Our Sleep Plan - Support and Encouragement needed

[Ella]

Wow congradulations it sounds like you have things sorted!!!

I think you are doing a really great things establishing a routine! We didn't know about self settling or routines or any of this sort of thing until I joined Belly Belly a month ago, so we have been up and feeding through the night for 9 months!!!!

I will give you some great encouragement. After starting a self settling routine, it has only taken DS 4 days to get to a point where he is asleep within 2 minutes of getting into the cot at night! and the funny thing is since I have started this routine he has been sleeping right through from 6:30pm till 6:30am!!!!

It is so lovely when you get there, and you will get there!!!

Let us know how you are going.

Only one tip, we had been aiming for 7:30 pm as bed time as I thought the later he was up the later he would wake, but he was waking at 4:30am. Since going down at 6:30 he has been getting an extra two hours in the morning! Maybe try that if the current plan isn't going so well???

[Heaven]

Thanks everyone and thanks for the tips!
It's really hard to get her to sleep any earlier but maybe we should try bc she's up for ages in the afternoon/evening!!

Ok, so this is the summary from my log last night:

Asleep time: 7.30pm
Awake time: 5.30am
Total number of awakenings: 4
Longest sleep span: 2.25hrs
Total hrs of sleep: 6.5hrs


We do another log in 10days to see if there's been any changes

[Mak]

Good luck Heaven! You sound very organised and motivated, I am in awe.... The biggest thing I struggled with when trying new routines was to remember it takes time and patience, hang in there! I look forward to hearing how you go. x

[Heaven]

Thanks! I am really not organised, LOL, I have had the book for ages but haven't done anything. And I had to post here to keep me motivated or else I'm likely to give up. Someone needs to kick my butt if I give up too soon. I at least need to try for 10 days and see if there's any improvement!!

Oh yeah, and we're starting tonight!!

[Snacks]

All the best for tonight. It sounds like you do have a great plan going and lots of good ideas.

[sloane]

good luck with day one, i hope it goes well & you see some changes in 10 days time

i'll be watching this thread closely for when DS is old enough to start going longer without feeds overnight!!

[MamaPan]

wow good luck heaven! i think this is fabulous, i might get that book for when DS2 is ready for me to put something in place as we sttruggled with DS1 for ages and he still doesnt sleep through. i guess all babies are different but it is great to be proactive about it. i love the sounds idea, sleep cue idea and also the cuddly toy - might start them with DS2 now!
best of luck - i will be watching this thread! xxx

[Arcadia]

GL hun!

Be kind on yourself too. This is a big change for you both, and may take longer than you anticpate...and that's ok! You're doing such a great job!