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Baby Sleep Training Techniques: A Guide for Tired Parents
Being new parents is a joyous and life-changing experience. It often comes with the exhaustion of sleepless nights. If you are struggling to get your little one to sleep through the night, you are not alone. Sleepless nights are common and the biggest challenges new parents face. The happy news is that there are proven techniques to help your baby develop sleep habits. We’ll explore effective baby sleep training methods to help your little one and you get restful nights ahead.
Most Common Known Challenges which can interfere with the baby’s peaceful sleep:-
- Blocked nose
- Hungry Baby
- Over stimulation
- under stimulation (The child’s brain needs developmental play across the day). Do you want to learn activities that can help
- chest congestion
- Environment
- Nutrition across the day
- Day nap schedules
- Baed time routine
- Sun Bath
UNDERSTANDING THE SLEEP NEEDS OF INFANTS
Newborns require 12 to 16 hours of sleep per day, waking every 2 to 3 hours for feeding. For infants 12 to 16 hours of sleep is required including naps. As baby grows, your approach to sleep training will need adjustments as their sleep patterns evolve. With this in mind, let us go through a few effective sleep training techniques you can try.
POPULAR SLEEP TRAINING TECHNIQUES
The Ferber Method
This is developed by Dr. Richard Ferber, it highlights letting your baby self-soothe. This technique involves a consistent routine where you establish a bedtime standard to tell your baby it’s time for sleep. It could be a quiet reading, a warm bath, or a lullaby. You leave the room after putting your baby down to sleep and let them cry for a fixed interval of time before returning to comfort them and then gradually increase the time between check-ins.
No Tears Method
This is a much gentler approach to your parenting style. In this method, you stay with your baby until they fall asleep, gradually reducing your involvement over time. Simultaneously, help your baby build positive sleep associations like favorite stuff toys or blankets or soothing sounds.
Chair Method
This approach balances comforting baby while encouraging independent sleeping. Place a chair next to your baby crib and sit with your baby until asleep. Gradually, keep moving further away from the crib until you are out of the room.
The Pick-Up/ Put-Down Method
A hand-on approach for babies that requires parental comfort. Place the baby in the crib while drowsy yet awake and let them fall asleep on their own. When they do start crying, pick them up, soothe them, and put them right back in the crib. Repeat as needed, and the number of pick-ups gradually.
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL SLEEP TRAINING
● Babies thrive on routine; be consistent, stick to the chosen method for a while. This will give babies a sense of security and predictability.
● Keep the room dark, use blackout curtains, and consider white noise to mask any disruptive noise.
● Be patient and flexible, and remember that every baby is unique. Adjust according to your baby’s needs.
● Be attentive to the cues of your baby, such as yawns and rubbing of eyes, to determine the time to initiate bedtime.
Sleep training is a challenging phase yet rewarding for both parents and the baby. What works for some babies may not work for another. Choose a method that aligns with your parenting style and baby’s temperament. Consistency and patience will help your baby develop healthy sleep habits. If you are looking for in-depth guidance and strategies, we have a comprehensive baby sleep training course.
Share your experience, victories, and challenges in the comments below, and let’s support each other in this beautiful journey of parenthood.
Always understand every child is super special and unique, the way they respond to anything done with them.
So must remember these points when you expect results in the journey of sleep training-
- We need to customize methods, tricks, and techniques that suit my child and my parenting style ( To know it from mydvija join sweet sleep)
- I need to be peaceful and patient through the journey with understanding that any habits to change will take a minimum of 21 days.
- I need to be consistent to achieve results.
- The results of the journey depend on the belief with which we start the journey, so please visualize the baby sleeping peacefully to achieve results.
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