Comments on: Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Regularity http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/ Offering baby sleep and toddler sleep help with free articles and guides and easy to read sleep books with custom baby / toddler sleep consulting services included. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:05:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sleep Quick Tip – Logging Sleep | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-2406 Sleep Quick Tip – Logging Sleep | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:52:54 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-2406 [...] Some babies are more consistent than others. Inconsistent babies might have a large range of the amount of sleep in 24 hours. At least if you keep a log, you know [...] [...] Some babies are more consistent than others. Inconsistent babies might have a large range of the amount of sleep in 24 hours. At least if you keep a log, you know [...]

]]> By: Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Perceptiveness | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-2355 Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Perceptiveness | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:19:49 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-2355 [...] of the 9 temperament traits, Intensity, Persistence, Sensitivity, Perceptiveness, Adaptability, Regularity, Energy, First Reaction, and Mood, focusing on how they play a role in your baby’s sleep and [...] [...] of the 9 temperament traits, Intensity, Persistence, Sensitivity, Perceptiveness, Adaptability, Regularity, Energy, First Reaction, and Mood, focusing on how they play a role in your baby’s sleep and [...]

]]> By: Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Energy | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-2345 Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Energy | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:12:10 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-2345 [...] of the 9 temperament traits, Intensity, Persistence, Sensitivity, Perceptiveness, Adaptability, Regularity, Energy, First Reaction, and Mood, focusing on how they play a role in your baby’s sleep and [...] [...] of the 9 temperament traits, Intensity, Persistence, Sensitivity, Perceptiveness, Adaptability, Regularity, Energy, First Reaction, and Mood, focusing on how they play a role in your baby’s sleep and [...]

]]> By: Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Mood | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-2339 Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Mood | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:07:35 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-2339 [...] of the 9 temperament traits, Intensity, Persistence, Sensitivity, Perceptiveness, Adaptability, Regularity, Energy, First Reaction, and Mood, focusing on how they play a role in your baby’s sleep and [...] [...] of the 9 temperament traits, Intensity, Persistence, Sensitivity, Perceptiveness, Adaptability, Regularity, Energy, First Reaction, and Mood, focusing on how they play a role in your baby’s sleep and [...]

]]> By: Baby’s Sleep and the Moon | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-2077 Baby’s Sleep and the Moon | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:00:53 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-2077 [...] ago, Shauna commented on one of my posts about the moon affecting her baby’s sleep and I thought that would make [...] [...] ago, Shauna commented on one of my posts about the moon affecting her baby’s sleep and I thought that would make [...]

]]> By: Nicole http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-2010 Nicole Wed, 27 May 2009 02:55:55 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-2010 @Shauna It is amazing how much they understand at such a young age!! :) I'm glad you're seeing some progress! @Shauna It is amazing how much they understand at such a young age!! :) I’m glad you’re seeing some progress!

]]> By: Shauna http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-1989 Shauna Sat, 16 May 2009 10:09:45 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-1989 believe it or not, nicole, i've been letting her cry it out for naps, and there has been some improvement. this month she did not naturally fall back into liking her schedule. she always gets a bottle before she takes a nap and had been starting to sleep-eat instead of eat then sleep--so i don't let her, wake her up, tell her i'm putting her in her crib for naps and that i will come in one time, but that's it. she's got to get it down, as i am returning to work and i know her babysitter will do cry it out for naps as well..... i also started giving her warnings that nap time is coming. altho she's only six months, i am certain she understands. i do think it was about not wanting to give up on playing to settle. so, yesterday was day 4 of cry it out and she cried less than 15 minutes for am nap and not at all for pm nap. believe it or not, nicole, i’ve been letting her cry it out for naps, and there has been some improvement. this month she did not naturally fall back into liking her schedule. she always gets a bottle before she takes a nap and had been starting to sleep-eat instead of eat then sleep–so i don’t let her, wake her up, tell her i’m putting her in her crib for naps and that i will come in one time, but that’s it. she’s got to get it down, as i am returning to work and i know her babysitter will do cry it out for naps as well…..

i also started giving her warnings that nap time is coming. altho she’s only six months, i am certain she understands. i do think it was about not wanting to give up on playing to settle. so, yesterday was day 4 of cry it out and she cried less than 15 minutes for am nap and not at all for pm nap.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-1981 Nicole Sat, 16 May 2009 02:03:04 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-1981 @Shauna It definitely doesn't sound like cry-it-out is the way to go for naps. Day and night sleep are handled by different parts of the brain, so it makes sense why she's struggling with one and not the other. I hope you are finding something that works for you! @Shauna It definitely doesn’t sound like cry-it-out is the way to go for naps. Day and night sleep are handled by different parts of the brain, so it makes sense why she’s struggling with one and not the other. I hope you are finding something that works for you!

]]> By: Shauna http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 Shauna Fri, 08 May 2009 21:42:30 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-1965 Thanks Nicole--she is just like me! It's a tough balance, as she will scream for 1 1/2 hours to avoid a nap (seriously) and then be willing to sleep, then her whole schedule is off for nap #2, etc., etc. Bedtime has never been an issue, only naps. She consistently sleeps 10-11 hours at night w/o needing me in there to help her re-settle between sleep stages. This past week, I have twice just put her in the crib wide awake and walked away and she hasn't cried, just played in there happily--and I haven't gone in unless she is screaming. I know that if she goes to full on rage there's no way she'll sleep after that--we've been down that road, and so I abandoned cry it out--she got less sleep when we did that. And the Ferber method didn't work with her, either--it excites her every time my husband or I go in and she thinks that naptime is over then goes into rage when she realizes it's not. She simply doesn't want to settle. It's been three months of this, the week before the full moon. She is otherwise very happy and sticks to the nap schedule no matter what. Thanks Nicole–she is just like me! It’s a tough balance, as she will scream for 1 1/2 hours to avoid a nap (seriously) and then be willing to sleep, then her whole schedule is off for nap #2, etc., etc. Bedtime has never been an issue, only naps. She consistently sleeps 10-11 hours at night w/o needing me in there to help her re-settle between sleep stages. This past week, I have twice just put her in the crib wide awake and walked away and she hasn’t cried, just played in there happily–and I haven’t gone in unless she is screaming. I know that if she goes to full on rage there’s no way she’ll sleep after that–we’ve been down that road, and so I abandoned cry it out–she got less sleep when we did that. And the Ferber method didn’t work with her, either–it excites her every time my husband or I go in and she thinks that naptime is over then goes into rage when she realizes it’s not. She simply doesn’t want to settle. It’s been three months of this, the week before the full moon. She is otherwise very happy and sticks to the nap schedule no matter what.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.babysleepsite.com/temperament/baby-temperament-sleep-regularity/comment-page-1/#comment-1958 Nicole Fri, 08 May 2009 12:51:27 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=757#comment-1958 @Shauna Many babies, including my son, don't want to stop the fun to sleep as they are afraid they will miss something. He is still this way, years later. But, his sleep is very important and so I set his limits about his sleep and stick to it. Bedtime still has to be at a certain time even though he says "I'm not tired" (and falls asleep 5 minutes later). So, stick with it and don't sacrifice sleep even if she doesn't appear to want it. There will be plenty of things they want (or don't want) that we have to stick to for their own health and well being (carseat, not playing with an outlet, going to school, etc.). The laughing at you when you say no is a phase. Stay firm (not mean or anything just stick to your guns) and consistent and she will learn you mean business. I also recommend a book on my resources page to handle strong-willed children. http://www.babysleepsite.com/resources Good luck! @Shauna Many babies, including my son, don’t want to stop the fun to sleep as they are afraid they will miss something. He is still this way, years later. But, his sleep is very important and so I set his limits about his sleep and stick to it. Bedtime still has to be at a certain time even though he says “I’m not tired” (and falls asleep 5 minutes later). So, stick with it and don’t sacrifice sleep even if she doesn’t appear to want it. There will be plenty of things they want (or don’t want) that we have to stick to for their own health and well being (carseat, not playing with an outlet, going to school, etc.). The laughing at you when you say no is a phase. Stay firm (not mean or anything just stick to your guns) and consistent and she will learn you mean business. I also recommend a book on my resources page to handle strong-willed children. http://www.babysleepsite.com/resources Good luck!

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