Re: Not STTN - is it worth trying to train her to STTN while she has STAR Band?

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Correction, I should have said she didn't start wearing the band at night until the END of the first week.... -ShariFrom: sharidlancaster <sharidlancaster@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2008 12:09:57 PMSubject: Not STTN - is it worth trying to train her to STTN while she has STAR Band?

My daughter is 10 months, but she was 3 months early, so her adjusted

age is 7 months. She has had her STAR Band for about a month. She

wasn't STTN before her band, but shortly before that, she was only

getting up one time per night, on average. Now, she is getting up

about 3 times per night. She doesn't eat all of those times, she just

wakes up & needs some comfort going back to sleep. I have tracked

back (I keep a spreadsheet of her eating & sleeping schedule each day)

& this actually started occurring the week we got the band...but, she

didn't start wearing at at night until the beginning of that first

week. So, I don't know if this getting up is tied to the band or if

it's maybe a combination of things.

Anyway...my question is, do you guys think it's worth trying to train

her to STTN while she is in the band or should I wait until she is out

of it? Did anyone try the transition to STTN while their child had

the band?

Any advice is welcome....

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I am not a fan of CIO. I am particularly not a fan of CIO while wearing a helmet. I figure if my son is crying and getting all worked up that he is going to end up sweating and then having to sleep in a sweaty band. My son is currently between helmets. He gets #2 on Wed.

When he was in his first helmet he was (9-12 months old at the time) he was getting up about once a night. Towards the end he was almost sleeping all the way through, making it to about 5 am. Since he has been out of band #1, he has been sleeping through the night. I guess the real test will be when he gets his second helmet this week.

IMHO (since you asked for opinions) it is probably a combo of age and the helmet that is keeping your daughter from sleeping through. Some people on this board have put memory foam on the crib mattress to help their LO's get comfortable sleeping. I did not do this the first time around but probably will now that my little guy is older. Sorry that this post doesn't offer much advice other than that. Maybe someone else will chime in.

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One more thing........maybe instead of trying to sleep train her, you could just send Daddy in to comfort her. My son definitely prefers me at night but settles much more quickly for DH. I guess once he realizes he isn't going to get Mommy, he just goes back to sleep.

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My son is 5 months and has been STTN since he was 2mths. He has

been in his band for 11 days now and for a few days he hasn't Slept

through the night. Since Mommy is his hero, I go in his room and

rock him back to sleep. I kiss his head and rub his ear to let him

know all is well and it seems to work for us. Just holding him

close and ignoring the band helps him. Definitly try to get her to

STTN but I would not push it with the band. Remember, it's an

adjustment for both of you. Good Luck

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> Correction, I should have said she didn't start wearing the band

at night until the END of the first week....

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> -Shari

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> From: sharidlancaster <sharidlancaster@...>

> Plagiocephaly

> Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2008 12:09:57 PM

> Subject: Not STTN - is it worth trying to train her to

STTN while she has STAR Band?

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> My daughter is 10 months, but she was 3 months early, so her

adjusted

> age is 7 months. She has had her STAR Band for about a month. She

> wasn't STTN before her band, but shortly before that, she was only

> getting up one time per night, on average. Now, she is getting up

> about 3 times per night. She doesn't eat all of those times, she

just

> wakes up & needs some comfort going back to sleep. I have tracked

> back (I keep a spreadsheet of her eating & sleeping schedule each

day)

> & this actually started occurring the week we got the band...but,

she

> didn't start wearing at at night until the beginning of that first

> week. So, I don't know if this getting up is tied to the band or

if

> it's maybe a combination of things.

>

> Anyway...my question is, do you guys think it's worth trying to

train

> her to STTN while she is in the band or should I wait until she is

out

> of it? Did anyone try the transition to STTN while their child had

> the band?

>

> Any advice is welcome....

>

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With regards to using Memory Foam, do people just buy a twin mattress topper & cut it to fit a crib mattress? -ShariMom to Lily - STAR Band for 4 weeksFrom: "dlcfamily1@..." <dlcfamily1@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2008 7:36:42 PMSubject: Re: Not STTN - is it worth trying to train her to STTN while she has STAR Band?

I am not a fan of CIO. I am particularly not a fan of CIO while wearing a helmet. I figure if my son is crying and getting all worked up that he is going to end up sweating and then having to sleep in a sweaty band. My son is currently between helmets. He gets #2 on Wed.

When he was in his first helmet he was (9-12 months old at the time) he was getting up about once a night. Towards the end he was almost sleeping all the way through, making it to about 5 am. Since he has been out of band #1, he has been sleeping through the night. I guess the real test will be when he gets his second helmet this week.

IMHO (since you asked for opinions) it is probably a combo of age and the helmet that is keeping your daughter from sleeping through. Some people on this board have put memory foam on the crib mattress to help their LO's get comfortable sleeping. I did not do this the first time around but probably will now that my little guy is older. Sorry that this post doesn't offer much advice other than that. Maybe someone else will chime in.

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From what I have read on here, people just buy the twin size and cut it to fit. I am seriously considering doing this when we get our 2nd band on Wednesday. My son is now 13 1/2 months.

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that's what we did.. and I cut the leftovers into a bunch of smaller "pillows" to use all over the house... and I'm actually going to try to fit/tape them together to fit the travel crib for a trip we're taking this week.. good luck!

Cecily

mom to Diego, 5.75 months, 3 weeks in Starband

Plagiocephaly From: sharidlancaster@...Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 04:45:09 -0800Subject: Re: Not STTN - is it worth trying to train her to STTN while she has STAR Band?

With regards to using Memory Foam, do people just buy a twin mattress topper & cut it to fit a crib mattress?

-Shari

Mom to Lily - STAR Band for 4 weeks

From: "dlcfamily1juno" <dlcfamily1juno>Plagiocephaly Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2008 7:36:42 PMSubject: Re: Not STTN - is it worth trying to train her to STTN while she has STAR Band?

I am not a fan of CIO. I am particularly not a fan of CIO while wearing a helmet. I figure if my son is crying and getting all worked up that he is going to end up sweating and then having to sleep in a sweaty band. My son is currently between helmets. He gets #2 on Wed.

When he was in his first helmet he was (9-12 months old at the time) he was getting up about once a night. Towards the end he was almost sleeping all the way through, making it to about 5 am. Since he has been out of band #1, he has been sleeping through the night. I guess the real test will be when he gets his second helmet this week.

IMHO (since you asked for opinions) it is probably a combo of age and the helmet that is keeping your daughter from sleeping through. Some people on this board have put memory foam on the crib mattress to help their LO's get comfortable sleeping. I did not do this the first time around but probably will now that my little guy is older. Sorry that this post doesn't offer much advice other than that. Maybe someone else will chime in.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ______A New Way to Get Free Discounted Offers -- FreeInternet. com!

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