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Jon Silkowski
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When your child doesn’t sleep during the day, they do not sleep better at night, but worse, because cortisol drops and they are less alert and hyperactive. They key is to start early so that it is a learned behavior and you’re not correcting problems later.
— Feb 13, 2019 11:19PM
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Jon Silkowski
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Author recommends dad puts the kids down at night since they’re not as emotionally impacted as mom by crying. Twins tune each other out at night and don’t disturb one another. It’s important to differentiate between small squeaks and normal nighttime baby noise and full out crying before rushing to soothe them. A sleep log (bar graph) might be a good idea.
— Feb 17, 2019 10:21AM
Jon Silkowski
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Put down babies when they’re drowsy. Up until 4 months, babies should not be awake for more than 1-2 hours without sleeping. Always synchronize babies within 30-45 minutes. Bedtime methods...quick sooth and comfort (no pick up), five minute crying intervals and then console back to sleep, and letting them cry it out (extinction) when they are 4-6 months. In a week they seem to sleep through the night!
— Feb 16, 2019 09:51PM
Jon Silkowski
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Page 18 details a sleep guideline for the changes that occur in baby sleep patterns. Sleep durations increase at night around 6 weeks old. Light exposure doesn’t really matter. Thank god for cortisol. Sleeping patterns emerge at 6 weeks and body temp gets regulated between 12-16 weeks. Barring sickness, stick to a sleep schedule.
— Feb 15, 2019 09:56PM
