MOMS ON CALL or HUCKLEBERRY?

Hello — Someone recommended me to get the Moms on Call app for setting a schedule for my 16wk old baby. Problem is, I tried it for the free trial when he was 12wks old and I noticed it didnt work bc my baby wont sleep 1.5hs on his crib ever so all the time it gets shifted and then I end up ignoring it. I thought this would improve now that he is a bit older but he still wont sleep more than 25-30mins in crib.

1. Any recos on getting baby to sleep longer in crib?
2. Do you recommend MOC vs Huckleberry for example?
3. Help!! I want to set a schedule as he keeps sleeping around 2hs nap a day

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I don’t like any of the apps, becomes to obsessive and tells you when you put a baby down as though they’re a robot, no app can truly know your baby as well as you do. However a lot like it so each to their own. I found when I ditched apps I became so in tune with my baby and when she needs a nap

I love huckleberry and it’s accurate for us when I track her sleep but honestly everyday is going to be different so i stopped tracking sleep. Plus it runs my battery. for everything else though it’s great!

Both make incorrect assumptions about baby. I use huckleberry but just to see how long they nap and how long it's been since the last nap. I don't pay for premium and we just go based on sleep queues and time since last nap.
You know your baby best not an app that works on averages

Huckleberry! It really helped us most of the time. I read thr MOC book and found their schedule so rubbish because our baby didnt do long naps either (only like 20-30 mins when around 3 months and started extending arojnd month 4-5) after I started rescuing most naps (either shush and pat them as the nap ends or pick up and soothe then transfer back in cot when deeply asleep).

1. I will try to get baby to eat as much as possible before sleep time, if he keeps falling asleep I will shed his clothes so he stays awake, but I’m always making sure the room is a comfortable temperature for him. Then he will eat plenty and sleep for a longer period of time. Also make sure to diaper him after feeding him because he usually poops after eating
2. I used Huckleberry to get a sense of what his patterns are, if any. Being a first time mom and not being able to recall what happened in the day, I felt like the app was most helpful at reflecting and adjusting my behavior to better support baby. I stopped using it now because I figured out a semblance of a rhythm.
3. The only schedule I have for LO is when I start their bedtime routine, and even that is flexible depending on how tired he is. But throughout the rest of the day I’m just responding to his cues, which I’ve noticed are starting to become predictable when he will be giving them. He’s tired every so many hours etc

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