Comments on: Sleep at 8 months & How Baby H Started Sleeping Through the Night at 12 Weeks http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/ Say hello to parenthood Mon, 20 May 2013 03:40:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: bienlivingdesign http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-94042 bienlivingdesign Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:53:38 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-94042 We just started sleep training, so I am loving all of these posts! How awesome that Baby H is a great sleeper! Hoping my Baby H follows suit ;) We just started sleep training, so I am loving all of these posts! How awesome that Baby H is a great sleeper! Hoping my Baby H follows suit ;)

]]> By: Andrea http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-93991 Andrea Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:27:28 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-93991 @Mrs. Hopscotch: thanks, i will check those out! @Mrs. Hopscotch: thanks, i will check those out!

]]> By: Mrs. Hopscotch http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-93921 Mrs. Hopscotch Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:28:30 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-93921 @Andrea: Definitely not! :) This is us in the very early days: http://www.hellobee.com/2012/05/10/a-day-with-a-newborn/ And us at 10 weeks: http://www.hellobee.com/2012/07/05/sleep-at-10-weeks/ @Andrea: Definitely not! :) This is us in the very early days:
http://www.hellobee.com/2012/05/10/a-day-with-a-newborn/

And us at 10 weeks:
http://www.hellobee.com/2012/07/05/sleep-at-10-weeks/

]]> By: Andrea http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-93920 Andrea Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:25:01 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-93920 @Mrs. Hopscotch: aaah ok! whew, I thought you started right away. thanks!! @Mrs. Hopscotch: aaah ok! whew, I thought you started right away. thanks!!

]]> By: Mrs. Hopscotch http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-93916 Mrs. Hopscotch Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:07:02 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-93916 @HabesBabe: It is hard at first! But hopefully your LO can self sooth and be snoozing on her own in no time! @Teachermama: Yes, we were big Miracle Blanket users in the early days! She eventually fought it and transitioned easily into a sleep sack, but the MB was instrumental in her sleeping better at hte beginning! @Andrea: Do whatever works at this point! She's little and whatever she needs she needs. Up until 10-12 weeks go off of her cues and needs. And THEN start making adjustments - not relying on movement for sleeping, letting them fuss a little, etc. I think they say you can't spoil them for the first 3 months, so whatever they need is what they need! Baby H took almost all of her naps while laying on my chest while I was on maternity leave. It was what worked! @HabesBabe: It is hard at first! But hopefully your LO can self sooth and be snoozing on her own in no time!

@Teachermama: Yes, we were big Miracle Blanket users in the early days! She eventually fought it and transitioned easily into a sleep sack, but the MB was instrumental in her sleeping better at hte beginning!

@Andrea: Do whatever works at this point! She’s little and whatever she needs she needs. Up until 10-12 weeks go off of her cues and needs. And THEN start making adjustments – not relying on movement for sleeping, letting them fuss a little, etc. I think they say you can’t spoil them for the first 3 months, so whatever they need is what they need! Baby H took almost all of her naps while laying on my chest while I was on maternity leave. It was what worked!

]]> By: Andrea http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-93905 Andrea Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:32:27 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-93905 @Mrs. Hopscotch: DD is only 9 days old so I've been doing some rocking to sleep if she needs it. I would rather not, but I don't feel comfortable letting her cry, fuss ok, but not full blown crying. What did you do about this in the super early days? @Mrs. Hopscotch: DD is only 9 days old so I’ve been doing some rocking to sleep if she needs it. I would rather not, but I don’t feel comfortable letting her cry, fuss ok, but not full blown crying. What did you do about this in the super early days?

]]> By: Teachermama http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-93902 Teachermama Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:14:54 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-93902 We were also lucky to have a sleeper 6:30pm to 5:30am. I did exactly as you did. I've seen my brothers and didn't want to end up with babies out of routine or tired or sleeping with me till 5 yrs old! So I did the exact opposite as them. We also swaddled too, that worked wonders! We used the Velcro one so we could wrap it tight. My LO created his own schedule and if I didn't put him down, or if we weren't at home, he turns into an angry little monster! We were also lucky to have a sleeper 6:30pm to 5:30am. I did exactly as you did. I’ve seen my brothers and didn’t want to end up with babies out of routine or tired or sleeping with me till 5 yrs old! So I did the exact opposite as them.

We also swaddled too, that worked wonders! We used the Velcro one so we could wrap it tight.

My LO created his own schedule and if I didn’t put him down, or if we weren’t at home, he turns into an angry little monster!

]]> By: Dandelion http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-93891 Dandelion Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:11:08 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-93891 When my son as about 3 months old, I had been nursing him to sleep every night. He was good at sleeping through the night. Then one night, I nursed him and he didn't fall asleep, yet. I put him in his crib for a minute, cause I just had to go to the bathroom. When I was in there, I heard him fuss for a few minutes, then he got quiet. I came out of the bathroom and found a sleeping baby. That's when I realized he (and I, lol) will survive if I just put him down. He's 5, now, and he's still a great sleeper, and always has been. I guess some things you have to learn by accident, lol. I have another one coming in March, and I'm really hoping I'll be lucky and have another good sleeper! When my son as about 3 months old, I had been nursing him to sleep every night. He was good at sleeping through the night. Then one night, I nursed him and he didn’t fall asleep, yet. I put him in his crib for a minute, cause I just had to go to the bathroom. When I was in there, I heard him fuss for a few minutes, then he got quiet. I came out of the bathroom and found a sleeping baby. That’s when I realized he (and I, lol) will survive if I just put him down. He’s 5, now, and he’s still a great sleeper, and always has been. I guess some things you have to learn by accident, lol.

I have another one coming in March, and I’m really hoping I’ll be lucky and have another good sleeper!

]]> By: HabesBabe http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-93890 HabesBabe Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:27:44 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-93890 @Mrs. Hopscotch: Thanks, this helps soooo much! I want to do this for LO (she's 6 months next week), but the hubs cannot stand her crying! He thinks it's so so sad and he wants to be her white knight :) But I keep telling him it's for her own good! @Mrs. Hopscotch: Thanks, this helps soooo much! I want to do this for LO (she’s 6 months next week), but the hubs cannot stand her crying! He thinks it’s so so sad and he wants to be her white knight :) But I keep telling him it’s for her own good!

]]> By: Mrs. Hopscotch http://www.hellobee.com/2013/01/07/sleep-at-8-months/#comment-93889 Mrs. Hopscotch Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:52:16 +0000 http://www.hellobee.com/?p=40836#comment-93889 @habesbabe: honestly, a long time. But it's never long screaming fits. If she was screaming her head off for 20 minutes straight with no pause, I'd definitely go in. But we watch on the monitor: a few minutes of crying, then sucking on her hand, then some crying, then a longer pause of sucking on her hand. You can tell when the breaks get longer, she's getting closer to sleep. That's mostly for naps though. At night she just hasn't been a big night cryer after she slept through the night for the first time, but I assume the same would apply - watching/listening to her cues. If they're not frantic cries and she's taking some breaks, then most likely she'll self sooth and go to sleep. @habesbabe: honestly, a long time. But it’s never long screaming fits. If she was screaming her head off for 20 minutes straight with no pause, I’d definitely go in. But we watch on the monitor: a few minutes of crying, then sucking on her hand, then some crying, then a longer pause of sucking on her hand. You can tell when the breaks get longer, she’s getting closer to sleep. That’s mostly for naps though. At night she just hasn’t been a big night cryer after she slept through the night for the first time, but I assume the same would apply – watching/listening to her cues. If they’re not frantic cries and she’s taking some breaks, then most likely she’ll self sooth and go to sleep.

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