Radically Changed Sleep Habits

Baby Sleep Tip
by: Mauro

I may have a baby sleep tip worth trying out. But let me ask this first: What happens if she wakes up in the middle of the night? Does anybody go there to talk to her/comfort her, or they leave her be? Also, how dark is the room?

We have a 9 1/2 month boy. He's been sleeping through the night since a little before he's 3 months old (from 8pm to 6am at first, now from 7:30pm to 6:30am).

I read a book that said by the time the baby reaches 9 months, he usually "tries to test the parents" on the issue of "please, don't leave me alone here, I like it when you stay with me". It was like clockwork: the DAY he turned nine months he started to wake up either 45 minutes after going to bed, or an hour and a half later. Or he would fuss in bed to fall asleep, crying his lungs out.

We were devastated, of course -and we went the "wrong way" the first few days, going there, saying "shush", touching him so he knew we didn't leave for real, etc. Truth is, by now he KNOWS we exist even when he doesn't see us - so he knows we're coming back. He also knows that a pitch black room (we have blackout shades) is for sleeping.

We then decided to NOT go to the room when he cries. The first day he cried for 15 min, and fell asleep. By the third day, his cry was down to 3 minutes. He still cries if he's not too tired to just pass out, but for about a minute or so, and volume-wise is like 1/4 of what it was before. Also, babies sleep cycles are 45 to 50 min long (ours are 90 minutes) - so, every 50 min or so they wake up - slightly. They need to learn how to fall back asleep by themselves.

We have a night cam on the crib, and it's amazing - every 45/50 min he moves around in his crib, sometimes opens his eyes, and then goes back to sleep. We even try to synch going into the bedroom (he sleeps with us, our bedroom is huge) in the middle of the sleep cycle - this way we can make noises, and he won't wake up. Maybe it's worth trying this baby sleep tip out.

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I may have a baby sleep tip worth trying out. But let me ask this first: What happens if she wakes up in the middle of the night? Does anybody go there to talk to her/comfort her, or they leave her be? Also, how dark is the room? We have a 9 1/2 month boy. He's been sleeping through the night since a little before he's 3 months old (from 8pm to 6am at first, now from 7:30pm to 6:30am). I read a book that said by the time the baby reaches 9 months, he usually "tries to test the parents" on the issue of "please, don't leave me alone here, I like it when you stay with me". It was like clockwork: the DAY he turned nine months he started to wake up either 45 minutes after going to bed, or an hour and a half later. Or he would fuss in bed to fall asleep, crying his lungs out. We were devastated, of course -and we went the "wrong way" the first few days, going there, saying "shush", touching him so he knew we didn't leave for real, etc. Truth is, by now he KNOWS we exist even when he doesn't see us - so he knows we're coming back. He also knows that a pitch black room (we have blackout shades) is for sleeping. We then decided to NOT go to the room when he cries. The first day he cried for 15 min, and fell asleep. By the third day, his cry was down to 3 minutes. He still cries if he's not too tired to just pass out, but for about a minute or so, and volume-wise is like 1/4 of what it was before. Also, babies sleep cycles are 45 to 50 min long (ours are 90 minutes) - so, every 50 min or so they wake up - slightly. They need to learn how to fall back asleep by themselves. We have a night cam on the crib, and it's amazing - every 45/50 min he moves around in his crib, sometimes opens his eyes, and then goes back to sleep. We even try to synch going into the bedroom (he sleeps with us, our bedroom is huge) in the middle of the sleep cycle - this way we can make noises, and he won't wake up. Maybe it's worth trying this baby sleep tip out.

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