“Will I ever sleep again?” “Are regressions a real thing?” “Should you wake a sleeping baby?” We discuss these and so much more around a very hot topic: infant sleep. Katelin Shouse and Ashley Smith of Loullaby Infant Sleep Consulting join our CMO, Alex, in a conversation about the do’s and don’ts of infant sleep and what it means to train a baby to be a good little sleeper.
- Introduction to Ashley and Katelin, Certified Infant Sleep Consultants at Loullaby
- Previous podcast discussion with Loullaby
- Myth: Will I ever sleep again?
- Moving out of survival mode and into sleep training
- 90% of babies can sleep through the night for 10-12 hours anywhere between 3 and 6 months old
- Myth: If I am exclusively breastfeeding, my baby can’t sleep through the night?
- Expectations for 6-8 week olds and understanding appropriate expectations
- The true cry it out method vs sleep training
- Myth: Never wake a sleeping baby
- Schedules – do you need a super rigid schedule or is there some flexibility?
- Our thoughts on daylight savings time
- Sleep is a skill that has to be taught and practiced
- Podcast with Dr. Katy Hopkins on building resilience and how that relates to sleep and sleep training
- Creating and managing boundaries and expectations for kids, not only with sleep, but other areas of development
- Building the foundation of sleep habits
- Myth: My baby’s yawning … time for a nap! Sleepy cues vs. wake windows
- Regressions: are they real and what to expect
- When sleep habits start to form and when you may need a schedule shift
