Silent Nights: Helping Your Baby Fall Asleep Independently
Published on in Health Tip of the Week
Published on in Health Tip of the Week
When it comes to your baby’s sleep, there is no shortage of advice you will receive. Whether from your parents, in-laws, friends, co-workers or strangers, everyone seems willing to share helpful tips. But in the middle of the night when the wailing alarm sounds, all the advice is drowned out by the sound of your baby’s cry.
What to do? Let your baby cry himself back to sleep, or respond right away?
When your baby is an infant and wakes crying in the middle of the night, you should absolutely respond and feed him. However, once your baby reaches the age of 6 months, he should have developed a regular sleep cycle and is capable of sleeping through the night without needing you.
Here is how you can help your baby learn how to put himself back to sleep:
Contributed by: Patrick S. Pasquariello, MD
Categories: Weekly Health Tips, Sleep
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