Sleep training

What we did when my son was about 8 months and recently (around 15 months) was some sort of CIO but not so harsh. Basically I would let him try to settle on his own for about 5 mins, then I would go in to pat his back, put dummy back in, anything that gave him comfort. Then I would carry on like this until he would eventually settle. It improved his sleep so much and both times took about 3 days

Hey, starting a sleep routine could be good. I don’t know how old your baby is but here’s an example. Feed him every 3 hours and if older than 6 months add cereal to his milk. The sleep routine I have is change baby’s clothes including adding a pamper that is one size bigger than he wears during the day. Once changed, feed him a bottle and rock him to sleep after. We do this every day at 8 pm. Try to keep the feeding schedule because that will help the baby get used to eating at certain times and not waking up because of hunger. Good luck 🩵

Also, adding the cereal makes baby fuller and sleep for longer

Hey! Not sure how old LO is, but I completely understand not wanting to do CIO. I actually visited an infant sleep specialist and they gave me a plan that really works well with my LO. Make sure baby is still awake (but very drowsy) when you put them in their crib/ bassinet so that they don’t wake up scared because they fell asleep one place and woke up in another. When they start fussing offer the paci and, without taking them out of the crib, put a little pressure on their chest and pat and shush them. This allows them comfort of knowing you are there while also learning the skills of self-soothing. For nap times I put my LO down drowsy and he usually falls asleep by himself. If he doesn’t and starts fussing though I give him 3-4 minutes of time to cry and give him space to learn to self soothe. If he calmed down and fell asleep by himself great! If those 3-4 minutes went by and he’s still crying I come in and put the paci back in and pat and shush him without picking him up.

I’m so sorry for the long post 😂 after the sleep specialist visit I’ve kinda become a nerd about this thing. Letting your LO cry for a couple minutes in the end is actually beneficial because you are allowing them time and space to learn how to soothe themselves. Obviously do not let them cry and cry and cry and cry (especially because you do not want to do the CIO method) but overtime you will see a change in how they handle being alone in a safe space that they are used to and falling asleep by themself! If you do do this heads up, it’s a learning curve for both of you! It took my LO about a week ish to really get the hang of it, and now I just set him down and he just looks right at his mobile and falls asleep with no fuss!