All sleep traing moms please help.

[Stash777]

I haven't really done sleep training per say, but when I know she isn't hungry or going through a growth spurt I do shhh/pat from the Baby Whisperer to get her back to sleep (she sleeps for 6 hours, wakes for a feed, and then sleeps another 6 hours). Have you tried doing a dreamfeed (right before you go to bed)? This may actually help you know if he is waking from hunger or habit (though in my opinion it seems more out of habit than hunger). If you start dreamfeeds and he is still waking at the same time for his original feed, then it would seem to me that he is waking out of habit and not hunger, and then you can go ahead and phase that feed out. If he doesn't wake then it's most likely hunger and the dreamfeed is a win/win - he gets the extra feed he may need and you get the sleep! Hope this helps hun, I'm the same way when I have to wake up in the middle of the night.

 

[zorak]

I also wanted to add my lo is also in the 97% for both weight and height. Many would see this as not needing a night feed but he is obv hungry.

 

[zorak]

I also wanted to add my lo is also in the 97% for both weight and height. Many would see this as not needing a night feed but he is obv hungry.

 

[Miss_Cellany]

I might be wrong as I'm a ftm and haven't sleep trained (yet!) but I thought sleep training was about getting them to self settle rather than sttn without food? Isn't it a different process to drop a night feed?

Is there a reason your OH doesn't help if you're working too and are full-time?

 

[Shadowy Lady]

ok, I sleep trained my baby and here's what I think:

I think sleep training at 3 months is very EARLY. You may have had success but I'm not surprised that you LO is waking up again to feed. The best age for sleep training is around 6 months for most babies. We did CC with my daughter at that age but not to cut out night feeds, only to take away her soother because she woke up a lot for it. It worked great for us. She still had a night feed for a couple of weeks after that and then dropped it on her own. She still sttn and she's 19 months.

My advice is to give him the night feed for a few days and then try to reduce it gradually (like 1oz less at the time) and see how he responds. If he's still upset by the gradual reduction he probably still needs the night feed. Ferber's book has a very good chapter on night weaning and despite what some ppl on this site may say, it is very gentle.

On your own sleep problems, I can relate as I suffered badly with PPD and post partum insomnia. I was diagnosed much later than I should have been and am now on medication which helps. I recommend talking to your doctor (and maybe a specialist) about your sleep issues. Don't let it drag on like I did.

Good luck hun