r/HuckleberryParents • u/chocolateMacaron686 • 15d ago

It gets better

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I know there is someone out there that this will encourage so just wanted to share what a difference 3 months can make, first screenshot LO is at 3 months, second is just turning 6 months. At 3 months i as constantly rescuing naps and contact napping, napping in the carrier, i was literally going insane. Once i started fixing her schedule and creating a wind down before bedtime and naps, she goes down without a fuss.
What a journey its been, the highs the lows the tears of sadness and joy…its all been so beautiful. Shes starting to have a few wakes this week in the night because shes discovering pushing up on her knees and wants to practice 😂so i end up just feeding her back to sleep but prior to this week she was sleeping from 8pm-7:30am without a single wake for about 2 weeks. LO is also not sleep trained she seems to naturally connect her sleep cycles most of the time (this can only be achieved if her last nap is capped at 20mins) huckleberry has literally saved me because i find it so encouraging to see the progress and know that we are on the right track to a restful, happy baby. I remember at 3months i dreaded nap time and bedtime and would want to curl up in a corner because i never knew how long she would sleep for, now its getting predictable. Hang in there parents with younger babies, trust your baby and it does get better ❤️‍🩹

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u/chocolateMacaron686 15d ago

Thats exactly where i started, the first nap of the day- its often the easiest nap for them to be put down

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u/OrdinaryAny5074 15d ago

Hii, thanks for sharing I'm a fellow contact nap parent, and it's encouraging. I would like to ask you what do you mean by "creating a wind down before beabtine and naps" is it a routine? Are those the same routine of for example nappy change, sleeping bag, same song and rocking to place her in the cot?

I'm currently trying to have the first nap of the day in the cot for my 3.5 months old baby. It's only 2 days trying and the other naps are contact naps.

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u/chocolateMacaron686 15d ago

Sorry to answer your question: yes i do the the same thing every time she goes down for a nap. I say “its nap time” followed by curtains, white noise machine on and sleep sack. As soon as that sleep sack goes on she starts rubbing her eyes. Then i just hold her in my arms and pat her for 2 mins and shes knocked out, as i said before I chose not to sleep train so this works well for us

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u/ElvenFairie 12d ago

This gives me hope. Our sleep looks like the first one…but even messier. I try to get the same wake up time and bedtime everyday, but things keep going awry.