When your newborn isn't sleeping at night or napping during the day, the entire family is exhausted! You might be considering sleep training your newborn. But, how should you sleep train a newborn? Is it the same as an older baby? And, when can you start? This article will answer these questions based on my experience as a pediatric sleep consultant for over 10 years. Can You Sleep Train a Newborn? Yes, you can sleep train your newborn as long as we keep realistic expectations and have an
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How To Know If You’re Done Sleep Training
Starting sleep training is tough, but is the most important step you'll take. Doing the sleep training is a lot of work, but it's so worth it once you start seeing results! But finishing sleep training? Is it always clear when you are done sleep training? As surprising as it might seem, the answer is no. Success in sleep training, like so many things in our lives, is a continuum. One family's "done" is another family's "still working. Knowing when sleep training is finished depends so much
Gentle Sleep Training Explained + 5 Strategies
We talk a lot about sleep training on this blog....A LOT. And over the years, we've come to learn that while many of our readers are generally interested in sleep training, they are specifically interested in gentle sleep training. This makes sense, if you think about it. No parent is eager to hear their child cry, and if it's possible to build healthy sleep habits in a gentle way that involves minimal fussing, many of us would greatly prefer that to the cry it out alternatives. But gentle
Newborns Sleeping Through The Night? What About Breastfeeding?
Many parents want to know when it's safe for their newborn to begin sleeping through the night. And, if you're breastfeeding? You're probably wondering about the impact on your breastmilk supply. Some books will lead you to believe that newborns can be sleeping through the night from a very young age. In fact, some books are controversial about it such as The Newborn Sleep Book: A Simple, Proven Method For Training Your New Baby To Sleep Through The Night. The two authors allege that by
The Best Age to Sleep Train Your Baby: Ideal Sleep Coaching Windows
When is the best age to sleep train your baby? As parents, we always want sleep training to go as well as possible, right from the start. That's why we: Tailor our sleep training methods to fit our babies' ages We carefully select methods that fit our parenting styles and our babies' temperaments We don't sleep train during big transitions (like moving) or illnesses and... We prepare for sleep coaching before we start. One of the ways to ensure that sleep coaching goes as
When Is It Too Late To Sleep Train?
Often, exhausted parents contact the Baby Sleep Site® and share some variations of this story: “My son/daughter has always been a terrible sleeper. I kept hoping he/she would grow out of it, and that the sleep issues would resolve on their own. Now, he/she is getting older, and the problems are only getting worse. But he/she isn’t a baby anymore. Is it too late to sleep train?” And that’s the question we’re tackling today, readers: When Is It Too Late to Sleep Train? Is It Ever Too
Ferber or Weissbluth?
We've talked about how Babywise may or may not be right for your baby's sleep, why Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution doesn't always work, and about Dr. Sears and Weissbluth's online chat about baby sleep. This article will talk about the differences and similarities between Ferber and Weissbluth and which one may be better (or not) for your baby's sleep. Who are Ferber and Weissbluth? Most people know Ferber's name because of the now popular term "Ferberizing," a method for sleep training your
