I know the Urban’s guide from a few years back, it is fantastic. I’m six months pregnant now and going to use it again for sure 🙂

Hello @Mimi –
Thank you for writing to us. I’m sorry to hear your family is having sleep problems and your daughter is struggling with sleeping on her own. You’re not alone, and not alone in trying Cry It Out and things not going smoothly.
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Hi @Debbie, thanks for writing to us and congratulations on your new baby boy! I know these early weeks can be such a blur and it can be so frustrating when they don’t nap when we know they are tired. You are doing great by watching the clock and making sure he is down every 60-90 minutes so he doesn’t get overtired, sometimes it may even be sooner than that so if you see signs earlier, then go for it. I’d make sure he’s still being fed every 2 hours (or whatever your doctor has said), so while I know the concern of not feeding to sleep and that becoming something he NEEDS, I personally always found a fill up right before the nap was helpful and paid closer attention to not letting that become a bad habit once the baby was a little older. Here is a link to download a free guide with tips for parents of newborns that you can download here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/15-free-baby-sleep-facts-new-parents-must-know/
I hope that helps!

No crying, seriously! I mean… it does depend on the baby I guess. But there was no crying for my girl while sleep training with Susan Urban. This book was great!

@Jill – Thank you for reading and for sharing with us. These types of sleep associations can be tough to manage but even tougher to break – it’s very common for parents to just “go with it” so we completely understand where you’re coming from. This article overviews knowing when and how to start the sleep coaching process, which should be helpful to you as you get started: https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/baby-sleep-training-what-when-how-get-started-now/ Hang in there, Jill, and please let us know if we can be of any further help to you during this time!

I decided for sleep training at 6 months. Earlier I didn’t even have sleep routine, so there was some work to do. I chose Susan’s HWL method too. I am very glad, it turned out to work very fast! Should have used this sooner.

Hey. I have an 18 month old who, pretty recently, was taking very short morning naps and would wake up inconsolable. We stopped doing the morning nap and he takes one nap sometime in the afternoon. If he wakes up at night then he would nap a little earlier and longer. We also moved bedtime up a bit too. My advice is to start a nap and bedtime routine. We have a nice meal, a cup of milk, and read 3-5 books, sometimes more, sometimes all the books. Give big hugs and lay him down. I take 20-30 minutes and sit across the room from his crib while he drifts to sleep with a music snuggy. Then I come cover him up and close the door. If he wakes up so inconsolable that even hugs won’t help, I talk to him, let him know I’m making him a cup of milk, then we sit down in the living room and cuddle til he’s ready to play. We play for 15-30 then read, big hugs, and nap again. If he doesn’t fall asleep within 20-30 minutes, I consider that quiet time and get him back out. However unless he falls asleep on the couch or car, we’ll skip any more naps and just go to bed early if we have to.