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Hi there, my baby girl is 5 months (24 weeks.) She is on a 3 nap schedule. Her wake windows are roughly 2/2.25/2.25/2.5-2.75. Just recently, we successfully dropped her 4th nap.

We have tried both fuss it out (I read Precious Little Sleep), and wake and sleep. When we have done both of these methods, she does eventually fall asleep on her own in her own sleep space. She’ll fall asleep within 15 minutes. However, it’s like this puts her on edge or something. I’m not sure how else to explain it. I say this because she will wake literally every hour screaming after falling asleep on her own. This then leads to very little sleep for my husband and I. When this has happened for 3 hours in a row, I’ve pulled her out, snuggled her to sleep, and then she will sleep a 4 hour stretch afterwards.

Has anyone else experience this? If so, did anything help? Or are these methods just not matching with her temperament?

We are getting ready to transition our almost 6 month old to a floor bed. I just purchased a Plank full sized mattress. Can anyone give me some frame recommendations? Ideally we would like it to be on the taller size for when she begins crawling. We do plan to baby proof the entire room.

We are getting ready to transition our almost 6 month old to a floor bed. I just purchased a Plank full sized mattress. Can anyone give me some frame recommendations? Ideally we would like it to be on the taller size for when she begins crawling. We do plan to baby proof the entire room.

My 22 week old (5 months) daughter is just about ready to transition out of her bassinet. She’s been in a Snoo since birth and is still in our room. I had recently posted that I was thinking about moving her crib into our room and continuing to room share, but then I had an idea.

She has been an exclusive contact napper her whole life. Just recently, we’ve transitioned her to napping next to me on our bed (which means she can get all the room she wants, and I can roll away.) She’s napping longer, going down for sleep quicker, and the set up is better for us both.

Hence, the idea of a floor/Montessori bed in her room came into play. It seems the best place to meet in the middle. Transfers are hard with her. I can crawl in there with her and breastfeed/stay drowsy and snuggle up to her if need be. If I fall asleep in there with her, I wouldn’t hate it either. I can also roll away once she’s asleep and get back in my own bed if I need to. I can continue to be responsive to her needs at night without sacrificing too much of my own sleep.

I am aware the AAP doesn’t recommend this until your baby is 12 months+, but many do it before that at this exact age. We would obviously fully baby proof her room and have an infant safe mattress.

Has anyone else tried this out at this age?

My 22 week old daughter is just about ready to transition out of her bassinet. She’s been in a Snoo since birth and is still in our room. I had recently posted that I was thinking about moving her crib into our room and continuing to room share, but then I had an idea.

She has been an exclusive contact napper her whole life. Just recently, we’ve transitioned her to napping next to me on our bed (which means she can get all the room she wants, and I can roll away.) She’s napping longer, going down for sleep quicker, and the set up is better for us both.

Hence, the idea of a floor/Montessori bed in her room came into play. It seems the best place to meet in the middle. Transfers are hard with her. I can crawl in there with her and breastfeed/stay drowsy and snuggle up to her if need be. If I fall asleep in there with her, I wouldn’t hate it either. I can also roll away once she’s asleep and get back in my own bed if I need to. I can continue to be responsive to her needs at night without sacrificing too much of my own sleep.

I am aware the AAP doesn’t recommend this until your baby is 12 months+, but many do it before that at this exact age. We would obviously fully baby proof her room and have an infant safe mattress.

Has anyone else tried this out yet?

I just needed a space to vent. My aunt has met my baby girl ONCE in her entire 22 weeks of life. She came today to visit. She showed up 40 minutes late, and when she did, I got nothing but judgement about my parenting.…

“She’ll only nap on top of you???? oh you gotta stop that NOW.”

“We gotta get you on a schedule!” (Directed to my baby.)

“She still sleeps in your room?? Oh we need to get her into her own room.” (WE??? Who is this “we?”)

It really upset me. I have tried endlessly to end contact napping to no avail. My kid doesn’t know what a fucking clock is. We go off her wake windows and sleepy cues. She’s EBF, so room sharing is just easier right now, and the AAP says she should be in there for another month minimum. It was so insensitive.

And this is coming from the woman whose 30 year old son still lives at home. I don’t need her parenting advice. Rant OVER.

Our baby is 5 months old as of yesterday. I am the only one who does nights with my baby. She has been in a Snoo bassinet basically since birth. We had planned to move to the crib at 6 months. We have always assisted her to sleep, and she’s an exclusive contact napper. She was waking a typical amount of time for her age to eat overnight, as she’s EBF (2-3 times.) Here’s where it got real…

We tried one arm out of her Love to Dream transitional swaddle, and her arm repeatedly hit the sides of the snoo with the motion on. We began weaning mode on Saturday night (no motion, white noise only) thinking that would make going arms out easier eventually. We are going on night 7 tonight. Without the motion, she’s waking up WAY more often, and I can’t even get a full 3 hour stretch anymore. Her longest stretches go like this…

Night 1: 2 hrs 55 mins, 3 wakes

Night 2: 3 hrs 10 mins, 3 wakes

Night 3: 5 hrs 32 mins, 2 wakes

Night 4: 2 hrs 32 mins, 4 wakes

Night 5: 2 hrs 46mins, 4 wakes

Night 6: 2 hrs 33 min, 6 wakes

I feel like I’m dying from exhaustion. I can’t even nap when she does because of the contact napping situation (which could be a whole post on its own.) It is starting to seem clear that sleep training is gonna be my best option. I am a shell of myself with the little sleep I’m getting. I get severe headaches from exhaustion, cannot stop crying over nothing, and am not thinking clearly. We are gonna put her back in the snoo for at least a couple nights so I can get some real sleep. I desperately need a break.

Has anyone ever been in my shoes with the Snoo? Can anyone suggest a method for me that is gentle for when we go to the crib? Would it be easier for me to do it, or my husband? She’s definitely a BIG mamas girl. I really need to hear some positive stories right now. I feel like by using the Snoo, I ruined my baby’s sleep.