Self soothing?
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I mean if your baby is used to something to help them fall asleep and you take that away, I highly suspect some upset will happen. The situation is new and they aren’t quite sure what to do without said thing that has been taken away (ie dummy, rocking, feeding to sleep) etc. Depending how old your baby is will also depend how much they may protest the change. You can for sure teach him to fall asleep by himself but it won’t be an instant acceptance from him unless you take things soooo slowly. Ie, place down and if he cries pick him up. And repeat. But that can actually cause more upset depending on the age as well. Crying is a normal response to change, and you can support him through that. You don’t have to close the door and walk away.
He stoped having the dummy a month ago so he’s not used the dummy anymore, just thought I’d put that in the caption as some might suggest to give the dummy, should’ve probably explained better
Yeah that’s true with the crying being a normal response! Is it not gonna upset baby more if I pick up when crying then put straight down when stop crying he’ll cry even more?
In all honesty, yep, more than likely depending on the age. How old? Pick up put down usually is best for babies under 3 months. Some space is usually what older kiddos need.
He’s 4 months now, there’s no rush to sleep train tbh but I know it might get more difficult as he gets older
We have been working on this the last couple of weeks, and over time she has learnt to settle without her dummy. She often chats herself to sleep now which is so cute. If she is grumbling or moaning I usually leave her a minute or 2, then go back in and reassure/resettle but if she starts crying I will go in a pick her up until she calms and then try again. Often the 2nd time of putting her down she'll then settle herself really quickly x