Breakthrough - the wake window thing actually worked

Jan 211 min read

Update from my last post: So I was stressed about our 9-week-old's erratic sleep and someone in here suggested paying attention to wake windows instead of just trying to feed/soothe on demand. Looked it up, apparently newborns at that age should only be up like 45min-1hr max. We were letting ours stay up for 2+ hours wondering why she was a gremlin at night.

Implemented the wake window thing 3 days ago and she's actually... sleeping? Like multiple 2-3 hour stretches at night? Still getting up twice (which is normal for her age) but it's SO much better. Not trying to be that guy but this actually works. Thanks to whoever mentioned it.

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Comments(5)

DDanielNew DadJan 21

Glad it worked for you! We're at 11 weeks now and still figuring out the wake windows. Did you find the times change as he got older or did you stick with the same general windows?

DDerekNew DadJan 23

So glad you posted this update. Saw your original and have been paying attention because we're in a similar boat. This gives me hope that there's actually a solution and I'm not just cursed.

DDerek P.RegularJan 23

The wake window thing felt like magic when it finally clicked for us too. Before that I thought something was wrong because bedtime was a disaster. Turns out our baby was just overtired the whole time.

BBrandon T.New DadJan 22

This is so validating because I was starting to think I was doing something wrong with our 8-week-old. How long are your wake windows if you don't mind me asking? Everyone online seems to have different recommendations.

PPaul W.New DadJan 24

What are the wake windows you landed on? I need to try this but I'm confused about whether they're supposed to be like 45 minutes or 2 hours at that age.