What I’m about to tell you is the answer to every post on every desperate new-baby forum where desperately exhausted parents are asking questions like: What I’m about to tell you is the single most important thing you need to know about why 99% of babies older than 6 months are crappy sleepers. Because some babies start developing separation anxiety around this time (8-12 months tends to be the peak) and this can complicate your efforts to put her down and leave the room.īut most importantly, if you haven’t gotten your baby to fall asleep on her own by 6-9 months you are likely to find that your baby who was waking up 2-3 times a night while a newborn has turned into a 6 month old who now wakes up every 45 minutes all night long and if this continues you will willingly shove bamboo shoots up your own fingernails because this would be preferable to another long night of waking up every 45 minutes. Why? Because most babies are starting to get teeth and this brings it’s own night challenges into the equation. So maybe you could consider that 3-6 months of age is a time when it will likely be less horrible to teach your baby to fall asleep on their own?Ħ-9 months is less ideal. If you are the parent of a 3-6 month old you may be thinking, “Um…this isn’t easy at ALL!” For some babies it’s NEVER easy. The easiest (this, of course, is a relative term) time to work on teaching babies to fall asleep on their own is ~3-6 months of age. But the truth is that you have enormous flexibility to help your baby sleep however and wherever it works best for everybody for the first few months. No you don’t want to let your baby become overtired and yes various soothing techniques her fall asleep. When to Put Baby Down Awake?įor the first 3 months you are welcome to nurse, rock, bounce, etc. These babies sleep often and easily, establish predictable nap schedules, rarely fuss, and poop unicorns. How delightful it must be for these lucky parents of easy babies. Some babies are champion sleepers who figure out how to fall asleep on their own. and complains loudly when you deviate from this routine. ![]() She still needs to be rocked, nursed, etc. Your baby also hasn’t yet mastered how to fall asleep on their own. I mean REALLY all night long (not the crazytown “4 hours in a row” that many sleep books talk about). You feel tired and develop a substantial coffee habit but this is what being the parent of a baby requires and so you do it.īut you are hoping for the night your baby delights and surprises you by sleeping all night long. While some babies this young will figure out how to sleep through the night most will wake up 2-3 times a night (newborns may wake up 4-6 times but this usually settles down within a few weeks). When they’re younger than 4-6 months nursing, rocking, bouncing to sleep is effective and totally reasonable. You’ve been teaching baby to fall asleep since the very beginning, usually through some combination of nursing and rocking. If you’re ready to sleep through the night you need to understand why they’re waking up and what to do about it. And while I’ll admit that there are a few reasons why this may be happening 99% of the time there is one single reason why older babies, toddlers, and even preschool kids are still waking up multiple times each night. ![]() After you’ve read 1 or 8 books on baby sleep you may be rightfully confused about why your 8 month+ baby is not sleeping through the night.
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