Good day to you! In today's Tuesday newsletter, we have articles about self-soothing, plus our ten toughest baby sleep problems... with solutions! And check out how to have a sleeping baby by the time
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How To Have A Sleeping Baby By the Time Change
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Tough to believe, but it's true: the holidays are fast-approaching, and if you're like me, that means a whole new level of busy! If sleep is high on your list of priorities right now - if you'd like to have a
sleeping baby by the time change, for example - then look no further. This month we'll be sharing our best resources to help you have a sleeping baby by the time we set our clocks back. This week we encourage those of you with 4-12-month olds to get a custom sleep plan for less than dinner
and a movie with our Express Sleep Plan®! Take a brief survey and start sleep coaching as early as TONIGHT!
Sleeping Child
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"We've implemented the sleep coaching for 1+ week and it's been really amazing! Elon managed to sleep soundly through the night with 1 feed by the [third] night we did the sleep coaching. He has been consistently doing this for 5 - 6 nights, with one night sleeping right through! We are so happy and amazed at his
performance!!! Didn't realise we had such a good little sleeper!
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We have implemented the sleep coaching to night wakings and naps as well. So he is already quite good at being able to self-soothe! He is overall a much happier baby with happier mom and dad :) Thank you so much for the plan you provided! We are so grateful for the good advise you
provided."
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 - Denise C., Malaysia
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Q:
Hello, I have been receiving your emails and reading the success stories. I have a question about my baby's sleep patterns, wondering if we need a
sleep plan. Lily will be 6 months old next week. She goes to sleep at night (around 7pm) without a struggle. We give her a bath, feed her a bottle, put her down, and she puts herself to sleep. However, she is waking up between 4:30 and 5:30 every morning - it's way too early! I would love it if she slept til at least 6am. I have tried putting her down later - 8, 9pm. She still wakes up at 5. She also has trouble napping. Previously, I never let her cry or fuss, so she only napped on me. However,
since I started letting her fuss and cry in her crib, she will eventually put herself to sleep after ~20 minutes or so. This has been a big relief, but she only naps for short periods of time (usually less than an hour), except on some lucky occasions. I try to put her down for a nap every 3 hours or so. I wish she'd nap longer, as she frequently wakes up and is still tired and cranky. What would you advise going forward? Should we continue working with the routine we're in now, or would you
recommend any changes? Overall, she's a pretty good baby and is very happy. -Daisy
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A: Hello Daisy, We work with families every day on early waking and short naps, so you're not alone! Typically, early waking is related to a schedule problem. We have
an entire booklet related to early waking since it's such a common problem and there are multitude of factors that can contribute. It's best to rule out one thing at a time or we are happy to analyze your schedule and situation for you. Short naps are also common. Since Lily wakes up fussy, we know she needs more sleep, so she likely needs to master going
BACK to sleep the same way you've helped her learn how to go TO sleep. This typically involves some type of sleep coaching. Keep in mind, again, the right schedule sets her up for success, so I'd focus on that first and it's possible you will resolve both your problems. Good luck!
Do you have a quick question about your child's sleep you want answered in our
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VIP Member Resources
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Hi, VIP Members! Newborn
babies take 5 or more naps each day, but by 18 months, toddlers are taking just one nap! That’s a lot of change. If you're struggling with your baby or toddler's nap transitions, you'll definitely want to make time to browse these resources:
And, if you have any questions, ask them at the end of any chapter or page, or join in on one of our live chats with an expert sleep consultant. We want our village to be here for you whenever you need us.
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Blog Posts
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Is Expecting Self-Soothing Expecting Too Much?
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There are some who argue that it is unreasonable to expect babies to self-soothe from infanthood, and that, by doing so, we are setting ourselves and our babies up for failure and distress. But is this true?
10 Tough Baby Sleep Problems, and How To Solve Them
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Solving your baby’s sleep problems can be tough enough, but finding the solution to YOUR specific problem can be even tougher. Today, we cover 10 baby sleep problems we run into most often, and how to fix them.
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A client wrote in to me once, saying that she felt like she'd been tortured for 11 straight months with sleep deprivation. :-( We SO understand the feeling. It's not coincidence that sleep deprivation is an actual form of torture. When you're sleep-deprived, even the smallest daily stresses can be so challenging, and, every day, it
can feel hard to cope. This, in addition to the feeling of being a worse parent, can wreck even the strongest mom or dad. I know that I, for one, am a much more patient, warm, fun mom when I'm getting "enough" sleep! I have a much shorter fuse when I'm sleep-deprived, and I have less interest in playing make believe or running around the back yard. Everything feels harder, in fact.
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Sure, it's true that people react differently to sleep deprivation - waking 2 times per night may feel like death to one person, but may be another person's "improved" night wakings! The bottom line is that if your sleep deprivation is feeling like torture to you, it's time to start working on sleep, and getting more rest
for your child AND for yourself. You are not alone in your sleep-deprived state (our thousands of subscribers are proof of that!), but you also don't have to suffer through sleep deprivation endlessly.
I hope reading through our weekly newsletter has helped you realize that you are not alone, and that there is hope, and a light at the end of the tunnel. Forward this to a friend, so they know they're not alone, either!
Until next week,
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