The Best Sleep Training Methods Explained

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  1. Rebecca

    Hi,

    How does the camping out/chair method work with a toddler who stands up all the time in their crib? Do you just ignore it or keep telling them to lie down/physically lay them down?

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    • Artemis

      Hi Rebecca,

      We have several solutions for this in our sleep program:
      https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/baby-sleep-consultant/

      We’d love for you to join us and sleep train with step-by-step guides on everything sleep training related.

      I know it’s tough when our little ones are resisting bedtime like it’s their full-time job! We’d be happy to help you through it.

      Kind regards,
      Artemis, BSMS Support Team

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  2. Shubina

    I am trying the camping method with my 15 month old. Should I resettle her at night wakings or sit in the same position as the beginning of the night until she cries herself to sleep again? I don’t know if she will get used to me patting her again if I do this during night wakings. Thanks

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    • Alyssa Taft

      Hello! While you are sleep training, use the same method for any night wakings that you are using in the beginning of the night. Follow those same steps! Alyssa, BSMS Support team

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  3. sophina

    i have a 7month old boy. Does not nap well during the day at all, sleeps for 30 mins at lunch. by dinner time he is not eating properly as too tired and after bath and massage has to be fed and rocked to sleep. sometimes takes up to 1 hour to settle him as he keeps waking when i put him down.

    ends up in my bed with me when he wakes up multiple times during the nigth as im back at work and just desperate to sleep. please tell me your prgram will help with my stubborn little man!

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  4. Rocio

    Have 12 nights on CIO method for 5-12mins crying, when will the crying stop? My baby girl is already sleeping 11-12 hours all night with some wake ups, few mins of complaining and going back to sleep again.

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    • Micaela

      Hi Rocio, since you are not one of our clients and I don’t know all the details of your sleep training journey, I’m gonna give you a general answer just to clarify things a little bit more. When using a quick method (like CIO or Ferber), it’s not uncommon for little ones to fuss as they fall asleep. Sometimes they just need to “blow off some steam.” Many parents tell us it takes several weeks for their babies to stop crying at bedtime. BUT they also say that the crying is minimal and their baby continues to sleep well all night long.
      Micaela BSMS Support Team

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  5. Sayuri

    What program is best for a predictable baby? I do not see that kind of baby in this article 🙂

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    • panagiota

      Hi there Sayuri. Yes, of course our program applies for predictable babies. Once you join the program you can find out which method best suits your and your baby’s needs.

      Also, if you haven’t already, you can sign up for our free Exhausted Mom’s Survival Kit, a step by step guide that will help you create healthy sleep habits for your baby, create a bedtime routine, set the right bedtime and help your LO sleep better day & night, overall. Here’s the link –> https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/exhausted-moms-survival-kit

      Hope this helps. Panagiota, BSMS Support Team

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  6. Miya

    signed up for the guide tonight. Little one is 5.5 months old. Breast feeds laying down in our bed, co-sleeps. Seeks the breast all night to soothe back to sleep. Mom is UNCOMFORTABLE! Baby fights all naps and bedtime. Must be breastfed laying down to fall asleep at all. Dad can sometimes rock to sleep, but she will wake immediately if put down (if he keeps holding her, she will sleep up to 1hr+) Crib is in our room. How do we even start??

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    • Alyssa Taft

      Hello Miya,

      Thanks for your message! We are glad that you signed up for the guide! That is a great first step. I would follow all of those steps first and be super consistent. Then after completing those first few lessons, I would work on going away from colseeping and breastfeeding to sleep. If you are looking for step by step guidance, definitely check out our 21 Days to Peace and Quiet program. Definitely don’t stress. I was in your shoes at 5.5 months and I joined Jilly’s program. My daughter started STTN around 6 months and falls asleep independently. You can get there!! 🙂 Alyssa, BSMS Support Team

      https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/sleep-training-5-month-old-baby-tips
      https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/21-days-to-peace-quiet-program

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  7. Kelsey

    I’m almost ready to start sleep training my 4.5 month old. She sleeps in the bed, and I nurse her to sleep laying down. My husband is able to rock her to sleep and sometimes put her down in her crib while she is sleeping, but I’m not. This baby is stubborn and fights every bedtime and nap with tears no matter what we do (we have a PNR and we watch wake windows). I’m ready to get her out of my bed because I’m dont sleep well with her in the bed, plus she’s gone from one night waking to 4-5 recently with teething and a sleep regression. My question is, is it worth it to try to break her sleep associations before we start sleep training? Or would it be best to make all the changes all at once, based on her personality? For a very strong willed baby that is still young, what method would you recommend? Thank you!

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    • Alyssa Taft

      Hello and thank you for your message! We recommend sleep training after 5 months, so your LO is definitely close. It is okay to continue to nurse until you start training. I would recommend signing up for our FREE Exhausted Moms Survival Kit. You can start to implement all of these lessons now to prepare your LO for sleep training and breaking sleep associations. The chair method and pick up put down are great methods if your LO needs you a little bit more and is on the younger side! Alyssa, BSMS Support Team

      https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/exhausted-moms-survival-kit

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    • Nicola Fryer

      I’ve been reading your information about the different ways of sleep training and if I was to try the Ferber method I was just wondering what are you supposed to do through the night when they are still waking up and crying for comfort +/- feed until they are happily sleeping through?

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      • Alyssa Taft

        Hello Nicola,

        If you choose to use the Ferber method, you will use the steps for the beginning of the night AND any night wakings before 6am. You will follow those steps to help your LO fall asleep independently and resettle in the middle of the night!

        Best,
        Alyssa, BSMS Support Team

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