Hi,
This group follows on from a thread started in Baby Club by Polaris. After reading about her success (and others!) with 'Sleep Sense', a method of teaching babies to self-settle, myself and others have adopted the approach, and have been amazed by the results (and how fast it can happen!).

Obviously, there are lots of things to consider before starting sleep-training, and once begun there are many ups and downs.
We thought creating this group would offer support to those already following Sleep Sense, and encouragement and advice to those considering it.

Please join in, even if you're just curious!

The original thread can be found here:
Thomas slept through the night! (Sleep Sense Support)

The Sleep Sense website is here:
http://sleepsense.net/


Well, we're officially a 'group' now!

Thanks for setting up the group Jacs!

Everything is still going pretty well here - still only waking up for one night feed which is great!

Naps - hmmm - they are definitely trickier to get right. Our morning nap was a 45 minute short nap - I was out and OH was looking after him - he said that he left him for about 15 minutes but he wasn't going back to sleep just crying on and off and sucking his thumb - I probably would have left him a bit longer to be honest as when he starts sucking the thumb he generally does go to sleep soon. So then because that nap was short he was ready for his next nap by 11.30 - that nap was a great success!! He had almost a two hour nap! I did the 'wake to sleep' though too, it's so hard to know whether that is what is making the difference or if he would have had a longer nap anyway. Then in the afternoon he just had a cat nap in the pram for 30 minutes because we were out, so he was awake from 3.30 till bedtime - oh my god he was so overtired by 6 o'clock - he is hard work when he is tired. By the time I put him to bed at twenty to seven he was screaming with tiredness, I didn't think he would settle down to sleep at all but I just told him sleepy time and gave him his blankie and he cried for literally 5 seconds and went straight to sleep!!! Amazing!!!

I always just feel a total sense of disbelief when putting baby to bed that he has gone to sleep and that is the last I will hear from him for 9 or 10 hours - I keep expecting him to wake up needing feeding or whatever!

Jacs - I was just thinking, could you write a little 'introduction' on the first post just to explain what the group is for new people who don't know.

Just a quick hello!! Will be back later - watching Masterchef, lol!

Hello

yeah we are a group

Jacs - i started lo on solids about a month ago - in the last two weeks i have been giving three meals a day - now we are moving onto everything so hopefully we'll see a bit more weight gain

lo was overtired when i put her to bed - had been up for over three hours - see how long she sleeps

watching masterchef too - love it

hope you all have a good night - sleep tight x

DD just woke up, and was very cross. Fed her, and she's still not happy - DH sitting with her now...I think her lack of naps today has left her overtired.

we've all got overtired LOs today! oh, and a thread of Chef fans emerging

Doh Polaris!
Yeah, bit daft having a group that no-one knows about - would that have made us a secret society?...like the sound of that!

What a fast sleeper Thomas is! We had a similar bedtime to you, because I stole the blankie for a while! Anyway, he was overtired by the afternoon as he hadn't napped properly without it. Feel awful, but can only do what I think's right at the time! He'd been up for hours before bed, so took ages to calm down Hope you all get a good sleep tonight!

TennisGal - congrats on watching Masterchef (it's the little things...)

flowers04 - we're at the same stage in weaning, I'm finding it hard to fit in 3 meals at the minute, because his naps can sometimes be really long now, when I'm not really expecting it! I'm sure you'll see a weight increase soon, with all that fuel in her little tummy!

Think DD was just hungry, as she was asleep within minutes...quick grumble, and that was it.

Did Evan go down ok, Jacs?

Good sleep wishes to all! Here's to nap success for us all tomorrow!

Loving the idea of a secret society - I've got my trouser leg rolled up in anticipation....

Not loving Masterchef. Like the concept and tis an interesting programme but hate seeing those close ups of the judges shovelling food into their mouths.

I'm so glad you're all having some success with Sleep Sense. The naps will come - I promise. But for me the days were so much easier to deal with once the nights got better. Abby is far more settled and happier with all her sleep.