Programs by Brightest Beginning | Stephanie Kusterer | Activity https://programs.brightestbeginning.com/members/gratton-stephaniegmail-com/activity/ Activity feed for Stephanie Kusterer. Sun, 31 May 2026 13:40:05 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.14.4 en-US 30 hourly 2 0ac823c44b1df4a5b634fff8a535b439 Stephanie Kusterer replied to the discussion 14 wo (3.5 mo) - nights wakings and feeding questions in the forum Baby Sleep Help https://programs.brightestbeginning.com/forums/topic/14-wo-3-5-mo-nights-wakings-and-feeding-questions/#post-2944 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:12:01 +1000 Reply to 14 wo (3.5 mo) - nights wakings and feeding questions

Hi Emma,

Just an update

Not sure if it’s a fluke or my LO is getting sick but last night we had only 1 wake up at 2 am. He still ate only 90 mL and went back down.

He woke a bit before 7 am but still ate only 60 mL. He’s hungry and ask for it but just doesn’t eat much at all…

What was different last evening is the catnap needing to be super…

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]]> ee76062bd00f6a1d99cd1cc4590bffff Stephanie Kusterer started the discussion 14 wo (3.5 mo) - nights wakings and feeding questions in the forum Baby Sleep Help https://programs.brightestbeginning.com/forums/topic/14-wo-3-5-mo-nights-wakings-and-feeding-questions/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:14:46 +1000 14 wo (3.5 mo) - nights wakings and feeding questions

Hi Emma,

We’ve been doing a lot of progress the past few weeks. Thanks for your videos and guidance. It helped tremendously.

We are now pacifier free and falling asleep independently. I do just checks here and there if he can’t settle himself.

We have still a few bumps in our road though:

Regarding feeding:

I had to stop breastfeeding sadly, and we…

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]]> 24b20693649815fa67260b36500c9607 Stephanie Kusterer replied to the discussion 10 wo - 20/30 min nap troubleshooting in the forum Baby Sleep Help https://programs.brightestbeginning.com/forums/topic/10-wo-20-30-min-nap-troubleshooting/#post-2814 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:31:57 +1100 Reply to 10 wo - 20/30 min nap troubleshooting

Hi Emma,

Thanks for your answer.

as our LO decided to go on a high protest mode for each bedtime, I didn’t take a decision on how to proceed with the pacifier until today…

Pacifier update:

Today we just ditched it cold turkey. I tried yesterday to just take it out before he would go to bed but it made him more mad and confused… And then he…

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]]> 5f43934deddb0d8979d3488c6dcd3a8a Stephanie Kusterer started the discussion 10 wo - 20/30 min nap troubleshooting in the forum Baby Sleep Help https://programs.brightestbeginning.com/forums/topic/10-wo-20-30-min-nap-troubleshooting/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:10:30 +1100 10 wo - 20/30 min nap troubleshooting

Hi Emma,

We have made some progress in trying to sleep independently during the day and for bedtime but our naps are really bad.

Our little guy takes the pacifier and if I put him for his nap around the 1:10 to 1:20 mark he’ll mostly suck on his paci and drift off to sleep in about 10 min without protesting or minimal.

He tends to protest if I…

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]]> 353d752c35880829e99d18d8c573b2c6 Stephanie Kusterer replied to the discussion About live example videos cues in the forum General Chat https://programs.brightestbeginning.com/forums/topic/about-live-example-videos-cues/#post-2583 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:20:51 +1100 Reply to About live example videos cues

Thanks a lot!

One last question but in the end if they take one more or one less nap, that would mean as well they take one more or less feed during the day, is that correct?

]]> ad82d6b5da549c9ddd27d051beeb6bc2 Stephanie Kusterer replied to the discussion 8 wo - Bedtime inconsistency and purple crying in the forum Baby Sleep Help https://programs.brightestbeginning.com/forums/topic/8-wo-bedtime-inconsistency-and-purple-crying/#post-2582 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:18:18 +1100 Reply to 8 wo - Bedtime inconsistency and purple crying

Thanks Emma,

Sounds all good. I have to “choose” or try between the different options. Hopefully he will be a quick learner. But he’s already doing quite well for his age so I can’t complain too much.

]]> 716e097635dc33e04e98c5c67f4d476c Stephanie Kusterer started the discussion About live example videos cues in the forum General Chat https://programs.brightestbeginning.com/forums/topic/about-live-example-videos-cues/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:31:42 +1100 About live example videos cues

Hi Emma,

I was wondering if it would be possible under the Live example videos to have an outline of the “day schedule”…

I was as well curious to know how would a day look like when your LO at 3 MO would have done 4 naps and not 3 naps in the day.

Moreover when there is no hunger cues between 2 naps because they are short, but LO is tired:…

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]]> 60c8dfa031b2fb96e6e8e9e00be9d8ce Stephanie Kusterer started the discussion 8 wo - Bedtime inconsistency and purple crying in the forum Baby Sleep Help https://programs.brightestbeginning.com/forums/topic/8-wo-bedtime-inconsistency-and-purple-crying/ Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:41:51 +1100 8 wo - Bedtime inconsistency and purple crying

Hi Emma,

We’ve watched your videos and are happy to try to implement the pyramid but I have a few questions about this regarding bedtime.

Our 8 wo is usually really fussy in the evening. When he is not screaming he is just really unsettled and I’m not sure how to go about bedtime to have it consistent and to have him fall asleep in his bed.

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