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Nov 20, 2024
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4thand19
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Thank you for sharing!
He’s good at sleeping everywhere but the bassinet, but after hearing some of these stories I’m starting to think he’s not so bad at the bassinet hah
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Newborn sleep troubles
4thand19
Nov 20, 10:59am
how big is the child compared to the bassinet?
LeonMarek
Nov 20, 11:03am
Great advice! We’ve been using a lounger to have that same effect and it seems
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:20pm
First kid?
IGlowInTheDark
Nov 20, 11:03am
3-4 hours to start the night is great. A couple of my kids never slept at night.
Chester Copperpot
Nov 20, 11:05am
Great advice! We suspect he potentially has ‘silent reflux’
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:21pm
My first son was like that.
FuriousMonkey
Nov 20, 1:25pm
Oooooh I like that idea for white noise
4thand19
Nov 20, 3:04pm
We never used a bassinet. Just burrito wrap in a blanket and put in crib.
Rusty Crab Daddy
Nov 20, 11:05am
Yeah, that is what we did and never, ever had the baby sleep in bed with us.
Chester Copperpot
Nov 20, 11:06am
Same here. Always just a crib.
scall
Nov 20, 11:10am
Good call! We did contact napping during the night starting around 5 weeks after
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:22pm
Sleep is usually a disaster until after the 4-month progression for us
All-around BYU
Nov 20, 11:06am
My son got very sick at 6 months, dropped weight, couldnt sleep, struggled to
LeonMarek
Nov 20, 11:12am
Both these stories are reassuring. We kinda assume it’s just survive the best
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:23pm
Sleep training is brutal but stick with it. Dont raise kids that can’t sleep unless they are in bed with mom and dad.
cheezedawg
Nov 20, 11:08am
I’ve heard horror stories!
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:24pm
That seems normal for that age. I would start phasing out the cosleeping and
momowagon
Nov 20, 11:14am
We do taking Cara babies as well! Love her content. It’s nice to hear that it’s
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:25pm
Good luck, I think it’s different for everyone.
BNcoug
Nov 20, 11:14am
The his is the conclusion we have come to as well. We have a friend who’s baby
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:26pm
We got the Snoo for our last baby. Wish we got it sooner.
maxpowers
Nov 20, 11:14am
Ah yes. Everyone we know has one. A friend offered to let us borrow it last week
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:27pm
We borrowed a Snoo for our 1st child. My wife insisted we buy one for our 2nd.
ldssdl
Nov 20, 12:29pm
My 2 year old didn't start sleeping through the night until like 19 or 20 months.
letthewookieewin
Nov 20, 11:15am
Thank you for the encouragement!
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:27pm
Here is an approach that is probably not promoted by some but our kids survived
Cheese
Nov 20, 11:18am
We did the same. Set a firm schedule as soon as possible and move the baby
j-woot
Nov 20, 11:31am
Hahaha such an underrated movie!
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:30pm
Thank you for this! HCBW is very opposed to cry it out but I certainly see the
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:29pm
Let me give you expert advice having raised 4 kids
A_blue_car
Nov 20, 11:23am
Your kid 2 is our baby. It’s been rough. She’s 10 months old
deliciousmocha
Nov 20, 12:31pm
My condolences. It was so stressful in the moment
A_blue_car
Nov 20, 12:44pm
YES. This is reassuring to hear.
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:32pm
You guys will get through it
A_blue_car
Nov 20, 12:41pm
Read the Happiest Baby on the Block! I wish someone had given that to us w/our
runnincoug
Nov 20, 11:25am
I’ll check out the book!
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:35pm
Best advice I ever got from my MIL: "If you don't train them, they'll train you"
Iman23
Nov 20, 11:34am
I’m starting to come around to this, but HCBW hasn’t bought into that yet
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:35pm
11 weeks is too early in my book.
JuicyJam
Nov 20, 1:32pm
That’s good to know. Is 4 months the right time? 5?
4thand19
Nov 20, 3:04pm
We have 4 children and did the following with each of them:
PoolBoy
Nov 20, 11:41am
I love it. Thank you for the advice!
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:37pm
"Except for the first night with my first child, we never used a baby monitor"
momowagon
Nov 20, 12:38pm
I wasn't sold on the need for a baby monitor but I like having it.
JuicyJam
Nov 20, 1:34pm
We have four, and all four of ours were sleeping in 4-5 hour stretches within a week of getting home,
Black Diamond Bay
Nov 20, 11:49am
Thank you for sharing!
4thand19
Nov 20, 12:51pm
Yeah, we had a bassinet, but all it did was take up space.
Black Diamond Bay
Nov 20, 1:17pm
No advice really, but I get it.
JuicyJam
Nov 20, 1:28pm
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