![]() ![]() Sleep deprivation is real, and the same thing happens to babies. ![]() I mean, think of you as an adult: how do you feel after a crap night when you woke up multiple times?! And I am guessing, if you are reading this post, you know what I am talking about! However, know that babies that do not have a good night sleep tend to be grumpier during the day, eat less and struggle falling asleep the following night because they are overtired. If your baby wakes up every 2 hours at night for a feed and you are comfortable with that, nobody is telling you that you should change that. I often find that adjusting our expectations as parents is what really determines our “success”. It can be hard for a while, but it doesn’t mean they are bed sleepers. Not all babies can or will sleep through the night until they are a bit older, and that’s OK. This will probably make more sense when you read the paragraph below on “ Know when your Baby is Ready“. What “success” looks will vary from baby to baby and family to family. Sleep training is the act of teaching your baby healthy sleep habits applicable to their current age that he or she will be able to use for the rest of their lives. Meaning that, unless your baby is uncomfortable or hungry, they should be able to drift off to sleep again in between sleep cycles.Īnother definition that I really love is this one: In essence, sleep training provides your baby with the tools to fall asleep all by themselves (also called self-settling). S leep training teaches your child to fall asleep independently, without sleep aids, such as nursing to sleep, rocking, the use of a pacifier, etc. I personally think this is the best definition: ![]() And not all babies can get there, at least not for a while. Gosh, I wish it was that easy for everybody! But, unfortunately, that is not it. And for most people it’s about teaching your baby to sleep 12 hours straight at night. Sleep training could have a million different definitions depending on who you talk to. Related: Baby waking up multiple times a night: here’s what you need to know. Understanding the meaning of sleep training will help so much when going through the different methods and it will not create any unrealistic expectations of how long your baby should be sleeping at night. If you are considering the Cry It Out method, make sure to check out these DOs and DON’Ts, and also how your baby’s temperament affects the sleep training.īefore I dive deep into the different sleep training methods, I want to shed some light on what sleep training actually means, as there seems to be a lot of confusion amongst parents as to what it is. For some reason when new parents think of sleep training, they seem to associate it straight away to letting your child cry until they fall asleep. Sleep training methods that DO NOT involve Cry It Out! I had to put that on the title, and give some comfort to whoever is looking at sleep training their baby that cry it out (CIO) is not the only method. ![]()
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