Comments on: How Down Time in the Crib Can Be Bad For Your Baby’s Sleep

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:02:31 +0000

In reply to Tricia.

Hi Tricia,
Thank you for visiting us at The Baby Sleep Site! Based on your comment, it sounds like your baby is sleeping roughly the average amount per day for her age, which is 14-15 hours of sleep per 24 hour period. Some babies have short nights and long naps at this age, and some are sleeping 12 hour nights, like yours, and then taking fewer naps. If she seems happy and is eating well overall, she is probably sleeping enough.

Most babies this age do still need to eat during the night, usually 3-4 times overall (sometimes a little less often if you’re bottle feeding). We have a night feedings by age chart here that is a great reference to use: https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/baby-night-feedings-age-chart/

I hope this helps!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:18:20 +0000

Hi there, my 3month old sleeps at night from 8:30/9ish until about 3 am- feeds and sleeps immediately. The two problems I have are: after that 3am feed, she wakes every couple of hours to feed until about 8am
Secondly, she barely naps during the day ( several short naps total of approximately 3 hours). I feel like she’s not getting enough sleep despite her happy demeanour. Help!

By: Neosha

Neosha — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 20:58:54 +0000

In reply to Monica.

@Monica – Thank you for reading and for sharing with us. We’re glad to hear our blog has been so helpful to you! 8-10 months can definitely be a tough age for sleep – for babies and parents alike! Many babies this age hit a regression, which terribly impacts sleep for a while and could be what you’re experiencing. Please consider connecting with one of our sleep consultants who are better trained to help with the specific details and questions you have – she’ll be able to help identify any issues/problems and get you all back on track to better sleep. You may even want to consider one of our 15-min free evaluations to get a better idea. You can read more about our team here:https://www.babysleepsite.com/about Hope this helps, Monica – hang in there!

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:12:42 +0000

Hi, I love this blog ! It has helped me so much.
I have a 8 month old baby girl, about a month ago she went crazy at night time, she was waking up every 15-30 minutes so I decided to sleep train. Best decision ever! ??Also, that’s to your blog.
Around 2 almost 3 weeks ago she started to wake up earlier each day, she goes down at 8pm every night, she was waking up at 8am after sleep training, but then she started to wake up at 7:30am, I figured no biggy, next day she woke up at 7am, then 6:30am and now she’s waking up 5-6am and I can’t seem to make her wake up around 8am again!!! She doesn’t make a noise, she will lay there looking at the camera or playing with her blanket. I tried to go in and feed her but then she never fallas asleep again anyway. Sometimes I fall asleep again and then my husband tells me she’s been there for 30 to 2 hours !!! What should I do ? I think that’s way to much time for her to be on her crib like that. So how long should I wait to go get her ? And how do I get her to wake up later again?
Once, we went out and she fell asleep only at 10pm, still woke up at 6am.. help!
She takes 2 naps, up to 1h30 each. Sometimes less but it doesn’t change anything at night
Thank you.

By: Neosha

Neosha — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 04:13:31 +0000

In reply to Dareen.

@Dareen – Thank you for reading and for sharing with us! Your daughter sounds adorable with all of that babbling in the crib though we know it can be quite frustrating to witness. 🙂 This is a very common problem with toddlers her age and many factors could be contributing to it – schedule, development, routine, etc. Check out this article which gives tips for getting your 12 month old to sleep better: https://www.babysleepsite.com/how-to-get-my-baby-to-sleep/how-to-get-my-11-or-12-month-old-to-sleep/ Or if you’d like more personalized support, consider connecting with one of our amazing sleep consultants who can walk you through it one-on-one. You can learn more about them here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/about Hang in there, Dareen!

By: Dareen

Dareen — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:29:12 +0000

My baby is a year old now. She used to be a perfect sleeper (naps and nights) but at 10 months it changed and we always needed to be around her for her to fall asleep. We began sleep training at 11 months and walk out but visit every couple minutes of she was crying and that worked really well she would put herself to sleep within 10 minutes. Now she just sits in bed for an hour babbling, standing, sitting, making noises, playing with her blankie until she finally rests and goes to sleep. No crying whatsoever ever. But I feel bad leaving her there for an hour. (mind you as soon as I put her in bed, she is so drowsy, eyes half shut , she rolls around to her side to sleep, and as soon as I walk out, she up). This happens for both naps and night sleeps. But when she does sleep she is sleeping the full night or the full nap. Help!!

By: Janelle Reid

Janelle Reid — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 02:05:36 +0000

In reply to Rosalyn Williams. Hi @Rosalyn Williams, thanks for visiting the baby sleep site! At 6 months we wouldn't consider that to be an older baby just yet, especially because their sleep needs are much higher at this age and they are usually still taking 3 naps (although that third one may be a shorter catnap). Are you experiencing longer night wakings or shorter naps from your 6th month old? If you'd like, feel free to send me more information on your situation and I'll be happy to pass along more info for you!

By: Rosalyn Williams

Rosalyn Williams — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 18:56:01 +0000

Second, too much “resting” time can actually lead to short naps, more night-wakings, and especially long middle of the night wakings, for older babies and toddlers.

How do you define “older babies”? Is 6-months considered an “older baby”?

By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site

Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 21:30:43 +0000

In reply to Marria. Hi @Marria - Thanks for writing! We are happy to hear that our information has been helpful! : )

By: Marria

Marria — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 07:48:00 +0000

Amazing blog. Really helpful for new mom and dad.New born baby is used to sleep with mom. Getting baby sleep in crib really difficult for mom. Thank for a guide to put baby sleep in crib. Really helpful guideline.