Sleep training

Yes way too early. 16 weeks is the brink of the “soonest” but I think youll knowwww closer to that time

I think it depends on your definition of sleep draining. I personally am putting him in his crib at night where he sleeps the first stretch just fine, then my husband takes him downstairs to watch him more thoroughly from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. before work. That's when he tends to wake up a lot and needs more feedings.

So I consider it a very light form of sleep training where I'm getting him used to is crib and his own room. I am also staying in there for about 45 minutes each night to soothe him when he struggles to get to sleep. I pat him on the belly and place his binky back in his mouth. If he still isn't going to bed after 30 to 40 minutes I offer him the bottle again.

If you were thinking about any form of the cry out method I think it is way too early. But I have known people who do it as early as 3 months when they can begin sleeping through the night.

It is too early, yes. Infants brains aren’t biologically mature enough to be able to soothe themselves until at least 4 months old. They don’t even develop a circadian rhythm, where their body starts producing melatonin and cortisol in more reliable patterns, until 8-12 weeks. Babies aren’t developmentally ready to sleep train until 4-6 months old, and you should talk with your pediatrician about it in order to determine when your baby is showing signs of being developmentally ready.