Baby Sleep - Learn how to set your Baby's sleep cycle from the Pediatrician
Feb 05, 2022, 12:30 pm - 1:28 pm
What is sleep training tips for babies?
Sleep training methods for babies is the process of helping the baby to fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. Some babies learn the trick easily while others might have troubles catching up. But rest assured, sleep training methods for strong-willed babies do work wonders once you start inflicting them.
The right age to start sleep training methods for babies:
The best age to start sleep training methods for babies is usually between the age of four to six months. You need not worry if your baby is a little older than that, he/she can still catch up easily. During this age, babies have a regular sleep-wake cycle and also don’t rely heavily on feeding to fall back asleep.
Cry it out: Parents usually hesitate to try this method. It involves leaving your baby in the crib and walking out after saying or kissing him/her good night. Your baby will often cry out loud and fall asleep shortly after. This sleep training for babies’ method will surely teach your child how to self-soothe. The idea is to let your child cry and fall asleep but if the crying escalates, you can intervene and soothe the child back to sleep. It may take a few days for this trick to work so you might want to be prepared to hear a lot of heart-breaking cries from your little one. This period is enough for you to determine the success or failure of the trick.
Shush method: In mastering sleep training for babies, the shush method is a popular one. This technique can be applied to your child without offering him/her much help to fall asleep. You can put your child in the crib and leave the room. Whenever the baby cries, you simply shush them, pat their tummy or apply pressure to calm and reassure them. But if the crying escalates too much it will be only best to pick up your baby and soothe him/her to sleep.
Ferber method: This is a popular sleep training method for breastfed babies wherein you can leave the baby in the crib and leave the room. Within a few minutes, you can come back to check on the baby, say some sweet assuring words, rub to soothe them and leave. Remember to not pick up your baby as it would mean that your child will be dependent on you. Repeat your check-ins every few minutes, gradually increasing the time between every check. This tip might take a week to show positive results.
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| Feb 04, 2022
Hello Doctor! My5 month old boy gets scared and started crying at night and even in day sometimes while sleeping. he wakes up after every 30 min. he was used to have a good night sleep of 6 hours straight but since a weak he s not sleeping well. what should I do?
| Feb 04, 2022
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| Feb 04, 2022
Hello, I have a 1 and half months old baby girl.. she doesn't nap at all during the day. she seems sleepy but when we try to make her sleep she just sleeps for 10 mins and then wakes up whatever we do. and from past one she is not sleeping during night also.. she hardly sleeps for 7 hrs in 24 hrs. what do we do?
| Feb 04, 2022
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Hello doctor, My baby is 7 months old, he sleeps approx 9-10 hours at night an 2-3 hours at day time Is it fine.