Make Good Sleep

How do you know your child is ready to be sleep trained? And more importantly, how do you know YOU are ready to sleep train your child?

I find that readiness is equally important for both baby and parents. Because your child's success is dependent on your ability to commit to your sleep training method and efforts.

⭐ AGE: I believe that babies can be sleep trained when they start 12 weeks. I successfully sleep trained both of my kids at 11 weeks and have had clients as young as 13 weeks. It is not a popular belief but it can be done. I like to help babies get ahead of their 4 month regression. They might still be affected but you won't see the disruption at the full extent.

⭐ TIMING: Do not sleep train your child if
- 🤒 he is sick
- ✈️ you have upcoming travel and cannot dedicate time to the process. It takes 2-4 weeks to sleep train a baby
- 💉 after vaccines. Babies react to vaccines differently and could be irritable or feverish.

⭐ YOUR MINDSET: Your child's success will be based on your mindset. When you can committ to sleep training and stay consistent with the training, then you AND your baby will succeed! 💯

False!

Sometimes when a child sleeps too much during the day, their night sleep can be impacted.

We want to
✅ cap long naps at 2 hours
✅ cap the last nap by a certain time depending on age
✅ wake baby by 7:30am to start the day. This protects the first nap

A lot of times an earlier bedtime can prevent a lot of sleep struggles. When your LO is overtired, their bodies produce more cortisol. Cortisol can cause night wakings and early risings.

If your LO had a bad nap day, woke up early in the morning or is displaying symptons of being overtired, then it is crucial ot offer an earlier bedtime.

If you're unsure but feeling like your child could benefit from an earlier bedtime, be conservative with timing. 1️⃣5️⃣ mins earlier is always better.

✅ Wake windows are great general guidelines to help you gauge around when baby should go down for naps and sleep.

✅ Wake windows start when your child comes out of the crib and ends when she is placed in the crib.

✅ This amount of time includes feed, playtime and her sleep routine.

✅ HOWEVER, wake windows are not the end all be all. It is also important to understand the best age-approriate time your child should nap / go to sleep.