Anyone read: "12 hours of sleep by 12 weeks old"?
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Doesn't hurt to stock up your cupboard with various "tricks" to get a sense for what works for you and your child. But honestly, different folks, different kids, different strokes. If the peg doesn't fit, try something else. Sometimes your kid just needs to grow into it.
But warning: Many children don't and won't sleep through the night for long. I had an 8 week old who slept for 11 hours... and then didn't. And then did. And then didn't. Parenting young kids is brutal on the ol' shut eye. It just is. |
Anonymous
I agree with this. That said, I thought her book was pure rubbish. If a kid isn't ready to sleep that long by 12 weeks, the kid cannot be made to do so. I say this the parent of a kid that DID do it. But, it developed on her own. We didn't force it. That book, which I read, seemed like forcing it to me. I can also say that i have friends/family with difficult sleepers. They've tried everything. And, until they are older, that sort of rigid approach doesn't work with babies who are not ready. 12 weeks is still so little!!! I understand people disagree. That's fine. This is my opinion. |
Anonymous
| Did not work for 12 wks but did work around 5M. We love Suzy - you have to do formula to make this work though. It's the right concept even if it doesn't magically work at 12 wks. I don't agree w pp who debunk it - Suzy is saying that there is a string correlation between sleep and feeding which any parent would agree with for newborns. If you adhere to her concept of enforcing a schedule and developing good habits ie if you keep rocking the baby before bedtime duh! Of course there's a pattern baby's gonna expect - you will be more successful in getting baby to STTN. Whether you make it in 12, 16 or 20 wks it's still doing really good v a yr isn't it? It's so funny to me parents who complain about babies who don't STTN but don't do anything to condition their kids to help them STTN because you absolutely can do it. For every baby I think the timing may be different but I'd say you got a shot by 9M if you try various techniques (like this!). |
Anonymous
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What the person above said.
There's a reason why sleep-training kinds of books sell. Parents are desperate and out of their minds craving sleep. I kind of think that's just how the cookies crumble. Still, even if it is just a placebo, it is nice to THINK you have some strategies to positively impact what might not be very impact-able. Good luck. Remember: you were this way, too, when you were a baby! Hugs and snuggles to the little one, and empathetic nods of "Yeah, it sucks" to you and your partner. 
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Listen as a first time mom I was desperate to try anything but as a mom of 2 I truly believe there are legit techniques effective for getting a baby to STTN only a few months old. Absolutely. But babies are not plug and play so you have to observe carefully and be committed to doing so. Peds will say the magic number is 9 months for a possibility if STTN but I disagree. I did my first in 5M but hired a professional sleep trainer. I did not do this with baby 2 and she did on her own at 9M. And my baby 1 was impossible so if it worked for STTN at 5M you better believe that it's possible to sleep train a baby!
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Anonymous
| 12 weeks is too young, OP. Six months at the very youngest, please. |
Anonymous
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Just like to say every baby is different
Also baby wise never states in the book to go 4 hours during the day for bf babies. It says 2 1/2 to 3 hours and it says if baby is hungry feed them! Baby wise is not a bad book. |
Anonymous
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We roughly followed ideas from this book.
We always did a bed time routine, same thing, every night (blinds closed, lights low, lullabye music on, change in to pj's and sleep sack, breastfeed, supplement with bottle, burping, story time, lights off, rocking for 10 minutes). We also slowly shifted to 4 hours between feedings around 8 weeks old (was at 3 hours previously). That said, if it was clear she was hungry, we would only try to hold her off for 10-15 minutes (distract with a toy, or go outside, or play in the swing), and if that didn't work, she would eat earlier. She then just fell in to this pattern of about 6 oz. every 4 hours, again around 8 weeks old. And then she would sleep about 8-9 hours through the night. Then a few weeks later, she would sleep 8-10 hours (and we upped the first bottles to 8 oz.). It worked out for us, but I do think we have a sleepy baby. I never got the nap part right though. She just naps when she wants - usually about 1.5 hrs after the end of a feeding. She would also nap in between the 3rd and 4th feeding, but still sleep through the night. |
Anonymous
Forgot to mention - baby was in the 47% for weight at 8 weeks, and 66% for weight at 16 weeks so I think she's doing fine. Now, at 16 weeks, she sleeps 10-11 hours at night and usually naps 2x during the day for a total of 3-4 hours. |
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I have not yet read the book, but I just bought it. From the beginning my baby was naturally an easy sleeper, and we just did everything to encourage that and instill good sleep habits. And this was before I read any other books, I just used common sense.
Right at 6 weeks, baby started sleeping through the night, probably 8pm-4/5am. Then around 8-9 weeks baby was sleeping a solid 12 hours. Most days I go into her room and wake her up after 12 hours. She was eating (exclusively BFing) every 3ish hours, during the day since 8 weeks, but once I tried doing every 4 she seemed to do much better and fall right into a more regular routine. The main reason I am wanting to read this book now is because it's nowhere else can you find the scenario of a baby this age (now 14 weeks) sleeping 12 solid hours. Trying to iron out the kinks in day time napping and hoping this will give some good info for my situation. |
Anonymous
| The book is amazing and works!! |
Anonymous
I agree. Mine certainly did, but we weren't trying to stuff her with huge bottles during the day. She'd eat pretty frequently during the day, anywhere from 4-6 ounces. But would have two back to back bottles an hour before bed. We fed on demand (even if it seemed crazy that she wanted 14 oz of breastmilk/formula within an hour), which I think is the way to go at that age. |
Anonymous
Read weissbluth's book. My baby was also sleeping long stretches early and his book helped me figure out nap timing. |
Anonymous
| I think it helped us with our third boy to cut out the frequent night waking, however we did not use it until 7 months when I was sure it was safe for him not to eat for that long. Stretching the feeding during the day slightly (he was already at 3.5 ish hours) really seemed to help. |
Anonymous
| I followed 12 hours and it worked great. My 5 month old is thriving and 18 lbs! He was 6.5 when he was born. This book is the best. |