of me waiting for him to fall asleep while gradually moving closer to the door. 


When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter?
Never swaddled Abby; Caleb worked his way out of the swaddle pretty quickly; Abby started out in the crib. Caleb started in a co-sleeper, but when we discovered the hospital bed had given us bedbugs, we set up the pack n play. He was in that until we moved at 4 months.

[thedahliharpa]

Jul 30, 2014 16:04:47 GMT -5 laurack said:

Let's talk about sleep.

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am

How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?

Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?

When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter?

I'm just thinking some people are far too tired for these questions! Lol

H started in pnp in our room and moved to crib seamlessly at 6mos. We nursed to sleep until she weaned at almost 2.5. She started sleeping until 4am , then would nurse sbd bed share, by 12 weeks but was between 12-15mos before she slept until 7. Biggest regression was sep-anxiety from 16-18mos which required sleeping on the floor next to crib for an hour or so each night. I don't remember when we stopped with the swaddled, I guess when they rolled but we used sleep slacks for a long time.

D started bed sharing and doing 6 hour stretched by 2 weeks. Around 7 weeks she slept 12 hours straight for 2 weeks. Then she went back to nursing 1-2 times a night and eventually once a night. A 11 months she started waking 4 times a night. I went on a trip at 13mos and it got better but got bad again fast once I got back. For awhile things went off the rails and we were up all.the.time. At 20mos we started night weaning which meant DH did all night wakings before 4am. She screamed in his arms but it wasn't terrible and worked in less than 2 weeks. Then she had multiple ear infections and night weaning went out the window. Night weaning round 2 was much more difficult and I slept in H's room/ the couch for a month. She then became a earlier riser aka 5:30 until about 6 weeks ago when she started sleeping past 6. This week has been nuts, a combo of night terrors and molars I think.

[Deleted]

Ada has always slept in her crib in her room. She went down to just a 4am waking around 3 months. She kept that maybe 80% of the time until she weaned at 15 months.

Around 6 months if she woke up more than the 4am time I would let her fuss/cry for 5-10 ish minutes before I would go get her.

She was swaddled until maybe 2 months and used a sleep sack until over a year.

I nursed to sleep until we weaned and she never needed anything else to fall asleep.

[carawestt]

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am? Lincoln started STTN at 14 months. It just clicked one day and we never looked back. He would only wake once on occasional off nights. Calvin isn't yet.

How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions? He was up every 45min-1hr during the 4 month sleep regression.

Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method? We kinda did with Lincoln but aren't going to with Calvin. We started at 5.5 months with L. We'd put him down awake and do check ins every 5 min (or sooner if he'd start actually crying). I refer to our method as "whine it out" because I went in and picked up if/when he'd get really worked up but we followed Sleep Easy's guidelines.

When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter? We unswaddled at 3 months and switched to PnP/crib at 5 months because they were rolling/sitting up.

[jfh]

He didn't start sleeping until 6 or later until about 2yo, but if we count 5 as the cutoff he probably started consistently STTN around 18 months? I know at 10 months we could count on it to happen a few times a week.

K was a really awful sleeper until 6 months, so there was no room for "regression."

We did Ferber at 6 months and that got him down to 3-4 wake-ups per night.

I don't remember how the transition went away from the swaddle or the RNP. Really, Ferber and time were the only things that made a discernible difference in his sleep in either direction. Oh, and white noise/temperature started to make a bigger difference as he got older.

[claralou]

We had 3-4 wake ups per night (that took at least an hour each to get her back down) plus a two hour struggle at bedtime until 11.5 months. The first time she STTN was 04/13/13. Exactly 8 days before her first birthday.

I'm still too traumatized to discuss any further.

[silverjm]

He didn't start STTN until 14 months.

The 4 month regression was bad.

We never really sleep trained. He always went down easily, he would just wake to eat frequently, but would go back down fairly well. We started night weaning shortly after the one year mark. I cut his bottles down slowly until they were all water, and about two weeks after that he started STTN fairly regularly.

We were in the crib from the start. I stopped swaddling his arms around 2 months but kept swaddling his legs until about 4 months. He hit the 4 mo regression at that point and nothing really kept him from waking frequently.

ETA: i think I mentally blocked this part out.  he wanted to eat all night long around 4months, and I started doing bottles of BM at night since I was desperate for sleep, and he would eat quickly and go back down with the bottle That was the beginning of the end of BF and I ended up pumping exclusively not long after.

[laurack]

I guess I should answer though my memory is kinda fuzzy.

Matilda started out well in the rock n play, sleeping 5 hours or 6 even then 2-3,2-3. I think around 2.5 months we transferred her to the crib. Sleep was worse in crib but tolerable. Then a couple weeks later she was rolling and had to be Unswaddled and would not sleep at all so out came the rnp again. At 4m she was sitting up in it so it had to go.

Between 4 and 6 months were rough. I think the four month regression? Waking every 2 hours all night or more, inconsolable without boobs etc. At 6m maybe 7 can't recall we did Ferber which worked quickly and well. She was then waking once to eat most nights, about 3am. I saw no reason to wean this one feed and kept it until she stopped waking herself around her birthday.

We had several regressions after sleep training especially when we went to Ireland for Christmas. She was 8 months and she wouldn't sleep unless she literally had my boob on her mouth all night.

Teeth also affected her badly.

Now she is a great sleeper. She goes to bed at 830-9 and mostly stays there until 7 or even 8.

[nls0412]

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am

8 months


How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?

IIRC, I don't think we noticed a difference?


Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?

We did modified CIO with check in's. I can't remember what age that was at. 


When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter?

He was swaddled and in the rock in play until 3 months, then in a sleep sack in his crib until 5 months or so. 

[imimahoney]

Sttn: Around 8ish months when we night weaned him.

4mw: He basically stopped napping took longer to go down and would wake up to 4 times a night.

Sleep training: we CIO to stop rocking at 6 months. After we night weaned he stopped waking completely so we didn't need to do it for motn.

Unrnp/ swaddle: 6 weeks we unrnp. The transition was wayyyyy easier than I thought. We had him try napping in the crib which didn't happen, we also movdd the rnp into his room so he could get used to it. By the time he was 8 weeks he was in his crib.

The swaddle came a few weeks later. We did each arm out at once then just belly swaddled and then a sleep.sack. That transition was tougher but not really hard at all.

Things did not go to shit except naps. The only thing that got him to nap consistently was daycare. He was always a good nighttime sleeper.

[honeybee503]

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am

Natalie: 4 or 5 month
Nolan: 11 weeks

How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?

Natalie had a hard time. She would try rolling over in her sleep and wake herself up. Nolan didn't have any 4 month wakeful. He had some trouble settling down with teething but once he asleep he stays asleep 95% of the time.

Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?

We did CIO with Natalie and it worked well. We haven't with Nolan. He needs to be rocked to sleep but it isn't a problem right now so I'm not stopping it yet. We had to do it with Natalie for MOTN wakings but Nolan never has any.

When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter?

We unswaddled both at 3 months. It went well with Nolan. I can't remember with Natalie. We never used a rock n play.

Nolan is a pain with naps. He only sleeps 40-50 mins at a time, while Natalie would go down for 2-3 hours. I've tried putting him down earlier and later, to no avail. I think that's just the naps he is destined to take. I hope once his evening nap is dropped they'll get longer.

[Deleted]

Slept in a bassinet for first 5.5 months waking every 3 hours then moved to cosleeping still waking every 3ish hours. We swaddled forever probably until 8 months. About a year or so he started waking up only 1-2x a night. At 20 months we finally got him to sleep in his own bed 800-3 or 4 then we would lay with him.
We didn't sleep train bc until he was 15 months we had roommates so I didn't feel comfortable CIO.


Now he sleeps about 8-530/6:00 straight.


Fuck I'm about to do it all over again. At least this time we have no roommates and we can sleep train earlier. Also baby will be starting in our room in the crib

[ladydi]

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am

Until 6AM? Lol once in her entire life. She has been STTN pretty consistently until 5AM since about 23 months.

How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?

I don't think she really had a regression. We were co-sleeping and she usually slept pretty well so I never noticed a difference.

Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?

We sort of sleep trained when we night weaned at about 22 months. Basically when she would wake up in her crib I would sit there with her until she went back to sleep rather than taking her into bed with us like I used to.

When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter?

We only swaddled for like a week or two. It never seemed to help and we didn't do it at night with co-sleeping anyway.

Lately she has been sleeping until 5:30 instead of 5:00 which feels amazing lol!

[skiesthelimit]

I weaned X at 20 months and he started STTN consistantly around 22 months. I pray A doesn't follow in his brother's footsteps. I may loose my mind.

[kdrake8]

What is sleep?

[jamaga2583]

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am
Jack was 4, Max and Gavin still don't consistently.

How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?
I don't remember much of Jack's infant days. Max never slept- he had a 0-12 month wakeful. I used to drive him in circles between 2 highway exits for hours in the middle of the night. It was awful. Gavin was up a little more at 4 months, but nothing terrible.

Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?
Not really. I just put them to bed and readdress the situation as needed. We have a really good bedtime routine, but as far as sleeping after that it's hit or miss, some nights I put them down at 8, do a quick wake up at 10:30 and then STTN, others I'm up most of the night. Last night was particularly rough- J was up at 10, both littles at 11:30, M at 1 and 2, G at 3 and 5, and then the littles were up for the day at 6:30. I've learned how to function on very little sleep. It's sad, really.

When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter?
We never swaddled J, he hated it. M and G were swaddled until we couldn't squeeze them into the swaddle mes anymore, maybe 6 or 7 months? Neither could roll until 9+ months, so that was not a concern for us. We never had RNP. We did have M in the swing until 9 months. The motor was broken so I would sit in front of it half the night and push it. Nothing really went to shit after stopping those things, but my view of things "going to shit" is slightly off, since we were already in hell with Max's terrible sleep.

[EnchantedSoul]

THERE'S A FOUR MONTH SLEEP REGRESSION?!?! How come no one told me this in the MOTN thread?!

I'll come back and answer your questions in a minute. Lol

[EnchantedSoul]

Jul 30, 2014 17:46:51 GMT -5 kdrake8 said:

What is sleep?

Also, this.

[sunshineluv]

I won't answer bc I have delightfully great sleepers, but I need to read this when I think of wanting another. I think I have used up all my luck on good sleepers. I am I awe of some of you, you are tough ladies!

I went to bed late last night, and A had one wake up, I have been tired and whiney today, I need to get a grip!

[breezy8407]

Jul 30, 2014 16:04:47 GMT -5 laurack said:

Let's talk about sleep.

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am
I want to say around 10-11 months? It's hard to remember because DD slept longer better than DS. Even though he was sleeping all night he woke up at 4:30-4:45 from months 11-16 or so. H and in took turns on weekends getting up with him. 
How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?
I remember it being bad. Actually it was before 4 months because I was back at work and had a few blissful weeks of sleep and thought hey this isn't so bad! Not. 

Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?
Yes. We used the healthy sleep habits healthy twins book I think? It was graduated extinction. At first DS did fine and DD took almost a week. Then DS regressed and we had to do it all over again with him a few weeks later 

When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter? DD was I swaddled around 5 months. DS was in the swaddle after 6 months. They moved out of rock n plays around 3 months I think. The rnp transition wasn't as bad as stopping swaddle. 

I'm just thinking some people are far too tired for these questions! Lol

[creamsiclechica]

Lol.

[kdrake8]

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am

Mila - 20 months. Carson was 2 months old when she finally dependably sttn.

Carson - has sttn once since birth. He's 9 months.

How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?

M actually slept well til the regression. Then it was horrid HORRID until 20 months. And we weaned at 12 when I dried up.

Carson was a much better sleeper before 4 months. We were getting 6-7 hour stretches each night and just waking up once. Then 4MW and it's been varying stages of bad since then.

Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?

M we finally did parts of Sleep lady shuffle at 20 months.

C idk. Idk what we will do.

When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter?

Mila went from swaddle to magic sleep suit at 4 months. Out of magic sleep suit at 9 months and it was a nightmare. Up every 45 min some nights. Longest stretch was 2 hours for months after that.

C we un-sleep suited and un-RNP last month. It's been more or less the same which is fine. If it's going to be bad, may as well be bad in the crib with no swaddle. And he's doing better than M did. He does mostly 3 hour stretches right now.

[fusion]

Jameson was a terrible sleeper and napper for the first 5 months, and also very colicy. I really wish they had the RnP back then. We coslept (only place he would get any sleep at all) and then sleep trained him in the crib right at 5 months. It took 2 nights of my husband doing it all and he's been STTN ever since. He never liked to be swaddled and we gave that up within a week or so. He stopped napping periodically around age 2 and was done with them right after 3. He transitioned out of the crib at 18 months.

Anna did 2 wakeups for the first few months. We transitioned her out of the RnP and the swaddle between 5-6 months, but she was more difficult. She kept one sporadic night waking for a couple months longer. She is much more affected by molars and sickness. She still takes a nap every day and is still in the crib.

Declan came home from the hospital only doing one wakeup at night and has just increased his time before wakeup (and already STTN until after 6 several times). He's swaddled and in the RnP. We are planning on sleep training around 5 months in a PnP placed in our master bathroom. Once he's set we want to have him and J share a room, and if he sleeps well in the PnP then we'll probably keep him in it for a little while to keep Anna in the crib. Eventually we'll put her in a bed and give D the crib.

[TrudyCampbell]

These 4MW stories are....concerning. Ruby turns 4 months tomorrow.

[rxbeth]

When did your child(ren) start STTN consistently. As in, you generally would put them to bed and not expect to hear from them until say.. 6am
 at 2 months old


How did your child(ren) fare regarding the 4 month sleep regression? Other sleep regressions?
 She's had some rough patches here and there that would last a few weeks. 


Did you or will you sleep train? What age and what method?
 We never sleep trained.  She is having an issue getting down to bed since DH is doing it every night now but I think it's because he WILL cuddle her for so long.  I'm more hard ass and tell her a set time and then she goes in the crib.


When did you unswaddle and un rock n play and did everything go to shit thereafter?
 I never swaddled and we never used a RNP.  She was in her crib from the first night home.  We did use sleep sacks until a few months ago.

[rxbeth]

I realize Madison was pretty great sleeper. I think I deserved it after the colic. I really hope 2.0 sleeps just as well.

[kdrake8]

Jul 30, 2014 19:39:03 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

These 4MW stories are....concerning. Ruby turns 4 months tomorrow.

I honestly think you breed good sleepers. @tambcat too.

creamsiclechica and I are just unlucky bitches.

[Beener]

I am so scared of this 4mw.

When Luke was cosleeping, he got 6-7 hour stretches. We moved him to his crib at 3 months and now he's up every 3-4 hours. He gets a diaper change and nurses and goes back down right away so I really can't complain but I would obviously love for longer stretches.

Emmy was always a good sleeper.

[fryjack2]

My kids don't STTN. They have maybe 10 times total both slept through the night at the same time.

I can't even read the responses because it will make me cry.