Practice for your baby to sleep by himself: The secret of no tears

With the following tips, parents can practice babies to sleep on their own without having to use the tearful method of "letting the baby cry".

The secret to practicing baby sleep "without tears"

Encourage your baby to eat lots of meals during the day. In this way, your baby can learn that the day is for food, the night is for sleep. This is the first step to practice baby sleep. Eating a lot during the day also helps your baby to be less hungry at night, one of the reasons why babies wake up so many times.

Make a schedule for your baby's naps. When you get used to daytime sleep, your baby will also adjust to sleep at night.

Put your baby in bed early, around 18:30 or 19:00. Do not think that for your baby to stay up late, he will sleep more deeply. This way only makes the baby tired, making it harder to sleep. Conversely, if your baby goes to bed earlier, he or she may sleep longer.

Gradually change your baby's habits during self-sleep practice. If your baby often goes to bed late, don't suddenly change his sleeping time from 9:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Let your baby sleep a little earlier each night until you reach the time that is believed to be best for your baby.

If you want to train your baby to fall asleep on their own with the tear-free method, you need to be determined that it will take a long time

Find a bedtime schedule that can soothe your baby and stick to it, like taking a shower, then reading, followed by a lullaby and then sleeping and every night it's like that.

Develop some of the key words to signal your baby is bedtime. It could be as simple as the "shush" sound or a soothing statement like: "It's time to sleep, honey". Repeat the same sound or statement while you are comforting your baby or relaxing him or her to sleep. Your baby will associate that word with bedtime.

Create a comfortable sleeping environment suitable for your baby. Some babies need quieter and darker shadows than others. You can record soft music or natural sounds like the sound of aquarium water, let your baby listen to sleep to soothe your baby. You also need to pay attention to whether the baby's bed is warm and comfortable enough, especially that the mat is not wrinkled. Newborn babies can sleep better in a diaper. Don't over-dress your baby or leave room temperature too high, which can increase the risk of sudden infant death (SIDS).

It is not always necessary to react to noises made by your baby. You need to differentiate between crying and sobbing while sleeping. You can wait a few minutes outside to see if your baby is crying. This way, you will not disturb if your baby is still sleeping or just fussy.

Is it really effective for babies to sleep on their own without letting them cry?
No baby-sleeping method works for all babies. Even if the method works for your baby at the current stage, it doesn't mean it's working as it gets older. You have to understand your baby, be flexible and find out which option is appropriate.

The “tearless” approach to sleeping for your baby may take a little longer than the “letting your baby cry” method. That's for sure, but in the long run it hurts the baby less and maybe all parents.

An undeniable fact is that we cannot change our baby's habit of wanting to sleep when he sleeps and waking up several times during the night into the habit of going to bed on time, sleeping by ourselves without either. is tears and time.