Hi Emma,

Many thanks again for your help! I’ve started implementing the schedule. Trying to stay consistent as we travel on Thursday already. Its working fine thus far! It also helped that he naturally seems to have shifted somewhat. He wakes up early but we accomplished to stay in the room until 7am today.

Hopefully we’ll make some sleep…

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Hi Emma!

Yes of course! Sorry, I should have been more specific. We are currently in the United Arab Emirates, which means:

His usual 6.30am wake up time in the UAE > would be 4.30am in the Netherlands (2 hours earlier). We are in the Netherlands for 2 months.

The 4-day nap schedule Im trying to follow looks like this:

6.30am wake up

8-9am…

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Hi Emma!

Thanks for your kind reply again. He didn’t learn new motor skills so it may indeed be the wake windows. I’m trying a 4-day nap schedule now using the Huckleberry app. I think his naps have slightly improved.

I also fed him before his second nap today. He fell asleep on my chest and for the first time again he slept on his back…

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Hi Emma,

I hope all is well.

Small update from our side, we had a slight relapse during the daytime naps. Maxi refused to sleep on his back. Perhaps it has smth to do with his development at 5 months? Our local ped gave the go ahead to place him on his tummy for daytime naps but only when we’re watching him during the day. We will not do this…

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Hi Emma!

Thanks so much again!

A. When Maxi is asleep, his legs aren’t restless. This is only in awake state

B. The 2hr wake window unfortunately thus far hasn’t worked to help him out of these 30-min at night.

I’ll try the tweaks to the method with consistency. I think you’re right, before this rocking motion did help already slightly! And…

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Hi Emma!

Of course, Maxi’s schedule currently looks mostly like this. He’s still at 5 naps and 1.5hr wake windows mostly- aside from bedtime.

– between 6:30-7am wake.up

– 1st nap between 8:15-9:00am (30 minutes)

– 2nd nap between 10:45-11:30 (30 minutes)

-.3rd nap between 13:00-13:45 (30 minutes)

Irregular from here

– 4th nap between 15:00-16:00…

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Hi Emma,

Thanks for this! I’ll try the new routine. If he refuses the breast 30 mins before the nap (happened today) I’ll just let it go.

And to your questions. For both naps and bedtime, I now try to reduce my input as its been really difficult to place him awake/drowsy in his co sleeper. It comes with immediate protest and Im not able to get…

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Hi Emma,

So kind of you to have been thinking about us! On 2. Just to make sure…implementing this would mean a wake-eat-play-eat (30 mins before before the nap)- sleep routine for both daytime naps and before he goes to bed at night?

And great question! Maxi actually does enjoy playing whilst laying down on his back during the day. I try to…

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Hi Emma, update from our side. I’ve been trying really hard to keep the 2hr wake window consistent but there have been some days where it was 1.5 or 2.5 hrs. On the moments we kept it at 2hrs, I have not accomplished yet to place Maxi in his co-sleeper drowsy. The best I’ve accomplished is after the routine> gradually reducing my movement so…

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Hi Emma! I’ll let you know how it goes. We’ve not been able to lie him down awake or drowsy in his co sleeper at night. I usually place him there after he fell asleep in my arms. I’ll also try laying him down awake some more and will let you know.

Have a nice weekend!

Hi Emma!

Yes, apologies for not having mentioned this…he’s doing most of his daytime naps in the co sleeper now!! Lately it takes sometimes him to stay on my chest to fall into a deeper sleep, but after that I’m able to transfer him without protest and he stays for his 45 min nap then.

Thanks for your suggestion also on the wake window…

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Hi Emma!

Thanks so much again! I’m making sure to have a 1.5hr wake window at least before bedtime. I’m trying also to have a consistent sleep routine each night. I also tried extending the wake windows yesterday so he naturally skips the 5th nap. I find him calm overall around bedtime. However, we’ve unfortunately still not been able to go…

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Hi Emma!

This definitely sounds good. I started trying from last night. Unfortunately no success yet. I tried from 08:30pm to 09:30pm using the pyramid technique. At 09:30 I needed some rest so my husband took him on the chest. I tried to place him in the co sleeper again using the pyramid from 01:30-02:30 with no success, after which I took…

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1. Hi Emma! No problem! Thanks for thinking along with us! Your point 2 is the case. See my reply below.

2. When he’s placed in his co sleeper at 8pm, he wakes up 30 minutes later. After that, I get ready to go to bed and my husband takes him on his chest until I take over around 3am. I’m aware that this is dangerous and completely unadvisable.…

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Hi Emma,

Thanks to your course here I’ve been able to stay patient. Thank you from my heart! And for your time as well. I really hope to avoid the crying it out method that some other parents advised me from 4 months upon.

With regards to the bedtime routine: I’ve noticed that between 6-7pm Maxi usually gives sleepy cues (fuzziness mostly).…

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Hi Emma!

An update here, we had booked progress with daytime naps but lately my 3 months old has become quite fuzzy. I think he may show signs of teething: Drooling a lot, chewing calms him down, refusing one breast, wants extra comfort and has difficulty with his daytime naps again too. We keep on trying though to go back at the sleep routine…

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Hi Emma!

Thanks so much! I will try out the gradual approach first.

He entered a little growth spurt I believe where he’s been more fuzzy and clingy than usual. The crib has been challenging during these days. But I’m optimistic!

One thing I got told is to try placing him on his side, or use some special pillow that he can hug as he’s not happy…

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Sorry 1 addition, he likes to sleep on his belly with his face aside on our chests. Not on his back. I have an inkling this also plays a role.

Hi Emma! Thanks for being so proactive here whilst running a business and household of your own! Tremendous respect.

As some sort of miracle, or little one started accepting his crib yesterday for short naps during the day of c. 30 minutes. This occurred 3x a day. And I believe these short naps are normal right at 3 monts?

Today he only slept in…

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Hi Emma,

Thanks so much for all you do for us parents! I’ve nearly completed the course and am trying the pyramid settlement approach + white noise + sleep sack + temp monitoring.

We have a healthy baby boy that’s almost 3 months now. He only sleeps on our chests both day and night.

I’ve thus far been successful with a morning nap in…

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