r/sleeptrain • u/Comprehensive_Bill [mod] 3yo and 5yo | Complete • Jan 28 '26
Mod Post Resources on baby sleep
Here is a collection of resources for parents looking into starting sleep training, or trying to resolve the most common sleep issues with their babies.
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u/Simpletonsleuth 20d ago
Hi there, I’m useless on Reddit! I tried to comment on a post but realised it was archivedI wanted to speak about naps for three month old! My baby is three months old in three days and all of a sudden 3 days ago she has refused to sleep in her bassinet , which is a snoo! Only having maybe 30 minutes max during her first cycle and I don’t want to encourage too many contact naps as I’m worried she will get into a habit. I’m also really confused about wake windows she shows minimal cues but It seems that she is tired by an hour and gets extremely overtired. Sorry if this is not the right place to ask.
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u/Comprehensive_Bill [mod] 3yo and 5yo | Complete 20d ago
How much time awake is your baby getting during the day?
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u/Simpletonsleuth 20d ago
Roughly 11 hour awake as naps are tough. I have tried to put her down at 45 minutes instead of the hour wake window and I have tried to let her stay up 1hour and 15. Neither seems to work she seems consistently overtired. Becomes hysterical :-( the huckleberry app always gives us the wrong nap times due to going off the data but that data is her overtired naps.
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u/Comprehensive_Bill [mod] 3yo and 5yo | Complete 20d ago
Try 90 minutes between naps, 5 nap attempts per day, last wake window before bed 2 hours.
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u/Simpletonsleuth 20d ago
Just so I know if she starts to look tired, should I still keep her up for that length of time? And if she has short naps of 20 minutes - 40 should I just go along with it? As she was previously doing between 1hr to 2 hour naps in the snoo but something changed. But will definitley try this!
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u/Comprehensive_Bill [mod] 3yo and 5yo | Complete 20d ago
If she looks tired, change scenery, entertain her, and see if she changes demeanor. At this age sleep cues start to become less reliable, I would first read them as tired cues. If after 10-15 min your baby is still looking like they are about to fall asleep despite your efforts, then put them down.
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u/Simpletonsleuth 20d ago
Thank you! I will try this I have been trying after an hour as she fell asleep on my husband after an hour today we tried to transition to bassinet and she was unconsolable. Look forward to reporting back
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u/Comprehensive_Bill [mod] 3yo and 5yo | Complete 20d ago
Let us know how it goes!
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u/Simpletonsleuth 17d ago
Things have improved so much! You are an angel sent from up above! The 5 pm nap is still a bit messy but she’s gone back in the snoo! Thank you so much😭😭😭
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u/Comprehensive_Bill [mod] 3yo and 5yo | Complete 16d ago
That last nap is always messy but it gets much easier once that is dropped.
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u/kt44444 19d ago
Hi! My baby is 7 months old and EBF. She was sleep trained with one feed around 3am, sometimes waking briefly around 1am and settling herself down. Last week she started waking within 5 hours of bedtime and again every 2 hours. She would start to soothe herself, and wake herself up when he arms moved off her chest. She would be awake for two hours at a time. Eventually I intervened by breastfeeding and since then she wakes every 2 hours or so from bedtime and will not be soothed other than nursing. (Thankfully she is delightful during the day!) I thought maybe it was due to teething, but no sign of new teeth and Tylenol doesn’t help. She is on two naps most days and I think she needs more daytime sleep but won’t seem to get more than 2.25 hours total even with a third nap. We are struggling. Do we restart sleep training?
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u/Simpletonsleuth 11d ago
Hey again! You really helped me with the naps. I just wondered that at three months she is exhausted after 4:35 pm 5:30 but refuses to nap anywhere other than my arms before bed. Is this normal and do you have any tips or tricks. I have been using Huckleberry to try and figure out the best time and also put a heat pack in her bassinets so it’s warm as it is cold now. Any advice is much appreciated just like the last time
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u/MamaBear7107 Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
Hi OP, I apologize for commenting here but I can’t find another thread to comment on for some help.
I feel like I am an expert in sleep after reading all of your advice to others and I have even helped some of my friends with their babies sleep.
I cannot get my 8.5 month old baby to sleep past about 5:30am. On rare occasion she will, but only about once a week. Our schedule is as follows: Desired schedule 3.3/3.7/4 Desired DWT 6:30am. 1st Nap 9:50-10:50am. 2nd nap 2:30-3:40. Bedtime 7:40. I stick to this schedule even though her actual wake time is about 5:30 so her first WW is actually 4+ hours. She wakes up happy and babbling, and I leave her in her crib until desired DWT of 6:30 and she just happily plays with her soothers. Any advice?? Her total sleep needs used to be 13.5 hours but drastically changed around 7 months after a week of sickness to 12.5 or even 12 hours. I’m just unsure if this is her new need and if I need to adjust my schedule or if I should still aim for about 13 hours and the EMW is just getting in the way of 13 hours. I think I’m clouded of judgement since it’s my own situation. Thank you for all you do!!