Some babies, such as premature or exclusively breastfeeding babies, may not be
ready for sleep training at six months of age.
To use these studies as support for the
argument FOR sleep training or to scare you into thinking your baby who is not sleeping as much as the chart states is misleading to parents.
On the other hand, my former co-sleeping children sleep like crap, so maybe there's something to be
said for sleep training.
If your baby is sick, teething, out of his or her routine, or in a new environment, it's not a good
time for sleep training.
However, as Parents points out, it is
important for sleep training parents to remain consistent and not give in — no matter how tough things get.
Start making this transition right away, because having a baby sleep regularly in his or her own bed will make a world of
difference for sleep training.
And somewhere between 3 and 6 months, experts say, most babies are
ready for sleep training and are capable of sleeping through the night.
For children six months to six years, I provide parents with a customized, step - by - step
plan for sleep training.
So — of course, when # 2 came along, we were all smug — like, «oh we totally make great sleepers — no
need for sleep training here!»
Some studies show that ignoring baby's
cries for sleep training is linked to numerous problems later in life, such as ADHD, lower IQ, and anti-social behavior.
It is broken up by age and gives several tips and tricks on getting started including example schedules and special tips
for sleep training twins, triplets and more.
CIO, when
applying for sleep training, isn't yet proven to cause long - term harm.But unfortunately, many parents think this method a work of the devil.
Blocking out the sunlight and achieving total darkness is
critical for sleep training, because it helps prevent early wake - ups due to sunrise.
This tactic
used for sleep training does not mean letting the baby cry indefinitely as some parents might think, but only for a short, specified period until he learns to fall asleep on his own.
I separated my twins
for sleep training at 5 1/2 months, then put them back together in the same room once they were sleeping well on their own and dropped their last middle - of - the - night feed around 7 or 8 months.
I read 5 sleep books in a month (I'll share the titles in this post), several
advocating for sleep training methods that I wasn't comfortable with.
Our current cultural norm of 8 - hour solid block of sleep (or 12 hours — 7pm - 7 am — the golden
standard for sleep trained babies) is by no means a biological nor a historical norm for humans in general.
And they told me early on, basically, I can not train them to sleep, either way, you could have the best
intentions for sleep training but it's not going to do me any good.