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I was told to wait till after 4 months to sleep train. 7 weeks is sooo little. In my opinion sleep training before the hit their 4 month sleep regression isn’t worth it. Because it gets all switched around during that. We just have a bed time routine that starts 45 minutes after his last nap(usually at 8:30 and usually asleep by 10:15) we do Timmy time, bath, lotion and dress him, feed then rock to sleep.
Agreed with above. All you can do is follow wake windows. And try to have a bedtime routine so he can start associating nighttime with sleeping time. But 7 weeks is way too young for sleep training.
Taking Cara babies has a section for young babies. It doesn’t advocate for cry it out, it advocates for slowly trying to use less and less active strategies when putting baby to bed. I found it very educational, but I will say sleep varies based on the baby. My first wouldn’t sleep without nursing no matter what I did. My second slept easily. I did the same strategies for both. 7 weeks is a tough stage but it does get better as baby gets older. Hang in there
@GMF I wasn’t aware of their political standing. I’ll look into that. It does matter. I understand it’s too early to sleep train but I would like to learn more on the foundational elements. I guess more on routine than the regimented sleep training at this stage. In any case, thanks, I’ll checkout the insta page.
@Isabella thank you, this would be an ideal routine, you’re lucky. Our little guy doesn’t want to nap in the afternoon. Yes on the waiting until 4 months but would like to establish some sort of routine. We have been rolling with his wake windows so far but that means only getting 3-4 hours of sleep at night unfortunately.
Contact napping, walks and car rides are all good if the baby won’t fall asleep. My son is 6 months and our third nap is in the stroller on walks.
I did the first few months course or whatever it’s call with my first. Not sleep training because it’s too early. I also did not know her political affiliations at the time or I would not have used her. But anyways. Imo it was not worth it. She have some good tips but nothing you can’t find online for free. I also took notes on the course. I was very sleep deprived though so keep that in mind lol.
Maybe they can give you an idea of the course to see if it’s a good fit before you spend the money!
My daughter was a rubbish sleeper from newborn. At around 5 months I did loads of reading to try and understand her sleep needs and why she wasn’t sleeping well. Taking Cara Babies really helped me to understand split nights, early wakings, undertiredness and baby sleep in general. I was able to change my daughter’s sleep routine and she has been a great sleeper since 6 months old (she’s now 2). You can try using it with your 7 week old however I think it’s very normal at this age for sleep to be so bad, they still think they are part of you, but it might be helpful to understand wake windows, and sleep cues.
I LOVED the Newborn class and 3 and 4 month ebook for both my girls. It is a lot of the same stuff that other sleep training programs teach, but the way Cara breaks it down and explains it all makes it really easy to implement. I didn't do the formal sleep training class for older babies with either of them. My first was sleeping through the night by 5 months, my second took longer, but I just stuck to the same routine and she figured it out around 12 months
Even sleep training advocates would say a baby younger than 4 months is too young for any kind of sleep training. Taking Cara Babies is basically the Ferber method repackaged. I would personally never give her money because her political beliefs don’t align with mine, based on her past political donations. Maybe some people don’t care about that, of course. Heysleepybaby is a great resource on Instagram. Following wake windows works well for a lot of babies although they’re not really scientifically based.