How is everyone sleep training their bubbas?
I have decided to sleep train my 4.5month old like i did with my older child.
I give him a cuddle and song, put him down sleepy but awake,
He fidgets ALOT i leave him (sit on my bed) and wait if he starts fussing i leave him a couple of minutes to give him time if he doesnt settle i go to him and reassure him by patting his bum and stroking his face. If i have to go to him 4 times ill pick him up and repeat . Seems to be working
If he cries i go to him straight away
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This is similar to what we are doing!
Following this as I'm currently struggling. I'm a first time mum and had no idea about the sleep cycles maturing at 4 months...up until now I was happy to feed my baby to sleep, and he'd be down for 3-4 hour stretches. Now he wakes up every hour (presumably after a sleep cycle) and needs to nibble on me to put himself back to sleep again ..I'm exhausted! My husband also feels bad he can't help because I exclusively breastfeed.
I'd usually try and persevere but my little boy doesn't take proper feeds to put him to sleep when he suddenly wakes up. He nibbles and his latch is terrible when he just wants to be put to sleep again, I'm left with scabs! So hoping to learn about different sleep associations and routines I could move him to..
I would love to sleep train but my LO doesn’t drink enough in the day so is ALWAYS up at 1am and 5am for feeds she won’t let us put her down drowsy and will kick off but if she starts to stir after being asleep, she will fall back asleep from us patting and shhing her without picking her up. Not sure where to go from here tbh!
Im not sleep training. Didn't do it with my first either. I dont really believe in it especially not this little. I feel babies need us and if theyre happy by themselves they wouldn't need training to be by themselves
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