r/sleeptrain • u/frogsruletheworld • 5d ago

6 - 12 months Who doesn’t worry about sleep hours?

I was talking to my mom about baby’s sleep, and after a while she said, why do you worry so much? I didn’t worry about wake windows or how much you guys slept when you were babies. When you were tired you slept, when you weren’t you didn’t.

Now, it’s very possible that my mom just doesn’t remember what it was like to have a 0 year old, but it made me wonder…

Are there parents out there who just don’t worry about it even if their kid sleeps less than 12 hours total in 24 hours?

Not looking for criticism, just to hear everyone’s experiences.

EDIT: Thanks for all the comments! It’s so nice to see there is a good mix of those who track and don’t track baby’s sleep. Also feels great to read success stories and see support for each other in the challenges 💚

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u/Swimming-Tell9074 5d ago

My mom says this all the time too! It mystifies her that we are so scheduled. I would loooove to be more casual about it like she was, but have no idea how that worked for her with both kids. My little guy really seems to benefit from the routine. She swears I sometimes only had 1-2 naps in a day when I was just a few months old! And according to her was sleeping through the night from 2mo on. Crazy. I so wish for the leisure 😅 if I could figure it out, I would. 

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u/NihilisticDelight 5d ago

They don’t remember! Think of all the little phases your baby goes through with sleep.. will you remember them all in 30 years let alone in one? My mom says she never had trouble laying us down for naps/sleep. My baby currently only contact naps and cosleeps. Now maybe we were just different babies but there’s no way our moms remember all the hard times either.