tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post2273029847264451498..comments2012-02-06T20:42:25.703-08:00Dr. Jane Heinighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068549990790707174noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-74935434245351036192011-11-12T02:07:55.657-08:002011-11-12T02:07:55.657-08:00I agree, everyone seems to think they should sleep through, and often they mean 10-11 hours from six months. In my gut I know this is silly but when you are exhausted and someone is telling you to sleep train, that you are letting them get away with it etc it gets your all stressed out and worried. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-23870286793908490362011-07-29T19:26:33.850-07:002011-07-29T19:26:33.850-07:00Bravo! I have been told by just about every single person I know that I must "sleep train" my son. In my gut I just don't feel it's right FOR HIM and it's posts like this that help me feel validated in my decision. Thank you so very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-40924849938462037112010-03-11T09:13:33.690-08:002010-03-11T09:13:33.690-08:00From a mom in the trenches right now! My 3 mo old has very erratic sleep- in the last week, it has spanned from 9.5 hours and slipped down to 2.5. We have no idea what accounts for the good or the bad - we do the same thing every night. She has slept long stretches in her crib in the last 7 days, and has rejected it the last two nights and will only sleep in her swing. I keep hearing about babies getting addicted to the swing, etc. However, when we push the crib too much, she ends up awake for longer, gets less sleep,is overtired, etc. I guess my comment and question is, in the processs of trying to break a "bad habit" - like a swing, how much of the baby's sleep do you sacrifice in the pursuit of the goal? At the moment, we feel that you try every night, but once a decent night of sleep for the baby is in peril, you have to let it go. And try again the next night....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-62989302015150013092010-03-10T11:37:51.677-08:002010-03-10T11:37:51.677-08:00I've found this series very comforting. We do let our son cry for 5-10 minutes if nothing is amiss (dry, clean diaper, etc.). However, we now realize that he will sleep longer when his various systems (ex: nervous system) mature.robertsmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-17595585088148241612010-03-09T15:57:28.353-08:002010-03-09T15:57:28.353-08:00The challenge with looking at the studies is that some will only classify the children as sleeping through the night when they do so consistently. Others when they begin to do so. It is no surprise that you would get inconsistent results. The study I was using classified children as sleeping through the night when they slept at least 6 hours but did not require them to do it consistently.Dr. Jane Heinighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068549990790707174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-234930998196260422010-03-09T15:26:01.829-08:002010-03-09T15:26:01.829-08:00Where did you get the stat that 80% of 1 year olds STTN? Other studies show that only 55% do. http://www.kellymom.com/parenting/sleep/sleepstudies.htmlLisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-75114678902241075142010-03-09T14:21:08.268-08:002010-03-09T14:21:08.268-08:00Amazing how talking about sleep elicits so many responses! We've had lots of comments about this post and the last. We'd like to clarify that these posts were only intended to explain why we don't like sleep training, not to tell others that they shouldn't try it if they wish. We would only hope that parents won't assume that sleep training is a "one-size-fits-all" permanent solution to parents' sleep deprivation.Dr. Jane Heinighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068549990790707174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-37959787593657239472010-03-09T11:48:38.769-08:002010-03-09T11:48:38.769-08:00What bothers me about this is suggesting that you shouldn't try something that might work. Sleep "training" *does* work for some babies. I really bought into the idea that if I let my daughter cry before going to bed, I was failing her as a parent. Every baby is different. Some will do well soothed to sleep, some won't. Some will do great if left to work out the getting to sleep thing on their own, and other won't. But, despite what those who are very against letting your children cry will tell you, letting your baby cry for 5-10 minutes at a time for a few nights will NOT hurt them permanently. And if that doesn't work, then try something else. But, don't exclude something that could be a valuable tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-20454289840232999602010-03-09T11:05:37.476-08:002010-03-09T11:05:37.476-08:002/3 of my children "resist being drowsy". Techniques for sleep were completely different than with their sleepy sister, especially as older babies/toddlers.radmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17613368278040539200noreply@blogger.com