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Great Question:<br />My 4 year old daughter keeps waking up at 5:30 am no matter what we do... with a daytime nap, no nap.... (which is unbearable) she still wakes up too early.<br />We have black out curtains, noise machine.... and she still wakes up like clockwork. Oh and to add her bedtime is at 8 pm.... any tips on what we can do to get her to sleep in??<br /><br />Answer:<br />She has sleep skills. We helped her with sleep skills when she was 7 months old. So this is a typical age thing. Talk about it with her a lot. If she seems tired from not getting a long enough night, point out her cranky and frustrated feelings when you see them. Point out to her that those feelings are from loosing sleep and sleeping later will help. </div>
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<br />An easy support tool is clear signal light. You can put an appliance timer on a lamp and set it to come on a specific time. Like a wake up light. Ask her to stay in her bed until the light comes on. Start with it set for 5:45. Then increase it as she is successful. </div>
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<br />When she wakes, if she gets out of bed, bring her back to bad and sit with her quietly until the light comes on and then make a big deal about it. (Do a very Dramatic wake up).<br />I hope this helps. </div>
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Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-54721945327027926772018-09-21T11:30:00.001-07:002018-09-21T11:30:52.653-07:00sleep talk video at azbreastfedbabies 9 20 2018<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JwLlvqnR7po" width="459"></iframe>Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-13178647893394693702018-04-05T08:17:00.001-07:002018-04-05T08:17:34.931-07:00Baby sleeps face down! Now what?<blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" type="cite">
Hi Tracy,<br /><br />We FINALLY got rid of the swaddle. Took two nights of lots of tears but it happened and has been very positive since then. But now our new problem is that Sam (5.5 months) will roll back to belly but not belly to Back. When he flips in the night, he hasn’t figured out how to get back to his back. Sometimes he just cries so we flip him over. But if he’s sleepy and not very energetic, he will sleep with his face down into the mattress - yikes!! How can we handle this??<br /><br />Abby</blockquote>
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Have you heard of the Newton baby mattress? <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.newtonbaby.com/products/newton-crib-mattress/?c3api%3D3702,51442263763,kwd-413189028415%26gclid%3DEAIaIQobChMI2onn1LKj2gIVx2F-Ch3HmAWEEAAYASAAEgIZS_D_BwE&source=gmail&ust=1523027060729000&usg=AFQjCNHp-_fKXjJPPM5_U2DGBZooKF0DuQ" href="https://www.newtonbaby.com/products/newton-crib-mattress/?c3api=3702,51442263763,kwd-413189028415&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2onn1LKj2gIVx2F-Ch3HmAWEEAAYASAAEgIZS_D_BwE" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">newtonbaby.com</a> It is completely breathable so sleeping face down should be much less of a concern. It is also completely washable. Chemical free in every respect and firm and comfortable. This could go a long way to help you worry much less about his development. </div>
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You can also do tummy time <b>together</b> on the floor. Get on the floor with him to encourage him and play rolling games. You can also put him on his tummy under a play gym so he will have to roll over to play with the toys hanging from the bar. </div>
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When he’s on the mattress, instead of flipping him, assist his rolling with a gentle push on his hips, cross his legs, re-position his arm, etc. So essentially assisting, not rescuing. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">This is a normal process, just like working through the swaddle transition. </span></div>
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Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-77341011189550837562018-01-25T10:41:00.001-08:002018-09-05T15:15:46.086-07:00 Are you caught in the Crazy Cortisol Cycle?<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://getquietnights.blogspot.com/2014/12/what-is-cortisol-rush.html" target="_blank">Cortisol</a> is the hormone that your body produces when it gets stressed, or over tired. When you run out of energy, your body produces extra cortisol to put fuel in your blood to help you cope. Learn more about <a href="https://getquietnights.blogspot.com/2014/12/what-is-cortisol-rush.html" target="_blank">Cortisol Here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What if your baby is teething and is in pain when it's time for his nap? You can try to get him to go to sleep but the pain keeps him awake and he gets a cortisol rush. Comfort him, pay attention to him and let the nap attempt go. You can try again in an hour, maybe less. Let's say this happens again, with the next nap attempt he is still teething painfully. And the next nap attempt and the next nap attempt. Now it's bedtime and he has had terrible day sleep. He has lots of extra cortisol in his system that makes it extra hard to fall asleep at bedtime. AND he frequently wakes up all night from teething pain and cortisol from all those missed naps. You may ask yourself, "What am I doing wrong?" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The answer is, If you are asking yourself this question, you are probably doing it pretty right. You care! You are making every effort to figure your baby out. This is coping time. Attention is what your baby needs. YOU are the answer. All that holding, night responding, nap attempting is right. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">My friend <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/yaffi/" target="_blank">Yaffi Lvova </a>(of <a href="http://babybloomnutrition.com/" target="_blank">Baby Bloom Nutrition</a>) was talking to me about about this and I love how she put this so I'm just going to quote her.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Getting caught in the cortisol cycle and getting a terrible night when the baby is teething or accomplishing a big milestone is part of motherhood and it doesn't mean that I did anything wrong, so to speak. We, as mothers, tend to internalize everything, leading to some serious guilt over things that we often have no control over. I can't control the amount of teeth coming in or how quickly they come in any more than I can control the weather pattern. There are some difficult nights. And then they grow up."</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">She is so right! Anytime things don't run smoothly, we take the blame as mothers. We can control our attitudes and actions but children have their own bodies and rates of developments. Every baby is unique. Some babies teethe easy and some babies teethe very painfully. Our ability as mothers doesn't change this. What we can do is try to meet the needs of our babies, be there for our babies, and just do our best. It is enough.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://getquietnights.com/2018/01/sleep-regressions-what-are-they/" target="_blank">Milestones</a></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="http://getquietnights.com/2018/01/sleep-regressions-what-are-they/" target="_blank"> and growing is a part of life.</a> Did you know that during many of the early milestones, the brain circumference actually jumps in size? That has got to be uncomfortable! What can mom's do to help? Hold, cuddle, respond, repeat. Don't beat yourself up. Don't blame yourself. Everyday is a new day to try to help your child be the best they can be.</span></span></span><br />
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One time, a family thought they had a basket full of medical issues to deal with and amazingly, once we dealt with the sleep deprivation, the bedtime crutches and parental consistency, ALL the other issues melted away. It ended up all stemming from lack of sleep skills and sleep deprivation.<br />
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Be sure to start your gentle sleep plan on a good nap day, prepare for the protests that will come with the change, stay with her and offer her positive consistency in your responding and even if it was a medical issue, if you choose to do the middle night responding too, it’s often an appropriate response for a medical issue because you are right there the whole time, offer comfort and support.<br />
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Things WILL improve to the point that an additional issue will become more obvious.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Adrianna McCabe:</span></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Looking for some feedback for those who have
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<b>Evan Duhy Tran:</b> We went through this with my first son. I
don't have any advice but I know what you are feeling. He's 2.5 and still a
challenge with sleep but you will sleep again! Hang in there! And it will drive
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<b>Brittney 'Selvidge'
Lee: </b>Tracy helped my VERY ALERT baby sleep 11 hours straight without waking
in just a few weeks. It was anti-cry it out- it was actually more responsive
than I was being. She was up 3-4 times a night (every couple hours) on a bad
night. It was an investment in money and time, and a couple long weeks while we
worked the plan...but I would do it again in a heartbeat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Adrianna McCabe:</b>
I know there will be crying. But you felt comfortable the whole time?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Brittney 'Selvidge'
Lee:</b> A few moments of "what the crap do I do?" But I paid for the
communication with Tracey- emails and texts- so I had a lifeline. For the most part, I felt very comfortable. I
mean, it was different from what I was doing, so me and baby were a bit of
"why are we doing something different?!" But it worked and I didn't
feel like I was hurting or abandoning her at all.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Adrianna McCabe:</b>
How much crying happened on the worst night? We did the SLS and there was 2-3
hours of crying some nights but we were here. I think it made everything worse
but I couldn't leave him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Brittney 'Selvidge'
Lee:</b> The worst night of the coaching
was like 1.5 hours to fall asleep initially. And I was right by her side the
whole time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Kristi Arnoldi:</b> She
changed my very alert sons sleeping habits. He was up all night and I had to
sleep on the floor in his room. Totally worth it to have your sanity back.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Amy Anthony Graham:</b>
She changed our lives!! Do it! At 7 months we were still up repeatedly every
night and were exhausted. I can't remember how long it took but it wasn't long
before we were down to one dream feed then sleeping through the night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Niki Runion:</b> Hire
Tracy!! Our son is 7 months and super alert. We were having multiple, very
alert wake ups nightly and in desperation I hired Tracy one Monday or Tuesday.
By the following week I could see a noticeable change in all of us (we were
sleeping better). We are still going through the motions to work out the last
few dreamfeeds. Without Tracy I would have lost my mind. Sleep is invaluable
and this has been the best investment so far! I was so tired I couldn't even
read the books to try and do it on my own.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Stephanie Johnston
Morris:</b> My 16 month old was still waking 20 times a night and it took hours
to get her to sleep with crutches. I felt like I had tried everything. Tracy
was able to take all the tools I already had and organize them so I knew
exactly how to respond in every situation. We saw almost immediate results. We
still struggle with early waking, but I can handle it because I've had enough
sleep.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Taylor Walker:</b> SO
worth it! I can totally relate to feeling hopeless and the sleep deprivation
affecting everyone in the house! But I'm telling you she was a life saver and
game changer for us. The first steps you are in the room and can touch, use
words, and pick up to calm so that really helped me feel comfortable with the
crying. (First night was 45 mins). I told her my goals (sleeps in crib all
night with no feedings) and she gave me the tools to make that happen in a way
that I felt was gentle and not cold turkey to my baby. There was major
improvement just in a couple days! We actually hired her a couple years ago for
my first son and again this year for our second son because I knew the money
was worth it and it works. (I remembered most of the "coaching" etc
but they were different ages at the time training started so I felt much more
comfortable having Tracy give me a custom plan based on this baby's needs and
to be able to reach out to her for support.) We have Tracy to thank for
everyone under our roof sleeping through the night! Good luck mama!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Adrianna McCabe:</b>
Thanks everyone for responding. It is 10 and we are on wake up #8. (Idk why i
still keep track) <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😩</span> I always try to track it because I want to
know if it's getting better. ...well it's not <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😂😩</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Kylie Buday:</b>
Tracy is worth it! There will be some tears, but you'll feel like you are
supporting your child and you will learn a ton. She'll likely find things that
you hadn't even considered. She's the 2nd consultant we hired and she was worth
every penny (and I had to pay a lot due to the Canadian exchange rate). I also
would not do CIO. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Inzer Bug:</b> Worth
every penny! When I first met her at a breastfeeding group, I thought it was
crazy that people paid as much as they did for her services. Then at 6 months
and little sleep, I reluctantly purchased a plan and it changed our lives.
Would do it again in a heartbeat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Jaclyn Luciano:</b> I
haven't read the previous comments but HIRE TRACY! lol. She is amazing and I
joked about her saving our marriage too!! She is so worth it. We started around
7 months and daughter is now 17 months and still sleeps through the night bc of
the sleep skills she learned through Tracy Spackman's method/sleep plan. And I
love that even through teething, regressions and sickness, we can always get
right back on track because of the tools Tracy gave us! My daughter woke up
every 30-45 minutes at night, SUPER alert, we travel a lot, etc. We needed
Tracy, I was losing my mind and became depressed. I tried so many things on my
own and none of them worked-even hired another sleep consultant and that didn't
work. Hiring Tracy was the only thing that did and seriously, I'd pay her
again, in a heartbeat! Hang in there mama and yes, hire Tracy! Haha!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Jaclyn Luciano:</b>
Sorry, one last comment, haha! Call her for a 15 minute free consultation to
just get a feel for her. Doesn't hurt. It's not hopeless, I felt the same, but
there is hope!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Sarah Hendricks:</b>
Call her! <span style="font-family: "segoe ui symbol" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol";">☺</span>️ Sleep is so important and this is a great age for
your baby to develop great sleep habits!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Savanna Duff Kiser:</b>
I'm so sorry you're struggling so much. To be honest, I feel like Tracy has
lots of experience with many different kinds of babies. I know her approach to
sleep coaching was more based on what I was comfortable with as well as my
child's temperament. I think she could really help you out. A phone consult
never hurts. Good luck to you guys. Hang in there. I know that has got to be so
hard. And another thing, she will teach you things that the books cannot. I
swear, she had so many helpful tips which pushed our success over the edge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Shraddha Tefft:</b>
Another thing to consider (after your consult) - she offers workshops every now
and then. I couldn't afford to take the plunge for a full-on sleep plan with
her, but I got a lot of good ideas to try out independently. My daughter was 9
months at the time and she was STTN at around 12 months.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Adrianna McCabe:</b>
I wish I was local!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Talia Brinkman:</b>
My husband says it's the best money we have ever spent. Totally worth it!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Adrianna McCabe:</b>
Which package did you go with ?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Talia Brinkman:</b>
We did the highest package with the most support. I don't regret it at all!
Being able to reach out to Tracy each day to debrief on how the prior day went
helped us course correct as we went. It also made me confident that I was
"doing it right."<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tracy Spackman:</b>
Most people get the premium package. The biggest one is for lots of extra
attention. Talia could text me anytime for 6 months with her executive package!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Jessica:</b> Tracy,
how would I setup a consult with you?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tracy Spackman:</b>
Call me right now. Lol 602-524-7610<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-13897549150283423842016-09-19T11:52:00.001-07:002016-09-19T11:56:24.128-07:003 year old stops sleeping well, what is going on?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jG8gVkGJMzdVCvhbtd9n2reMnSHbVBb3pFbbn81lGzjzcHk7OUe1opN4xEwCPLW0ZLHJzEMTJP42U6wM7dnXnQab2uK4mGXgP5VpaLoojiY9vf2aOoBO1iC9DY0sGaBTcyYy_spa4XGt/s1600/922194_474598462616568_1534117695_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jG8gVkGJMzdVCvhbtd9n2reMnSHbVBb3pFbbn81lGzjzcHk7OUe1opN4xEwCPLW0ZLHJzEMTJP42U6wM7dnXnQab2uK4mGXgP5VpaLoojiY9vf2aOoBO1iC9DY0sGaBTcyYy_spa4XGt/s320/922194_474598462616568_1534117695_o.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At three years old, children are starting to understand even more complex concepts like:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relationships, </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relationships ending, </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">adding relationships, </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">death, </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and separation. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So separation anxiety peaks again around three years old. Sometimes you have to reestablish your secure base. Talk about the permanence of your relationship. Talk about how you will always be his mom, even when you're sleeping, or at the store, or out in the evening with dad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If there has been a death in the family, talk about how grandma is still grandma even up in heaven. Maybe she is watching you, and you can think about her and she thinks about you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> If your child gets upset when dad goes to work, talk about how dad is still your dad even when he is at work. Talk about how we think about dad and can talk about dad and can call dad on the telephone just like he can think about you and call you on the telephone. Because he is still your dad even when you can't see him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For bedtime, sometimes extra attention is needed and a longer wind down period is necessary. Start earlier to get a bedtime snack and spend more time in the tub and more time potty practicing and teeth brushing independence and spend more time talking about your day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continue to follow the tired signs to make sure you are catching the sleep window. This is just as important now as it is for a young baby.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For bedtime, maybe you need to stay for a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For <a href="http://getquietnights.blogspot.com/2015/01/6-things-that-cause-early-rising.html" target="_blank">early wake ups</a>, go into the room right away and stay with them until the <a href="http://getquietnights.blogspot.com/2014/09/diy-wake-up-lights-instructions-because.html" target="_blank">wake up light</a> comes on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can go through the steps of your <a href="http://getquietnights.blogspot.com/2015/10/what-is-gentle-sleep-training-in-nut.html" target="_blank">gentle sleep plan</a> again just for the early rising if that is the only problem. Lots of attention for the first three days and then do less and less and less over the course of two weeks. This will help establish a re-connection and increase security.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A child who feels secure sleeps much better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For help with your gentle sleep plan, contact me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tracy Spackman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.GetQuietNights.com</span>Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-77558694788514673552016-07-12T10:52:00.001-07:002016-07-12T10:52:01.196-07:00Light or no Light? Guidelines or Rules?<div>My suggestions for sleep are all guidelines and not rules. The kids I work with are on the very alert side the things I know are very helpful.</div><div><br></div><div>In the case of night light vs no night light; Night lights are best to use on toddlers that are expressing a fear of the dark. For children under two years old, it's best to have it as dark as you can possibly get it. The darkness helps the body to regulate its natural circadian rhythm's. The light tricks the body into thinking that it's dawn and in the early morning hours are when there is more REM sleep. In the REM sleep are shorter sleep cycles and therefore more frequent waking when you don't have great sleep skills. Nevertheless, I have heard of the night light helping in a few cases so it's not to be completely discounted. Every child is different and once you try the things that make sense to you and you feel good about first, then thinking outside the norm is a great idea.</div><div> </div><div>Here are some examples of guidelines, not rules; </div><div>I would try no light before I would try light. I would try earlier bedtime before I would try later. I would try a 2222 schedule before I would try 234 on a child under 9 months. I would try 2 naps until 15-18 months before I would try 1 nap at 12 months. </div><div><br></div><div>This is because the science supports those things and I have seen them work the most often. But, every one is unique and we have the pleasure of figuring out our baby's each individual sleep puzzle. It does seem like a puzzle. Right? Lol.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzdNLwIE_AU5YB0UGoW1uYd0XfVUjZhbjtbiLGMbB6DhvYgi_p9aeZG04lKIOnzGXC8llb46OanZkqul1f8vR2GSn5gBHpsa9NyPHklaDMS4cS26ED7GJe7iT4vH5aKZD4I8YiILB-_6m/s640/blogger-image-1283491205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzdNLwIE_AU5YB0UGoW1uYd0XfVUjZhbjtbiLGMbB6DhvYgi_p9aeZG04lKIOnzGXC8llb46OanZkqul1f8vR2GSn5gBHpsa9NyPHklaDMS4cS26ED7GJe7iT4vH5aKZD4I8YiILB-_6m/s640/blogger-image-1283491205.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-26478790082431192062016-06-12T09:36:00.001-07:002016-06-12T10:06:39.858-07:002 Months and Bad Habits already?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dear Tracy Spackman,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have every intention of hiring you as soon as my 2 month old is old enough to benefit from sleep training bc my world crumbles when I don't get good sleep BUT I want to make sure I am on the right track now so I don't have to undo any bad habits or play catch up when it's time to sleep train! He is in a rock n play by our bed and wakes up once a night to eat. He does well with this for now but of course the goal is sleeping thru the night in his crib...we try to nap in the crib during the day swaddled but the longest he's gone in there for me is 30 mins. Am I doing or not doing anything that will mess me up come sleep training time?? I want to be your best/easiest client when the time comes ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Thanks so much!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch2ihx2SBABpRqhhYy_hGXTZo9JlJ_yBi4i65vtXsxz-aZleYIMaMHi3OsmO2p7Vqsv2YPFgLoR0uuH45NnV-klUJM8V0UitGJqZ8_UZ9bqy1mSxukpu8KuoU5FdTxQzIwRCtiwUVkRYz/s640/blogger-image--1407099055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch2ihx2SBABpRqhhYy_hGXTZo9JlJ_yBi4i65vtXsxz-aZleYIMaMHi3OsmO2p7Vqsv2YPFgLoR0uuH45NnV-klUJM8V0UitGJqZ8_UZ9bqy1mSxukpu8KuoU5FdTxQzIwRCtiwUVkRYz/s640/blogger-image--1407099055.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dear 2 month old Mom, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You should do what helps you respond quickly and get the best sleep yourself. Keeping the baby in your room usually helps you respond faster which usually gets you both back to sleep faster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Napping in the crib is great unless holding or rocking naps gets you bigger naps. If 30 min is all you get regardless of where he naps, then the crib is fine. Try 60-90 minutes of wake time between naps and 45+ minute naps are great but if that just doesn't happen, done worry about it. You just need more naps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Everything changes in the 4th months so even if he was a good sleeper before that time, it actually has absolutely no bearing on whether he will be a good sleeper after 4 months. So don't worry about bad habits. It's fine to try putting your baby to bed drowsy but awake, and in the crib, but if those things are a battle, he is telling you he needs more help. More co-regulation to help him cope with out big world. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm looking forward to working with you.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tracy Spackman</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">www.GetQuietNights.com </div><br>Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-86128037387378318572016-05-13T16:02:00.001-07:002016-05-13T16:02:37.216-07:00Confessions of a sleep coach<div>Confession: I needed a coach myself. I struggle with diet and exercise and people are ALWAYS asking me when my baby is due. (I'm not pregnant) but I guess my legs are fab looking so I must be pregnant if I look like this. (Baby bulge but it's leftovers, after 5 babies, lol) I can laugh about it but I'm ready for change. So I am using a coach. Having a coach to tell me what to do, encourage me, help me to KNOW my efforts will be WORTH IT. That's what holds us back, thinking all the effort won't work. With sleep deprivation, you think you should be able to figure this out on your own. How hard should sleep be?? That's what I thought about diet and exercise. Surely I have learned enough in my life to fix this on my own. But I just didn't have the confidence that my efforts would give me the results I needed. (And I hate exercise so I need to know it will work) A coach who studies diet and exercise who will approach this scientifically is what I needed. And I have begun. I'm committed to my new eating habits and daily exercise. </div><div>As a sleep coach, who has studied sleep science and gentle baby sleep methods and infant mental health, I know I can help and coach moms through the necessary changes that are NOT necessarily obvious. Why did I wait so long to get my own coach for my own issues? What does anyone? So no guilt, just forward progress. We can all do great things! We just may need some help. </div><div><br></div><div>Tracy Spackman Certified Gentle Sleep Coach</div><div>www.GetQuietNights.com </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygqxJ8J-qgLd8c7n_cJSBcI1791u7mg5IEq0MpWS4mP5TBk7OgZvw9uXjakt8Pyv8sJEh6-ih9BTnhJs7xl6kfxx5OdrR2dNmbtHV95jRwxfow7k_pbkWDDOsNuvulnAn6xE0unHNEi5a/s640/blogger-image--234824559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygqxJ8J-qgLd8c7n_cJSBcI1791u7mg5IEq0MpWS4mP5TBk7OgZvw9uXjakt8Pyv8sJEh6-ih9BTnhJs7xl6kfxx5OdrR2dNmbtHV95jRwxfow7k_pbkWDDOsNuvulnAn6xE0unHNEi5a/s640/blogger-image--234824559.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-30398839511963078832016-04-18T16:46:00.001-07:002018-09-05T15:21:42.116-07:00Mother's Day Sleep Package anyone?<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My husband is buying
me a package with Tracy for Mother's Day! I can't say for sure, but I'll bet
this is going to be the best Mother's Day gift ever. To the mother's who have
used her methods before, did you have success? I'm so hoping I can teach my little
man to sleep alone without letting him CIO. (cry it out)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.phelan.2015?fref=ufi"><b><span style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;">Tiffany Phelan</span></b></a>: I
think your husband made a great choice! We did it at 6 months and it
essentially saved my sanity smile emoticon not to say there haven't
been a few setbacks here and there but it was awesome. Plus I like that it
gives you some assurance that you are doing the right thing even if it seems
like they are fighting it at first...plus u get to be there with them<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Rosgen</span></b></a>: Yes we had amazing success! Still have a great
sleeper over a year later! What a great gift smile emoticon<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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much does it run?? I'm curious about it!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #141823;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #141823;">went to Tracy about a month ago and things are MUCH better
than they were. I don't have a perfect sleeper, but putting my LO down for bed
is easy now, and she only wakes up once or twice a night (only for a few
minutes at a time usually). Compared to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> her waking
5-10 times a night (sometimes staying awake for a couple hours), this is
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There are two things in my life that I really had to convince my husband to
fork up money for when he didn't want to. One was a doula and the other was for
Tracy- I have no regrets about either purchase and neither does he<span class="apple-converted-space"> <span style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden;"></span><span class="emoticontext">smile emoticon</span></span><span style="background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: -340px; background-size: auto; display: inline-block;" title=":)"><span class="apple-converted-space"></span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/amy.graham.790?fref=ufi"><b><span style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;">Amy Anthony
Graham</span></b></a>: Best decision and best money we ever spent! Changed
our lives in 2 weeks!! Good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #141823;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JenniferHartzheim?fref=ufi"><b><span style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;">Jennifer
Hartzheim</span></b></a>: </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #141823;">We used Tracy for my
now 3 yo starting just after 2.5 yrs of crap sleep ( for all of us) the final
straw was him waking up screaming 20 x in one night.. We got a lot of
improvement very quickly, and continue to make strides .. He had 2.5 yrs of bad
sl</span>eep habits and we cannot expect everything to change
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We also use Tracy to help with my 6 mth old .. Nursing friendly and using
gentle methods we are giving our youngest the gift of sleep ... Still two
nursings a night, but we will slowly withdraw them in the coming months . He
puts himself to sleep and typically does not need interventions now . He just
got over a viral ear infection and slept very well thru the discomfort .<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
There is so much to sleep you really cannot read just one book and get all the
knowledge Tracy has .. Money well spent !<span style="color: #9197a3;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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RB: I'm on night 4 with my breastfed 10 month old who before now coslept and nursed all night. I am really amazed at how well Tracy's plan has helped!! He is able to fall asleep in his crib with my reassuring presence and after the first really rough night, I've seen nightly improvements! Cheers to sleep, happy marriages, happy babies and happy mamas!</div>
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first month. At one month old, your baby will still look very new and wonderful
for people to come over and admire your baby and take pictures; after
breast-feeding has been firmly established. For the visitors who absolutely must see your baby right away, try to limit those visits at least a
few days apart. Post pictures and updates on Facebook. Leave a message on your front door
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home projects like redoing your kitchen or new landscaping. You and your
partner will want to take the time to learn to read your baby’s hunger and
tired cues. Your project has just arrived and you all need to get to know each
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friends or relatives take your baby out for an hour so you can take a nap if
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with water and snacks, nursing supplies and burp cloths in a comfortable place
where you can sit back, relax, snack, watch a movie, feed your baby, write in
your journal, post on Facebook, read a great book or listen to audio books
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stay in your pajamas all day and rent movies and get your favorite take out and
just relax and focus on breast-feeding and establishing a good breast-feeding
connection with your baby. Think of it as a nesting time. A vacation from all
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worry about sleep training. Don’t worry about bad habits. In the
first 6 months, there are no bad sleep habits when you are meeting the needs of
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priority for you, give it the focus that is needed. I wish you all the
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Spackman </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="tel:602-524-7610" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc;">602-524-7610</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Certified Gentle Sleep
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- Teaching you how to get your kids to sleep.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://www.getquietnights.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.GetQuietNights.blogspot.com</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-2929526124939846212016-03-29T08:36:00.001-07:002016-03-29T08:36:29.538-07:00What is your 'gentle' philosophy for sleep training?<div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I love it when people ask me about my methods. They aren't secret. Just special. </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My methods are very different than the typical sleep trainer. People are often surprised and relieved by the things I suggest. </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I promote a responding method that combines staying with your baby and offering a mix of touch, words, shushes, pick ups, feedings and keeping the stress levels as low as possible. I take your current situation and build small steps for you to take towards your end goal. </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Maybe you are co-sleeping and want crib sleep. Maybe you want to keep co-sleeping but don't want to be the all night buffet but still want to keep nursing, just not all night. Maybe you have a crib sleeper that needs frequent attention all night leaving both you and baby sleep deprived. Whatever your situation, I can help you reach your goal without sacrificing your parenting values. I help with toddler troubles too. Even preschoolers. </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Sometimes this is a 3-6 day process or a 2 week process or it can extend to a month or two depending on how things go. I teach you how to modify it to meet the response of your child. I also help you to control as many variables as you can, to set your baby up for the lowest stress experience possible for your baby. Some of these thing include maximizing day sleep, sleep space environment, adequate feeding, and more. Once you control all of the different sleep pieces that you can control, the rest of the stress potential is dependent on the individual temperament that your particular baby is born with. You can't control your baby's temperament, you just have to modify the method to respond and meet your baby's needs. So if you have a baby with an intense, slow to change, alert temperament, then there is likely going to be higher stress and more crying than a baby that has an easy-going, happy go lucky, easy to change temperament. I specialize in spirited and alert babies. Spirited babies, or babies that have higher needs, usually are overly stimulated by their environment. These overly stimulated babies need more parental involvement, more hugs, more holding, more attention, etc. These babies will continue to have increased perception of their surroundings as they grow up. So if these babies <b>do</b> get the parental attention that they are seeking, then they grow up to be the real go-getters of the world. They continue to have increased perceptions but they also have lots of practice problem-solving with their extra parental support growing up. This gives them a huge advantage over their peers. These attention seeking babies actually have higher potential than regular babies. I use methods that encourage the extra parental attention to foster the problem-solving practice that these babies need. You can give lots of attention and still learn self soothing skills. It just has to be done in a different way. 'Cry it out' is not that way and so I avoid that method. </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The process I go through in doing a consultation with the new family starts with you filling out a seven page sleep history that I send to you. It gives me the information that I need to create a plan for you. Choose a package on my website www.GetQuietNights.com and once I receive your payment, I send you the Sleep History and a link to a parenting site that has narrated power point videos on it to give you base of the things I would like to talk with you about. Then we will talk for an hour or an hour and a half about the method I want you to follow and the steps I want you to take to help you meet your goals. We will modify the steps in our discussion over that phone call or in-person consultation. Then, as you implement the steps that we have discussed, you have the option to take advantage of the follow-up calls that come with the package you purchased. There is also an email and text option in some of the packages if that is the communication style you prefer. </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Success starts with a good plan that you can feel confident implementing and then follow up with me to help you stay on track, answer your questions, and help you troubleshoot any regressions or difficult situations you encounter.<br><br>If you have more questions about my methods, I would be happy to talk with you over the phone. If you're ready to book a consultation then choose a package on my website www.GetQuietNights.com and I will send you the link to the video site and sleep history. </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Give me a call to answer your questions or to set it up. </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>Tracy Spackman <a dir="ltr" href="tel:602-524-7610" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">602-524-7610</a></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Certified Gentle Sleep Coach</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Gentle Sleep Coaching - Teaching you how to get your kids to sleep.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.GetQuietNights.com</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.Facebook.com/QuietNights</span></div></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.GetQuietNights.blogspot.com </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.Twitter.com/GetQuietNights</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.Facebook.com/groups/SleepSistersGetQuietNights.com</span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXMkmwD4ykFNOTiAOl1x_QcOV7IUlHTZ5gYwsjMZJocQTGXhc3moTNxg5kFB-QjcbhCV78m2t-SKWRFWrAaPpx6v9sO3PFM-CVczfcqB1rayZzNIHnw5ymy3oaOnmQQSnXyUjy32IHgwI/s640/blogger-image-1720718316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXMkmwD4ykFNOTiAOl1x_QcOV7IUlHTZ5gYwsjMZJocQTGXhc3moTNxg5kFB-QjcbhCV78m2t-SKWRFWrAaPpx6v9sO3PFM-CVczfcqB1rayZzNIHnw5ymy3oaOnmQQSnXyUjy32IHgwI/s640/blogger-image-1720718316.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-47575166220728187272015-11-30T19:43:00.001-08:002015-11-30T19:43:46.233-08:00Is Night 1 of Sleep Training always awful? Nope. Check this out.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was the Night 1 experience related in my Facebook Group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/sleepsistersgetquietnights/permalink/1269655329727419/?notif_t=group_post_mention" target="_blank">"Sleep Sisters"</a> by Christine with her 3 year old after developing a better sleep plan:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.32px;">Night 2 has the potential to be worse than night one. This is called an "Extinction Burst", which is a fancy psychological term for "She is going to test you." It happens about 50% of the time. Occasionally it happens sometime in the first 2 weeks. Half the time it doesn't happen at all.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A cute lamp for a DIY wake up light</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1824991/bali-room-darkening-2-slat-vinyl-blinds-31-x-64.jsp?ci_mcc=ci&utm_campaign=EC%20WINDOW&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=google&utm_product=95571610&CID=shopping15&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=95571610&gclid=CM6RjMecrMkCFc5bfgodBvMIzg&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CKi5lsecrMkCFcGAfgodQqMGWw</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The type of sleep training I teach parents to do is more about understanding the baby's needs, meeting those needs, and then making changes that still meet the needs but undoes the sleep crutches or sleep associations. We do it in such a way that is slow and with as low stress as possible, reading the baby's body language to still meet the needs and keep the infant mental health as the priority. Once you have a plan that can do that, you need to be consistent with it, (within reason) to help the baby adjust to the new scenarios providing lots of responding. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In a nut shell, you want to help the baby go through the natural learning process that comes with learning sleep skills at an age appropriate level. There are many variable that help make the process go smoother. If your baby has an alert temperament, you want to do a method that has more responding in it and avoid Cry it Out (CIO) Methods. CIO methods can cause an anxiety disorder in some alert babies so you want to be cautious if your method is going to cause too much stress. It is possible to meet the baby's needs and your needs. Most of the time, the goals the parents tell me they have are completely possible. I will be up front with you if they are not. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can co-sleep or undo co-sleeping and still develop improved sleep skills. You can crib sleep, floor mattress sleep, nursery sleep or room share. There usually is a gentle sleep training option that fits your family style.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gentle sleep training is generally for ages 6 months to 6 years old. There are special plans for younger babies as early as 18 weeks but we take it really slow and very gently. Gentle sleep training fosters secure attachment and help to develop independent and happy children. </span></div>
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A common problem that happens with helping 7-10 month old babies sleeping on their own is standing and not being able to get back down. They have reached the developmental milestone of being able to pull themselves to stand but they have not mastered the skill of plopping back down on their bottoms and then laying down again. If this is the stage they are in, you will need to help them to lay down. Don't lay them down. Think of it as helping them to help themselves. They must do some of the work and you do some of the work. You are just helping them, not doing it for them.<br />
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There is a great game that you can play that will help them with the skill. I'm sure you know it. Ring Around The Rosy. Kim West, the author of Good Night Sleep Tight, mentions it in her book in her 9 to 12 months section. I thought this was a great idea. </div>
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In the living room by your sofa, have your baby pull themselves to stand at the sofa and you sit on your hunches or squat down so that your feet on the floor but you're as close to the babies level as possible. Sing the song "Ring around the Rosie" and when you say "we all fall down" then you fall down on your bum and laugh in a silly way that makes your baby laugh. Encourage your baby to plop down on their bum. Maybe you need to push in the back of their knees, gently pull them down or do it again. When your baby plops down on their bum successfully, then laugh in your silly way again. Your baby will want to plop down on their bum again in order to get you to laugh like that again so play the game over and over and over. This develops the muscle memory of standing up and sitting down without too much thought. The next step is to play this game in the crib. Play this game during playtime, not right before sleep time. Place your baby in the crib and you stand outside the crib and sing the song and plop down on your bum and laugh. When your baby plops themselves down on their bum, then laugh again. Don't forget that YOU are your baby's favorite toy. </div>
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When your baby has mastered the skill, then you can have the confidence that they can get themselves down when they pull themselves to stand after you put them in bed and in the middle of the night. Encourage them to lay down but don't lay them down yourself. Allow them to practice using their own skill. It will be a hump to get over to get them to do it at night time. You can do it. </div>
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when you are changing LO's diaper and put the dirty one back on and throw the
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when you put a kurig pod in the bottle warmer.</li>
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<li>You know you are sleep deprived
when LO finally falls asleep on your bed in just a way that leaves you no room
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when you go through McDonald's drive through, pay for the food, then drive off
without the food.</li>
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Starbucks and I forgot to order!</li>
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blender instead of your shake mix. Thankfully, you catch it before the process
of blending begins....</li>
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the nursery to nurse/rock your baby back to sleep.... But she's sleeping. You
realize what you've done and slowly tip toe out praying you didn't just wake
her up and as soon as you shut her door she starts crying so you cry.</li>
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<li>You put salt in your coffee instead
of sugar. Yuck!</li>
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deprived when you forget to put the filter in the nose Freida before sucking out
the boogies!</li>
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camisole clipped so you rip it off "hulk" style.</li>
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look around the room and have no idea where baby is. Then realize she's nursing
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nursing and change the baby but forget to change yourself and go back to bed.</li>
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put the bottle together then dump the formula all over the top and make a huge
mess....don't notice it and feed baby warm water and can't figure out in the
morning why there is a pile of formula on counter!</li>
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baby after changing her and put her to bed with no diaper on.</li>
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<li>When you go outside with your
toddler and are talking with the neighbors when you suddenly panic and
frantically say you have to go cuz you forgot the baby in the house....everyone
stares at you for a minute then you realize why...the baby is strapped to your
chest in the carrier. Then bust out in tears.</li>
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wash it, dry it, and take it out told fold it and it stinks. Then you realize
you forgot the detergent and have to rewash and dry it.</li>
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dump your freshly pumped milk in the sink instead of the bag you just prepared.
Then you cry because you spent the last 30 minutes for nothing.</li>
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the end of my pump and pumped into my lap for 20 min! That was sad too.</li>
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put hair gel on your toothbrush instead of toothpaste and don't realize it till
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put the milk in the pantry and the coffee in the fridge.... The your other kids
are freaking out cause there's no milk for cereal. And then.... You realize you
never even drank your coffee.</li>
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massive bruises everywhere on your body because you’re too tired and clumsy.
Have a huge knot on my hip because I ran into a drawer pull out knob...</li>
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spill all the milk you just pumped all over the floor.</li>
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got to work but you're there lol.</li>
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Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-61242705474121304262015-09-21T18:20:00.001-07:002015-09-28T15:02:39.802-07:00Babies who only sleep when held are amazing!<b>QUESTION: </b>My daughter is 8 weeks and I have a really hard time putting her down for naps, the only way she'll get a nap is if I'm holding her or wearing her. I LOVE holding and wearing her, but lately it's been harder to put her down for bed, both initially and after middle of the night feedings also. I've heard so many conflicting things about this, some say to "start as you mean to go on," but I also know that this is such an important developmental stage for her, trust vs mistrust, and being close to me is how she feels loved and secure. Am I creating a problem for myself later on, if I continue to only let her nap on me?<br />
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Babies this young who will only sleep on you are letting you in on a big secret. They are very stimulated by their surroundings and have a hard time dealing with it. You are their buffer. It's called co-regulation. Your closeness is helping them regulate the stress of the overstimulation. It's a temperament trait the child is born with. It's not bad. Just different. So knowing this secret, does cry it out even seem like a good idea? The cool thing about it, is that babies who have higher needs like this actually have a greater potential than average needs babies. The increased perceptiveness combined with the practice problem solving you get from the co-regulation equals a very astute young man/woman. It's awesome. The sad side is that babies like this who don't get the extra attention needed have very very low potential. The brain development at this age is establishing the framework for ALL FUTURE LEARNING. So you want to meet the attachment needs and worry about habits and problems later. It's not a problem, it's a need. I'm glad you like the closeness. Keep doing everything she asks for and after 4 months or after 6 months, we can work slowly on more independent behavior. The closeness now will actually increase the potential for independence later.</div>
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Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-35597205275024568432015-09-20T15:09:00.001-07:002015-09-20T15:09:24.232-07:00Naps at daycare, never at home! why?<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_8DTmeftG6Nb2jm5lfvU1YHScSdgwlMuQP2w2EcCbJQFCBm9hbj9djrcSFYnXEdBT7B64qnXJXt4Q3UgPLML_jq_oAYHVrSU3BSo9I4RQ77U0ld5XNCCraR29AsGrnQZMuOj3OLDdd0R/s640/blogger-image-109078514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_8DTmeftG6Nb2jm5lfvU1YHScSdgwlMuQP2w2EcCbJQFCBm9hbj9djrcSFYnXEdBT7B64qnXJXt4Q3UgPLML_jq_oAYHVrSU3BSo9I4RQ77U0ld5XNCCraR29AsGrnQZMuOj3OLDdd0R/s640/blogger-image-109078514.jpg"></a></div>Question</b>: I am in the most desperate need of nap time advice. My almost 9 month old is a terrible napper (at home). He naps Monday-Friday at daycare perfectly. Two 1.5 hour naps at the exact same time everyday. And then on Saturday and Sunday he refuses to stay asleep longer than 20-30 minutes. I try to follow the exact same schedule as daycare but he it just doesn't work ( and that's if we don't have to cry it out for 20 minutes to even get that amount of sleep). It makes him cranky all weekend, in turn making our weekends so sad. Then his night time sleep is awful as well. I try to do the same things every time he goes to nap, establishing a nap time routine but I don't even know how to implement a nap time routine when it would only apply 2 days a week. This has been going on since about 4 months when we transitioned to crib from rock n play. He used to nap for hours in his rock n play. And he sleeps great (for the most part) in his crib at night. What's going on?<div><b>Answer:</b> It's amazing that babies can compartmentalize their different caregivers. Sleeping great at daycare and terribly at home. Part of it is likely that he misses you and doesn't want to waste time napping when he could be with you. Part of it is likely that the lack of nighttime sleep success is effecting your nap success. Keep offering the naps and work on night skills. If you have solid night skills, you could do weekend nap coaching. 4 months is typically when major sleep changes occur and sleep skills need to be learned. Solid night sleep is the building block for solid nap skills so I would look very carefully at the nights first. </div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if you need my help to dig into this issue. </div><div><br></div><div>Tracy Spackman</div><div>www.GetQuietNights.com </div>Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-4548617133656335672015-08-23T08:17:00.001-07:002016-08-05T06:54:26.708-07:004-6 months and night wakings increasing?What is going on with the waking? Is the 4 month sleep regression a trick to humble us mothers?Here's some science. (Knowledge gives patience, a sleep plan gives power.)<br>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMx63CyHF13W_0BoUWdQ3V7N6iHwhb7QTh_z2q2ZE-Xpb6OYEq57bwF-CBti9q6pUNDezHSex9jxb8Os4FTMnw-ooheJg4AKRaX9fJAzAnQqpTVxtID3GHZ893f_EzrFqNgz07AI3UGxb/s1600/baby+sleep%252C+penny%252C+4+month+old%252C+twins+smile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMx63CyHF13W_0BoUWdQ3V7N6iHwhb7QTh_z2q2ZE-Xpb6OYEq57bwF-CBti9q6pUNDezHSex9jxb8Os4FTMnw-ooheJg4AKRaX9fJAzAnQqpTVxtID3GHZ893f_EzrFqNgz07AI3UGxb/s320/baby+sleep%252C+penny%252C+4+month+old%252C+twins+smile.jpg" width="240"></a>At 4 months, the brain goes through a major milestone where the vision changes, the baby can see farther away and therefore notices so much more. Their world has just opened up! Also, sleep is now a learned skill. Before this brain change, sleep ability was more innate. He could do long stretches at night or he woke frequently. Now the relaxation process that brings on sleep needs to be learned and for alert babies, it's tough. Alert babies notice more, are more observant, may be more social or more intently watching and often know what they want and hold out until they get it. It's not bad, he's just smart. Lots going on in that little brain. So it's normal for night wakings to increase. Sleep cycle transitions cause partial and full arousals that need help (nursing or replugging a paci or holding or rocking) or sleep skills to get through. </div>
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At 6 months there is a major growth spurt that often needs more night feelings. He is genuinely hungry. </div>
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So all this is normal and with all your responding, you are a great mother! You can wait to see if it fixes on its own (probably not if he's alert but maybe) or you can take gentle steps to help your child learn sleep skills now or soon. The self soothing learning process is a 5 year process and night time separation is just part of it. At 6 months, taking it slow and gentle is better for infant mental health than "Cry it out". Many moms don't feel comfortable with Crying it out I don't like "Cry it out" either. It all starts with bedtime and many daytime variables. Environment, nap timing, bedtime timing, bedtime routines and bedtime sleep crutches. So there may be lots of little things you can do that will make a difference or some big changes at bedtime and how you respond to night waking could help. You don't have to take out all your night feedings to have better sleep but responding to waking with feeding is a piece that can be adjusted with Dream Feeds along with a gentle response method could make it more manageable for you. There is a lot that goes into this. </div>
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I just gave a class to 5 families yesterday and it took 2 hours to go over all the sleep pieces to cover everyone's situations. (Babies ranging from 5-18 months) The solution to frequent night waking may not be a short Facebook answer or a few paragrsphs in a blog post. </div>
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Waiting it out and responding consistently to see if it settles back into good sleep is totally fine if you are coping well with the wake ups. He is still young and nothing is urgent unless you are getting sleep deprived. Or you can develope a gentle plan to make changes and help him learn sleep skills. Write down your plan so you can be consistant. You can't teach sleep skills. You CAN put him in a situation where his body will go through the natural learning process of learning some self regulation while you offer support and co-regulation to help. Stay at his bed side. Pick ups. The right bedtime, enough day sleep. Secure attachment. They are all pieces to this sleep puzzle. </div>
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Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-91832664841036971182015-08-18T15:34:00.001-07:002016-01-24T19:18:26.035-08:00Tracy Spackman talks about being a Gentle Baby Sleep Coach<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/v0ZhBCzTKCI" width="459"></iframe><br />
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This Video is about 10 minutes. Tracy Spackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321935002739825306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848390670973899532.post-72758437532024825602015-06-17T21:34:00.001-07:002018-09-05T15:28:32.225-07:00What's your sleep plan?<div>
Someone today said to me..."Everyone is talking about your plan. What is this plan!!!!!!"</div>
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The plan is a list of action items to get your baby ready for sleep coaching and then a step by step gentle method to undo sleep crutches and meet your goals. I try to break the method up into 6 steps but everyone's list and plan is different depending on their situation. The plan is personalized. It's not the typical stuff you find in books and on baby sites. It's more gentle and focuses on Infant mental health while making small changes. Often it involves sleeping in your baby's room or room sharing to start and doing a lot of support but then doing less and less in well defined steps. Do you want me to make a plan for you? I have you fill out a sleep history, watch some videos, we talk for at least an hour to go over your plan details, then we talk as you implement the plan to ensure your success. Consultation package details are on my website. A plan is not a few sentences I can put on Facebook. It's a parenting change to meet your sleep goals. </div>
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