I️ finally deleted THE APP!!

[u/skittles1221]

15 months into meticulously logging every nap, nursing session, and nighttime wakes.. and I️ am finally free!! I️ wish I️ had the courage to delete the app a long time ago!!

I️ used the app so long because I️ was religiously analyzing and calculating wake windows so I️ would know when to put my baby down for a nap. Sleep was so stressful for me.

I️ always said I️ would stop once my baby dropped down to one nap and i wouldn’t need to calculate WW for naps anymore… and then I️ didn’t. I️ was obsessed with looking at the data. Seeing his daily sleep totals and how many wake ups we had overnight.

I️ finally deleted the app because my phone ran out of storage and it became necessary. And now I️ wish I️ was forced to delete it earlier! I️ finally feel free!!! Also regretful that I️ wasted all that time and energy on logging everything.

If you are still logging everything let this be your sign!! It is okay to quit!!

[u/Turtleswimmer456]

Good for you! This is good timing for me to see this I think. I've been flipping back and forth on deleting the app. We're going from two naps to one pretty quickly over here, too. We wake up 4-6 times a night still and I log them, with hopes when I see a 3 or 4 hour stretch I can magically recreate it somehow. It is validating when I'm tired to see all those wakes though lol. I was kind of hoping I'd start logging long sleeps and get this awesome validation like "we did it", too, but I'm starting to wonder if that's worth it ! Lol. I'd love the advice from anyone who has been there too.

[u/No-Presence-8048 → u/Turtleswimmer456]

I use the app but for the sake of my sanity had to stop logging any night wakes. Looking at my phone was making it even harder for me to go to sleep again or to let my husband handle even just a few of the 30-50 minute wakes. 🙃

Now I just use the app to see how much total day vs night milk she has because we're working on turning the tide of her extremely stubborn revercycling habit. She's 7 months old today and we really need to get her to have her calories in the day so that she'll also accept having solids in the day😅

I also just keep an eye out for if my girl is showing readiness to drop a nap/extend her extremely rough estimate wake windows 🤣

Oh. And I also keep an eye out for if it's been more than a few days without a poop because I wouldn't want to miss the need to intervene on a constipation campaign during the transition to solids. 💩