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  • Angela Chan

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    April 21, 2024 at 11:35 pm in reply to: Meltdown when placed awake into crib – unable to try settling pyramid

    Also, do you recommend sleep training at all and if so, starting at what age ? Thank you so much !

  • Angela Chan

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    April 21, 2024 at 1:30 pm in reply to: Meltdown when placed awake into crib – unable to try settling pyramid

    Hi Emma,

    Thank you for the detailed reply!

    She occasionally will take a pacifier, most often if I accidentally wake her up when I lay her down in the crib, or transitioning between sleep cycles. She will suck on it until she falls asleep, then will spit it out. The rest of the time, once she is fussy she will not take a pacifier and will spit it out.

    I have been using a swaddle but have just started to transition her to a sleeping bag last night.

    I tried Option 2 yesterday, and she is able to fall asleep at the end by just holding her quietly. After laying her in the crib she woke up 20 minutes later and I was not able to soothe her back to sleep afterwards (due to change in environment – no longer in my arms?).

    Thank you!

    Angela

  • Angela Chan

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    May 1, 2024 at 6:05 pm in reply to: Meltdown when placed awake into crib – unable to try settling pyramid

    Hi Emma,

    Oh no that must have been quite a scare! Thank goodness she is fine now!

    She has been doing quite well in the sleeping bag and I have noticed her sucking on her hands as well as stroking the back of her head – are these self-soothing behaviours?

    I have been able to get her to fall asleep in my arms with less rocking and sometimes with just shushing. When I place her down in the crib asleep, if she wakes up I am able to get her to fall asleep by giving her a pacifier and patting her on the chest.

    Her naps have been a little bit better, ranging anywhere from 20 mins to 1 hour.

    However, she has been waking up a bit earlier overnight (2:30 AM and 6 AM, compared to 4 AM and 7:30 AM previously) and I wonder if it’s because she is getting hungry earlier. I have tried increasing her feed volume but she does seem to have quite severe reflux. She spits up a few times even up to after 2 hours after her feed and hiccups frequently but at least she is still gaining weight well.

    Thanks for your comment on sleep training – I will wait to see how her naps go before considering formal sleep training by 4 months then!

    Angela