How to Start SLEEP TRAINING | Infant Sleep Tips for Beginners

Crying for 30 minutes?! NO

I find your use of “mamas” quite irritating. Any number of caregivers who aren’t mamas are watching this.

6 months into motherhood I was so tired, stressed out. My LO only napped for 20 min after hours of soothing. He didn’t like the stroller, he didn’t like the crib, the swings, nothing really worked. I did the sleep training to save myself (I was exhausted, looked awful - like an old lady or a zombie, depressed and not enjoying myself, my baby and life)
and I am so happy I did it! My husband is also very proud and thankful that I had the guts to do it. Now my kid is 4yo, sleeps in his own room since he was 6mo. And he is a happy and a smart kid.

My daughter has twins and neither will take pacifier any advice?

My son is 14 and I recently had a baby.. I feel like I have no clue what to do these days; I’m trying to be a more conscious mum this time around. I’m dreading the sleep training. I fear putting her in daycare because she cries hysterically at nap time and I don’t want anyone to lose their patience with her.. I’m just trying 💔

I have a seven week old and I cannot get her to sleep or nap or at least have her stay asleep . I’ve got a noise machine a sleep sack you name it . I’ve tried it all and nothing works . Sometimes I spend hours at night trying to get her to go back to sleep and I can never get her to nap . When she naps it’s only on me or in a moving pram . At night she’ll start sleeping in her cot but when she wakes up for a feed I cannot put her back down there so I Co sleep with her but even that has stopped working . I’m at my wits end I don’t know what to do . I’m constantly a bit sad and emotional because I’m not getting any sleep at all .

I managed to get two teaspoons of watery baby cereal into my babies at their last feeding before bed and they slept much longer and sometimes even through the night and eventually all night. That little bit of fullness helped so much. They’re grown men now😊

With this method what do you do after the 5 minutes of crying if the only way baby will calm down is on the breast? Patting or pacifier won't work

Hi Bridget!
I am trying to get my daughter of 4 months on a feeding schedule and sleep schedule. Some days she sleeps quitw well through the night and all morning, Other days she struggles and wakes up a lot at night and refuses to go back to sleep. She would get super energetic and wants to play on those nights. I try not engage her in playing, so she keeps crying and fussing. Of course, she only gets sleepy around 3 or 5 AM... what can I do get her to sleep without waking up, or at least make her go back to sleep quickly?
P.S. lights are mostly off in my home at night, just a night light in the bedroom, as to not distract or energize her. I also use white noise.

Thank you for this video. It is very clear. I would like to know what to do if your baby wakes up earlier than what the schedule says and starts crying. Do you pick them from the cot or go, try to help then sleep again, or leave them there until their waking up time?
Also, I would like to know what to do if they fall asleep on the pram or the baby carrier right before nap time. When that happens, I go back home ASAP. But does that sleep count as part of their nap?
And, finally, even though my baby is already 5months old, she wakes up 2 or 3 times at night to eat. And it is to eat, it is not because she can't sleep. I don't understand why that happens, as she eats quite well during the day.
Thanks a lot.

my god... letting your baby cry for 30 minutes or an hour? Do you know what your baby thinks during this time? "I am going to die because I am alone and I am going to get captured by a lion" This is what all body of research tells us. Unfortunately pediatricians dont read research. Baby left to cry even for 5 minutes consistently develop deep trauma... know what you are going into, moms

My bubs 4 months old. So it’s okay to let them cry for short periods? It’s so difficult to let them cry.

So should I start both naps and bedtime at the same time? I'm the one that's struggling to put my daughter down because I never wanted to hurt her by letting her cry but this is helpful. I honestly want to do the most gradual transition as possible for my benefit because I have a hard time with it so far because she cries so much when being put down. She is so used to going to sleep while feeding both for naps and bedtime. She's 5 months old. Where should I start?

I was 100% ready everytime I attempted to teach my baby to self soothe, but 2 hours of on and off crying, and 40 minutes non stop crying, has be quitting everytime....4 months of little to no sleep is taking a toll on me...I feel like I'm living life in a blur....

So disappointed that you are promoting sleep training and telling parents it is ok to let their 4 month old babies cry for one hour. So much for natural births, letting a baby cry it out is not natural. Quite the opposite.

What about turning the fan on instead of white noise.

I know a couple of families who sleep trained and regretted it. It’s not for every baby or every parent.

I want the science behind that says that letting cry your 4 month baby for an hour is not hurting them. As a neurodevelopmental senior scientist that is just not ok. And there’s evidence behind that.

Is it possible to sleep train with a pacifier or do you need to wean them off the paci

My baby started sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and slept grate until she turned 7 months old. Then she started waking up once but stays awake for an hour on longer so here I am

I have a 2 month old baby doesn’t like to sleep by himself

Does this work for preemie's? 🥺 my baby is gonna turn 4 months old but his corrected gestational age is 3wks right now.

My baby is 2 months old. He wakes up 5/6 times before he goes actually to sleep at night.
Also i end up putting him in my bed cause I am tired .
At 2 months he doesnt sleep at all in the day,hes awake from 8 to 1 am
Is a hell.

Question,for white noise I heard it’s not very recommend to have it on all night but that it has to be no louder than 50 decibels if it’s 7 feet away from crb but what if it’s next to the crib how loud does it have to be and do you recommend leaving it while baby sleeps every time or just all night?

Hey dads also*

As a mom of 3 I approve this message. Sleep training is necessary for your sanity. Without fail moms I know who do not sleep train cannot get their child to sleep easily later on in life. It’s something we are responsible for teaching them. This is exactly how I did it. Consistency is key!

Can you speak on the Montessori method of sleep training😊

Saving this video. My little will be 4 months in about 2 weeks and I’m definitely ready to teach her how to independently sleep. I’m very encouraged to know though that cuddling for a nap or 2 won’t derail the process. My babe is way too snuggly 😂

How do you feel about pacifiers?

What about the night feedings ? Don’t breastfeeded babies need to wake up every 3 hours for the feed? And if not does mother need to pump the milk during the night to support lactation ?

I was just starting to put my 2 month old down for naps during the day and then naturally he got his first ever cold. So we’re back to the start lol

I don’t do any sleep training and the thought of leaving my child alone crying is just horrible. 😢

can I apply this method while co-sleeping?

Letting a 4 month old baby cry for an hour?!

Also I’m so upset at all the “don’t do this” or “you have to do this” and sleep training is a huge debate. I’m so happy she isn’t like This. It was so relieving to here her say “if you want your baby to sleep on you, don’t hold back” because so many articles say to not do that. But like I love when my baby sleeps on me. It’s so heart warming and I only have it once with her. I don’t want to feel guilty when she does or when she sleeps in someone elses arms.

I need help! My baby used to sleep so good in her bassinet. But now she HATES IT. I tried everything!! She is only 6 weeks and only wants to sleep on me. I tried putting her Drowsy but she just wakes back up. I tried putting her in there fully alseep. Wakes back up. I tried doing a bedtime routine. I tried the heating pad trick. I’m lossing my mind. I don’t know how many times I wake up with her on my chest because that’s the only way I get sleep and I get really scard doing that. Please help. She breast feeds for comfort a lot of the time and I’m trying to wing her off of it. Expecly falling asleep on the breast. But I don’t know how to do that well either

I wish so badly that your product recommendations were more easily accessible in Canada!!! I love your videos so much but like 70% of the products you recommend on your channel aren’t available in Canada :(

I would NEVER leave my baby alone in the room and let her cry. It is so unnatural as we are mammals.

It's easy to get them to sleep on their own before 4 months. The earlier the better

Blah Blah and Blah.. Fishing for actual points and I couldn't

Hi, if I don't nurse my baby during night should I empty my breasts or I could sleep during night without pumping, my breasts feel heavy when I don't nurse during night?

Crying releases stress hormones of cortisol and is not good for developing babies. Ending night nursing removes the baby-spacing benefits of breastfeeding for most women. One way to get more sleep is to safely co-sleep. (Research James McKenna for more information.) Both mom and baby sleep well, baby nurses at will so grows properly, and usually helps keep mom from getting pregnant again too soon. Pacifiers can cause feeding issues for some breastfeeding babies and can decrease mom's supply, can contribute to ear infections, and mouth malformations. Evolutionarily speaking, a baby sleeping separate from the mother is at risk of demise as no four month old is able to run and hide from predators. The real problem is our parenting practices are at odds with eons of human development. Your method is one of cry-it-out coupled with goods (sound machines, breast pumps, nutritional supplements, classes) from which you benefit monetarily.

Im shocked at your endorsement of sleep training as it goes against the biological norm. Normally I love all your videos but I cannot support this one.

I love your work Bridget! Big fan as a fellow parenting specialist too. But this video can be harmful as parents can be tempted to let their babies cry, which is harmful and can cause neurological damage and so much more. Baby is made to wake up at night, I highly recommend cosleeping instead to get your sleep needed 🤍

Thanks for your video and tips. I have a question should you still go every 5/10/15 minutes if the baby is not crying a lot? I feel that every time I go in she cries more afterwards.

In my country if you do the sleep training, you are the worst mother ever. There is this myth that it changes baby's brain in a negative way and it floods it with cortisol.

Just some constructive criticism. Us fathers take care of our kids too. It's not only mommas that parent

thanks for this! I am 2 weeks pp and nights are brutal. Also, where did you get your sweater?