https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:36:54 +0000 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:12:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=36402 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1186692&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1186692 Author: E&L+1
Subject: 36402
Posted: 28 October 2010 at 9:12am

I had MAJOR issues with DD at about that age and nothing I did would help her settle so I created a sleep plan based on a couple of recommendations. It has been successful on the most part although I am currently feeding her once at night. Plan went as follows.

Naptime
We have a routine that lasts 5-10 mins.
Check nappy
Sing twinkle twinkle little star on the way to bedroom
Close curtains
Into sleeping bag
Read 2-3 stories
Into bed hand bunny (her cuddly toy)
Say nun-night and leave

If she grizzle cries wait 5 mins then check if still crying lay her down if sitting or standing say nun-night and leave. Wait 10m then check if still crying, then check every 15 until asleep.

If she was just grizzling I'd leave her as she often fell asleep if all was quiet I resisted the urge to check. Each check lasted less than 30secs and I was in and out, only touched her to lay her down.

My plan was I'd do this for an hour then get her up for a bit then tried again. If she still wouldn't sleep then I'd go for a drive or put her in the stroller for a walk. I never got to that point though.

It took about 4 days and she was going to bed happy for day naps.

Bedtime
Routine lasts about 30mins
Bath
massage/creams (she has ezcema)
PJs and Sleeping bag
Feed in lounge
Say good night to everyone
Into bedroom for stories (2-3)
Into bed hand bunny say nun-night and leave

At night I would do as above for checking after her bedtime routine for as long as it took to get her asleep. But again I never had to do that as she settle to sleep for the night well. I also did it for all night wakings and she now wakes once while before she was waking 2-4 times a night to feed.

Hope that makes sense and helps
]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:12:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1186692&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1186692 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1186508&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1186508 Author: luckystar
Subject: 36402
Posted: 27 October 2010 at 9:27pm

Hhmm well.... IMO by 10mths they are really getting very clever and it sounds like she's just been testing the boundaries with you I.e. she's probably figured out that a bit of a grizzle will equate you sticking around to pat/console her off to sleep (or near sleep). She would probably be clearer about what to expect from you if you could make yourself depart the scene as soon as she was "tucked in" for bed.

We've done this with my daughter since 4mths, and still some nights she'll have a grizzle for a while, to see if she can get up or something. But otherwise she's been sleeping from 7pm until 7am ever since we got her properly self settling and onto a consistent routine.

Sounds like the amount and frequency of day sleeps is about right for a 10mth old though, so if anything maybe just review the timing - esp of the afternoon nap. For instance, on the routine that we used for our daughter at 10mths, she wasn't allowed to sleep past 4.15pm because it would apparently interfere with her ability to settle for her 7pm bedtime.

Hope some of that helps.]]> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:27:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1186508&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1186508 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1186282&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1186282 Author: MyPeas
Subject: 36402
Posted: 27 October 2010 at 4:18pm

Our wee girl is about the same age and generally goes to bed at 7pm.

She self settles and it can take her awhile to get to sleep at night. We put her to bed and leave the room and then she will talk or what sounds more like grizzles herself to sleep. If she is really exhausted she can be asleep in 5 to 10 minutes but usually she is making noise for about half an hour.

She has never taken to a dummy but she does have a comforter blankie/toy thing that she sucks on which we introduced when she stopped being wrapped at around six months. The benefit of the blankie comforter is that she can find it herself during the night due to it's size.

Good luck with the self settling and unfortunately I think it can take a bit of trial and error. ]]> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:18:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1186282&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1186282 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1184827&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1184827 Author: myonlineself
Subject: 36402
Posted: 25 October 2010 at 8:03pm

Oh and we have recently taken away the dummy and I am sure that's making it harder for her to settle (we have ditched the dummy in an attempt to help get longer stretches of sleep at night - it seems to be working)]]> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:03:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1184827&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1184827 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1184822&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1184822 Author: myonlineself
Subject: 36402
Posted: 25 October 2010 at 7:55pm

Hi everyone... my baby is getting better and better at sleeping, we even get the odd night of sleeping through.. but its taking ages to get her to settle off to sleep at the moment... at least half an hour from when we put her down.. its taking half an hour at minimum for her to fall asleep.....if she's calm when I put her into her cot I walk out to give her a chance to self settle, but mainly I pat and shush and keep her calm, attempting to leave the room if she's settled.... I can't work out if her taking ages to get off to sleep is over tired or under tired??? She wakes between 6 and 7 in the morning, had two naps during the day - one around 9.30 and another around 2.30 (total nap duration around 2.5 hours) and we try to put her down between 7 and 8 (we've been trying to figure out the 'right' bedtime)... any suggestions?]]> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:55:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36402&PID=1184822&title=settling-baby-to-sleep#1184822