Sleep training

So my girl is almost 4 months, i started this week. I shut all the curtains, white noise, swaddle bag. Then i lay her down and pat her chest like a heartbeat motion. I dont leave her to cry for longer than a few mins. Shes adjusted well especially at bedtime. Shes now asleep within 10 mins which is such a change from holding her to sleep

I’m either going to do pick up or Ferber (but with smaller intervals since he’s only 4 months).

I did Ferber with my first and it worked so well. But I still feel nervous/guilty about doing it. But the we’re waking up hourly at the moment and it is genuinely a struggle for me at the moment!

Yeah until shes asleep. Then ill pick her up calm her then lay her back down but i dont have to picl her up anymore she usually now soothes by a pat or a nose rub xx

Yeah i did the cry it out method with my son and i cried so much i hated it whereas with this im not leaving her she knows im there still and will comfort her if she gets too upset if that makes sense

I did Ferber with my first, my second is pretty chill so unless she needs it I won’t be sleep training but it really worked with my first. I didn’t force her to sleep through the night and still fed her until she was 18m in the night, but I’ve used it various times when she has had a regression or change in her sleep and needed help settling / sleeping.

It isn’t recommended to sleep train until at least 4 months and ideally closer to 6 months. (If they were born premature you should adjust to due date)

I follow @thatsleepdoc on Instagram and he has tips on all methods. He is a child neurologist so properly qualified.