Is your baby able to sooth himself/herself to sleep?

Question

Some nights mine does....other nights it all up to me

She is a lil over three months..most of the time she does it with her binky or finds her thumb....as long as im laying next to her

Answer 1

first of all how old is ur baby?? mine is 10 month old... she does it sparingly! and most of the other times its upto me! so gud news if ur baby is doing it by himself!

Answer 2

Yes.

We did sleep training after he turned 6 months old. It took 3 days. I've read you can do it from the time they are 3 months old, but my wife and I can't take the crys of a baby that young so with all three of ours we've waited until they where 4 or more months old and you can tell they're as much mad at your as sad.

You make sure they are fine and have a clean diaper and set them in bed just before they go to sleep. They will probably cry. Come and soothe them after 10 minute (uh, the first time is outrageously brutal on the parent). The most I've soothed any of my children is 3 times during training. And its always worked within 3 day, though it could take a week or more.

My aunt who has 2 children didn't do any sleep training. Her children sleep fine by themselves now.

Good Luck, however you go about it.

Answer 3

I have found, in 20 yrs of parenting several children and foster children, that it is best to train the child to let themselves fall asleep. When you put them to bed, letting them cry is not bad, if you know they are not in pain, not hungry, dry diaper. If they scream and shriek, you do have to comfort them because they are very upset. Then gently lay them back down. Sometimes soft music soothes them and blocks out other family noises that may disturb them.
I always laid my children on their tummies when young and they loved to sleep this way. There's something about laying on the tummy that is very comforting. I am sorry "experts" teach against it...I would still do it today, just make sure they are laying on a flat mattress, not sinking into deep blankets or lots of stuffed animals that could smother them.

Answer 4

Yes, for the most part. Only when she has been sick (twice) and now that she is teething, I sometimes walk in to her room and rub her forehead until she calms down.

I STRONGLY recommend you read the following book: "Babywise". It gives incredible advice and guidance about how to train your child to go down for naps and bedtime well, and how to soothe themselves to sleep when they wake up in the night. Several mothers recommended this book to me, and all of them had their children sleeping through the night (and self soothing) by the age of three months. I followed their advice and read the book, followed it, and my daughter was sleeping through the night by 7 weeks old (for 6 hours straight).

She is almost a year old now, and I RARELY have to get up in the night to soothe her... and I mean, I can count on one hand the number of times I've had to get up in the middle of the night since she first started sleeping through on her own.

Please read the book... and do exactly what it says. You will have a happy well rested baby... and some peaceful nights' sleep yourself.

Good luck.

Answer 5

My son is 2 1/2 and still has his nights where he doesn't want to go to sleep on his own. When he was a newborn he was breastfed and that did the trick, but after that and when we cut back on feedings he did have a tough time not being nursed. I always keep a CD player in his room and play soothing piano music for him to sleep to. It seems to help him get back to sleep if something happens to wake him up. I don't know any of my friends kids who could go to sleep on their own every night, but every child is different. Just know your not alone! Be calm and patient and it will pay off.

Answer 6

I have been very blessed. My daughter started sleeping through the night about a month ago. She has found her thumb and sucks it to fall back to sleep. She's now 5 months. It's really cute actually.

Answer 7

My daughter who is now 9 months has no problem soothing herself to sleep. I do use a pacifier only for sleep time. Keep a routine going and very soon you'll see that your baby will be able to sooth him/herself to sleep every time.
My Mom said it best...babies at 3 months don't realize that they are not still attached to you, they don't see themselves as their own being. Our jobs as parents is to teach them independance and it's a slow and gradual process.

Answer 8

My son slept through the night at two weeks old, but he still needed me to actually fall asleep. They are not used to being alone, it took them nine months to get used to where they were and they were never alone. If holding your own baby is spoiling them, you have already spoiled them too much by being pregnant. The term spoil is ridiculous to me, I think of sour milk when I hear that word, not children who are loved. Love your baby, this stage will be over before you know it, and they won't even want you around sometimes.

Answer 9

She should not be utilising nutrition to bypass to sleep at 9 months of age. putting somewhat one to mattress with a bottle or by using feeding her is extra probably to reason toddler bottle teeth decay and this can be a reason she should be off the bottle fullyyt by using 365 days. that is one element for a clean born toddler to possibly 3 months to bypass to sleep even as eating b/c they sleep plenty yet by using 9 months she shoud be eating then making waiting for mattress and then going to mattress not making waiting for mattress and the going to sleep even as eating. Do you recommend on letting her remember upon nutrition to bypass to sleep even as she is two or 3 or 5?? that is merely an really undesirable progression to get into and also you want to break it now.

Answer 10

my yr old has been soothing himself to sleep for about 5 months now. he balls up part of his sheets and wraps hims thumb in it and rubs his gums and talks to himself. its really great to have them sooth themselves, more free time to do things around the house :)

Answer 11

yes and no
every child is different
it also depends on age
a newborn, no
they need comfort and closeness
pickin up a crying infant is not spoiling them
if crying lasts longer than 5 or 10 minutes, they need comfort from mom or dad. even if all you do is lay your hand on their belly or back.
there again though, it really depends on age
Mine were able to self comfort between ages of 4 and 6 months
(I have 4 children)