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Every kid is different. Our first, we tried everything to help with sleep. Karp’s Methods, etc. In the end, “Healthy Sleep Habits” was the most important book f
by gdubs 9y ago
Every kid is different. Our first, we tried everything to help with sleep. Karp’s Methods, etc. In the end, “Healthy Sleep Habits” was the most important book for us.
With our second, she slept, er, like a baby from day one. At eighteen months she’d say, “night night”, and walk to her bedroom.
There’s a lot of learning on the job, which surely played into our first child’s sleep issues. Having an extended family nearby seems like it could help immensely.
Biggest things for us were learning to anticipate when the baby would be getting tired and wind down before she became overtired. That and a much earlier bedtime than most people seem to do (4:30 - 6:30 depending on naps and wake up time).
- duxup 9y agoYou nailed it. Every kid is different, and overtired = not going to sleep. Rituals and good scheduling are where it is at + stupid dumb luck. Our first, we didn't sleep for like 16 months. It was horrific. Our second has been great (with a few stretches of waking up (to be expected)). Last week he crawled up the stairs and said "i go sleep" and asked to be put in his crib and laid down and went to sleep immediately. I was just sort of shocked ....
- drrob 9y agoAny tips? We have a 10 month old boy, and everything we've tried thus far has failed; has to be rocked, hummed and boobed to sleep every time.
- toasterlovin 9y agoSleep training worked great for us. YMMV.
- lostlogin 9y agoGet immunisations done in the afternoon. They will sleep great that night. The other days of the year aren’t so easy.
- duxup 9y agoDumb luck.... ritual (do the same things before bed like bath, read books, sing same songs, at the same times etc)... Also take a shot at getting them to bed earlier as maybe he's overtired (overtired baby = not gonna sleep). But everyone's mileage varies as there is no magic solution.