Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (The ParentData Book 2)

by Emily Oster

After some back and forth, we agreed on the following system. PART 1: BEDTIME/START OF NIGHT Finn will go to bed during Penelope’s bedtime, around 6:45. We will put his pj’s on and read him a book as part of the bedtime routine. He will nurse, and then we’ll put him down in bed. We will not return at all before 10:45 p.m. PART 2: OVERNIGHT SCHEDULE Will feed Finn the first time he cries after 10:45 p.m. After the first feeding, do not respond again until at least 2 hours after the end of each feeding. Example: If he eats from midnight to 12:30 a.m., then do not respond for another feeding until, at the earliest, 2:30 a.m. NOTE: THE LONGEST STRETCH OF SLEEP IS EARLY IN THE NIGHT, SO WEISSBLUTH SAYS WE SHOULD RESPOND MORE FREQUENTLY IN THIS PERIOD THAN AT THE START OF THE NIGHT. PART 3: THE MORNING Wake-up is between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. If he is awake at 6:30 we get him up. If he is not awake he can sleep until as late as 7:30. At that time we wake him up if he is not up already.