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How to Lay your Baby Down Awake, but Drowsy

Like I said in my Top Ten Newborn Baby Sleep Tips, laying your baby down awake but drowsy can be kind of tricky sometimes trying to get the timing down and catching your baby’s optimal sleep window.

How to Lay your Baby Down Awake but Drowsy

It’s also helpful because I believe it is the number one way to help your baby sleep through the night when he is ready. My goal in sharing this step-by-step is to help you guide and encourage your baby to have good sleep habits to allow sleeping through the night to happen naturally over time. Night feedings will begin to drop off naturally when your baby is ready.

This means when your baby wakes up in the middle of the night and does not have a legitimate need, he will put himself back to sleep independently. No rocking, bouncing, or doing 10 handstands required by mom or dad. On the other hand, if your baby does have a legitimate need, I assure you he will cry and let you know. And you should go to him, and feed him, and do what needs to be done. Then repeat the process of laying your baby down awake.

Let’s discuss how to teach your baby to fall asleep independently.

1. Catch your baby’s sleep window.

This refers to monitoring your baby’s wake time, which is the amount of time awake that your baby would have before needing to rest again. In the first month a newborns wake time may only be around 35-40 minutes or so. At the first year mark, your baby may have a wake time of 2.5-3 hours before needing a rest.

I prefer to focus less on the actual number of 35-40 minutes of wake time, and more on the baby’s actual sleep cues. In the book The Baby Whisperer Solves All your Problems, Tracy Hogg talks about watching for sleepy cues.

A baby’s sleeping cue may come in the form of an eye rub, a yawn or a fuss. Keep your eyes peeled to determine what an appropriate wake time is for your child. Once you know your baby’s approximate wake time, it can help you gauge when to set the stage for sleep.

2. Setting the stage for sleep.

Setting the stage helps release hormones in your baby’s body to help him prepare for sleep. When we are exposed to bright light, our bodies stimulate Cortisol, which is a hormone that helps us feel awake. When we are exposed to dimmer light or darkness, our body activates melatonin, which is a hormone that helps us feel sleepy.

In the home. Once you learn your baby’s approximate wake time, you will want to start setting the stage in your home about 20 minutes before an anticipated nap time. Keep stimulation low key: books, relaxing music, or gentle talking or playing are just a few examples. If it’s daytime, there is no need to block out all the light, but trying to keep your baby in a room that is less bright with the curtains partially closed can help prepare your baby for sleep.

In the baby’s room. Once you notice your baby’s sleep cue, you will want to start setting the stage for sleep in the baby’s room. This usually means taking your baby to his room, closing the curtains, swaddling, singing a lullaby, sitting with your baby for a few minutes to help relax and settle him, and saying your sleepy words (e.g. I love you. I hope you have a good sleep. Night. Night.)

3. Establish a good pre-sleep routine.

Like I just mentioned above, setting the stage is really all about establishing a good baby sleep routine. You can use an abbreviated sleep routine for naps (5-10 minutes) and a longer sleep routine for bedtime (30 minutes).

Use these newborn routine and baby routine cards to help get you started…

Choose whatever sleep routine you think will work best for your child and your family. Keeping it simple and functional will best serve you and your child and increase the likelihood you will stick with it for the long run.

A good sleep routine could include anything such as a bath, soft music, stories, massage, swaddle, dimming the room, turning on white noise, etc. Whatever you choose, you will want to use the same sleep routine every single time, as it will best cue your baby for sleep. Such sleep routines offer reassurance and security to a baby, who sees the world as a very chaotic place. These sleep routines help your baby learn to anticipate sleep, which in turn, helps them fall asleep better because he knows it’s what he is supposed to do.

4. Lay the baby down.

Now you are probably nervous or shaking in your boots because you’ve done all the work to prepare your baby for sleep. You lay your baby down awake, but drowsy and hope he doesn’t cry or fuss. I encourage you to give it a few minutes to allow your baby to settle himself. See what happens.

5. Offer reassurance when needed.

If your baby cries or fusses for longer than you are comfortable with, go ahead and offer some reassurance. Pick the baby up for a minute or two and offer a few kisses, cuddles, and pats on the back. Resettle the baby and then lay him back down awake and quietly step out of the room.

You can continue repeating this process until your baby falls asleep. When I timed the sleep window and we were on a good routine at home, it was very common for my son to fuss less than 5 minutes, if he even fussed at all.

It’s not to say there were never times when if really fussed or protested. Certainly there were from time to time, but for the most part he responded very well to this technique. If your child is fussing or crying before sleep, you could even wait 5 minutes. Listen to your instincts and your baby. Decide what is right for your baby.

If you don’t feel comfortable with fussing or crying, I completely understand. You can also try the ‘shush-pat’ method described by Hogg with a 4 month old or younger. Just before you lay the baby down you start shushing and then pat your baby’s back.

According to Hogg, a very young baby is not capable of keeping several thoughts in his head, so by shushing and patting, he will begin to settle, as he will not be able to focus on crying. Once you lay the baby down awake, continue shushing and patting your baby until he falls asleep. This method is effective; just know you will likely just need to be more patient before your baby is able to fall asleep independently.

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41 Comments

  1. Great advice! I did the Babywise sleep training with all five of my kids. It really helped me as a new mom because every other book kept telling me to just let the baby sleep and eat whenever. That’s difficult to do for a long period of time and it helped me to have some kind of schedule. With the younger kids, I learned to be more flexible with the schedule, but the principles were always there.

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    • It’s always encouraging to hear of other Babywise moms who enjoyed success. I think, as mothers, honesty is exactly what we should be sharing. It’s okay to say letting your baby sleep and eat whenever didn’t work well for your family. Gosh, I’m right there with you! And I’m so with you on the flexibility as well. Humans are not robots and we should not expect such, however, an approximate schedule really helps bring our day together and we are a much happier family when we are surrounded by predictability. Thank you so much for sharing! And I am super excited about your post today!! Thank you so much for that!

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  2. AuntSue
    My six babies all had their own ways. I had younger siblings, so of course I knew how to take care of babies, right?!? My first was only a week or two old, I had nursed him and was rocking him to sleep ( like my mom of course) he just wouldn’t shut his eyes, I rocked and rocked and I was soooo tired. Finally I just laid him down. He let out a big sigh, and shut his eyes.(about time you figured it out, Mom!) My second always fell asleep in my arms. My third would only go to sleep in her yellow crib and slept there until 4 years old. Number four wanted to be put in bed for an hour before sleep to talk to himself, and then stay awake in bed for an hour before he would let me pick him up. Three and four would always take a 3 hour nap at the same time in the afternoon – heaven! Child number five wanted to sleep with mom and nurse all night. It took dad saying “Your mother is not coming!” to get her to throw herself down in the crib and go to sleep. Number six only slept from 11 pm to 6 am with a 5 minute nap at noon. Even the hospital nurses couldn’t get him to sleep! When he did fall asleep as a toddler, it would happen all of a sudden, sprawled on the stairs in the afternoon, or at night with a book falling on his face.
    I love to read your blog. Babies and children do need predictable routine. Your information is so helpful, I forward it to my daughters. Thanks.

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    • Sue! Your parenting musings make me laugh and laugh. Thank you so much for sharing! There is such joy in this winding and unpredictable journey of parenting, but it can be exhausting at the same time. Thank you so much for your encouraging words. As a blogger, I open myself up to both positive and negative feedback. The positive motivates me to keep this blog going. Thank you!

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  3. Ah! This NEVER worked for my son! We tried everything to try to get him down to sleep drowsy, but awake. The problem was that he never wanted to go to sleep. Instead we started putting him down in his crib and standing right next to him patting his back until he was asleep. We then moved on to just standing next to the crib, until finally he was doing it on his own. He still likes to roll around and sing to himself before falling asleep. He is sleeping much better at 1, but it sure took awhile! Hopefully these tips will work for my next baby.

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    • I totally understand a son who never wanted to go to sleep. It sounds like you did EXACTLY the right thing…patting, then standing, and then independent. Tricia, you are the perfect example of how to lay your baby down awake and teach him how to fall asleep independently. If he is 1 and falling asleep independent of a sleep prop, I think that is a job well done. I’m sure so many of my readers will find this comment really helpful! And yes, sleep training does take a lot of diligence and patience, but for our family, it was so worth it! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  5. This was a very helpful article to stumble upon this morning. I have 3 boys. The older two were both excellent sleepers (and still are at 8 and 6) and were sleeping through the nite on their own by 4-5 months. Now I have a 15 month old and he is not a sleeper unless he is in my lap. He wakes several times in the nite and doesn’t fall asleep unless I go to him and rock him for awhile. His crib is in the bedroom with his brothers so I feel badly letting him cry as it wakes them (honestly though, if they do wake they fall back to sleep very easily). I have been working on getting a schedule set for his sleep routine but it’s hard. He does not like to lay in his crib. If I lay him down drowsy he usually screams and cries and stands up and runs around the crib. I’ve tried rocking him until he’s very sleepy and starting to close his eyes and then laying him down with his lovey and blanket and softly humming to him and leaving my hand on his back. He seems to be receptive to this sometimes and will fall asleep, though it doesn’t happen nearly enough. I do leave him to cry sometimes for a short time then go to him and progressively stay away for longer lengths of time. I’m not comfortable leaving him for much more than 5 minutes though.

    Are there any more tips, books to look into, etc that you might recommend? I would love a full nights sleep, but mostly, I’d love for my little guy to get good rest. He seems so sleepy during the day, even with a 2 hour nap.

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    • This article is mainly geared towards infants, preferably infants who are younger than 6 months, although it could be done with a slightly older baby. With a 15 month old, you could try ‘Pick up, Put down’ strategy from the book The Baby Whisperer Solves All your Problems by Tracy Hogg. This would probably take up to 1 week of really hard work and consistency to decrease night waking and improve sleep. While I do recommend the book, the strategy basically says to lay your child down awake but drowsy. Stay with your child. Each time he stands up, lay him back down and tell him to go to sleep. Minimizing any other engagement, you would continue with this process until he fell asleep. I am assuming there is tears involved with this process, however, your child will not be alone. Do what you feel comfortable with. In reading about this, Hogg shares that it may take a long while for him to fall asleep (perhaps more than an hour). This could be very frustrating. Per Hogg, after a week of being really consistent you will start to see results. I’m guessing you would need to move your son to a different room while you used this strategy. I’m sorry that I am not able to offer more help!! I hope that things improve and you are all able to sleep well! I definitely recommend her book. Plus, it’s filled with a lot of other great parenting content. About half is babies, and the other half toddlers.

      Lauren

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    • We started at 6 weeks, but we also had a good sleep schedule and routine down by then. It really depends on what you feel comfortable with. I wish that I could offer you a concrete time table. Since every baby is different, I would follow your instincts. Having a good sleep schedule and routine first before trying this is incredibly helpful. If you haven’t read this post yet, it might help. How to Find a Baby Sleep Schedule that Works /

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  7. Thank you so much for posting this article. My husband and I have been struggling to get our newborn daughter to sleep without a crazy amount of crying and this saved our life. Knowing her window of sleep was the most important thing for us. Ever since we’ve paid attention to that, she’s been a dream to put to sleep. Thank you so much!

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  8. I’m struggling to figure out the appropriate awake time for my four week old before settling her to sleep – I want to figure it out as she’s either not tired enough, or overtired!! Would also like to nail it by weeks 6-8 so that I can start putting her down drowsy but awake… Any tips?
    I find that by the time I see a yawn she’s already overtired, on the other hand I tried putting her down today 45mins after her last nap and she was really hard to get to sleep, and had a fitful nap. Help!

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    • It can be very tricky, as I’m sure you are feeling! Wake time does include feeding time, but I would say you are spot on with 45 minutes for a 4 week old. It’s tough. My son was very fussy in the early months and the schedule was a goal for us, but it was approximate. Each day there was some adjustment. I would say keep doing what your doing, watching her cues, trial and error, etc. to discover her ideal wake time. As she gets older each week and settles into life outside the womb it will get easier and easier for you to predict. If you have more questions and would like to chat more feel free to email me at themilitarywifeandmom (at) gmail (dot) com 🙂

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  9. It would be very helpfull for me if i can get an advice from you. I really liked your article and I wish for my baby to get a good night sleep.And me too, actually. My baby girl is 6 months old and I tried all kind of methods to help her to sleep by herself. The only way she falls asleep is at the breast. I know that this is a wrong way but is the only way we could do it. And is very frustrating for me to let her cry for more than 10-15 minutes. When i am very tired we sleep together in our bed and she sleeps like an angel. Me too. But if I lay her down in her crib she wakes up several times a night for breast. She uses it as a pacifier. I feel that sheis becoming more and more dependent of me.

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  10. My baby girl is 4.5 months & was 5 weeks premature. Developmentally she’s about 4-5 weeks behind. I am a first time mama & I’ve been trying to put her down drowsy but awake for a month now & always cave when she fusses more than 5 min. I pick her up & try to lay her down awake again & she instantly gets worked up again..any tips? I don’t see myself letting her cry it out..

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    • Yes, this does not always work without some tears and now that she is a bit older and more robust, she may be inclined to fight sleep more than as a younger baby. So I would say only do what you are comfortable with, Kelly. If she isn’t cooperating with you and going to sleep awake, but drowsy, then keep doing what is working for you. The only thing I usually recommend is to avoid nursing to sleep. Rocking, walking, singing are all much easier habits to break down the road, when you feel ready. It sounds like you are doing an amazing job. Don’t stress if she isn’t cooperating with you. You can always try some gentle sleep training down the road if you feel ready later. I hope this helps!

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  11. Any advice for a baby who repeatedly throws their Pacis out of the crib almost as soon as you lay them down and then they can’t settle back to sleep. This happens at naptime but not bedtime.

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  12. We have had the same bed time routine from day 1 of being home. For naps, I had a system where I swaddled him, sang Winnie the Pooh, and gave him a paci. This was working because even if he was agitated, he would take the paci and settle. I could lay him down awake. He was napping an hour up and an hour down. I listened to people tell me he should be in his room and nap longer. Since I changed the setting he will not sleep without nursing almost every time. He stopped taking be paci and kicks every time I try rocking him. He doesn’t settle if I let him cry it out. I’ve tried, 3 different times and increased the crying time. I’m at a loss.

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  13. Hi Lauren,

    Thank you so much for providing this resource and for helping moms out! I have a 7 week old and I tried putting him to bed drowsy, but awake last night, but I accidentally moved him too much lowering him in the crib, so he wasn’t drowsy anymore when his head hit the mattress. Since my son didn’t cry when I laid him awake, I walked away quietly to see what he would do. He was quiet and was looking around for a few minutes, and then he started to make a few sounds. A few minutes later, he began to cry, so I came back to his crib, and began to shushh him and patty his belly. This didn’t go well and his cries got louder, and I ended up having to pick him up. I am going to continue to try putting him to bed drowsy but awake, but I have a few questions:

    Is the goal to always put your baby down on the mattress drowsy and see if he drifts off? If what I did last night happens again in that I awake him in the transfer down to the crib, should I pick my baby up and try to make him drowsy again and retry so that his head hits the mattress drowsy?

    If the baby cries after I put him on the bed drowsy, do you suggest that I pick him up and make him drowsy again, but awake, to put him in the bed or do I put him back just awake after I hold him for a few minutes? In your website, you said to resettle the baby and put him down awake if he cries, but I just wanted to make sure that resettle didn’t mean to make him drowsy again.

    Do you recommend that babies be put down to bed drowsy for naps as well as soon as you begin to try to put your baby down drowsy at night (regardless of whether you were successful at night)? I don’t know if I will confuse my baby if I am doing one way at night and another during the day.

    How did you make your babies drowsy?

    What swaddle did you use while putting your babies to bed drowsy?

    Sorry for asking so many questions, but I am desperately trying to quickly learn how to put my baby down drowsy, but awake so that he can take longer than a 30 min nap (currently, he is in my arms for 20 minutes of this nap since I am putting him down asleep). His nights are a little better, but after his first stretch of sleeping 3 hours at night, he is up every 2 hours after that for the remainder of the night, and I suspect that my son is not very hungry at each of these 2 hour wake ups at night since he doesn’t seem too interested in nursing and appears more sleepy instead. My son is fussy during the day since he is not getting the sleep that he needs. So, both of us are miserable!!!!

    Thanks so much for your time and help!

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    • I have the same questions, did u get any advice on your questions? My son cannot make himself sleep on his own if I put him down drowsy either and is a horrible napper/sleeper.

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    • I could have written this post. My 4 month old is the same way. I have tried putting her down drowsy but awake so many times but she always ends up having a full blown melt down. I wait until she cries before picking her up and right when I pick her up crying turns into screaming. I bounce her on an exercise ball back while swaddled to drowsy just to put her down again and then she cries pretty quickly. Rinse and repeat for several hours and I usually give up and let her fall asleep in my arms because she looks traumatized. Once asleep I’ll gently put her down and she will take a very short nap. Sigh. Is it just that I have a fussy baby or am I doing something wrong here? I’ve been trying this for over a month now. Did I start too late?

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  14. I too, like the comment above, am struggling a bit with putting baby down drowsy. By the time I’m transferring her to the crib she no longer appears to be drowsy. She doesn’t usually cry, but will immediately squirm and kick her legs, sometimes so much so that she completely turns 180 in her crib. I swaddle her, rock her until she’s drowsy, and use cueing words to help signal it’s time for sleep, but I can’t seem to get her to take a nap- and when I do, she’s usually up within 15-25 mins with either a wet diaper, or she just woke herself up. Any suggestions? Should I continue to leave her be if she’s not crying? Any suggestions on getting her to take longer naps? She definitely seems to be one of those babies that would stay awake all day if she could

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  15. Hi there,

    I have an 8 week old who will not nap and is very difficult to put down to bed at night. I’ve read the baby whisper book and several other books, and have established some kind of routine for naps and bed time, but to no avail. The room is dark, we sing some songs, I hold her and rock or sit with her. I did the shush pat method one day for each attempted nap, and felt like my arm would fall off and my back hurt from stooping over the crib. I once did that for an hour! I watch for signs of sleepiness, but she not only wakes up hungry from “naps” but is already yawning! She seems tired all the time, and fussy all day long basically. I’m lost, tired, frustrated, any suggestions?

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    • I should add she cries when I set her down in her crib when I think she’s drowsy, like the instant she hits the mattress. In fact, she starts crying when I start swaddling her, like she knows!. She cries and squirms (and even after an hour of the shush pat, she still woke up in about 5 minutes). It’s even worse getting her to fall asleep at her “bed time” which I am for around 7-8. But she may cry and wail until 9:30, then sleep for 4 hours, then feed and is up for another hour, and then sleeps for 2-3 hours and then the day starts again. My husband and I take shifts taking care for her when he gets home. I can’t imagine going back to work with this situation in 4 weeks. She also has reflux, for which she is getting medication.. Elevating the mattress did not seem to help. We do have a peds appointment next week and will discuss with her doctor these issues. Any advice or tips? Thank you!

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  16. Hi Lauren!
    I’m a first time mom to an 11 week old boy. We didn’t have any sort of schedule up until this point which has led to a very fussy baby who didn’t sleep much along with his parents! He also preferred to sleep on us for his naps and bedtime so transition to a crib solo is a new adventure. I came upon all of your info and I started to follow the 3 hour schedule in hopes that it helps with his fussiness, gets him the sleep that he needs as well as establishes a predictable routine for all of us.

    My question is what do you do when your baby just won’t settle into a nap after a wake, eat, play cycle? I offered reassurance multiple times with no luck. I’m assuming persistence and consistency is the key so do you recommend that I just start all over when the time for the next wake, eat, play cycle approaches?

    How do I also eliminate the need for a pacifier during a nap? He cries without one so we give it to him but he’ll cry again once it falls out of his mouth so we can’t seem to win. Any tips on eliminating the dependency sooner rather than later?

    Thanks in advance for your help! I’m already seeing progress with his sleeping and I couldn’t be a happier, more rested mother! 🙂

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  17. I am terrified of “drowsy but awake!” Whenever i attempt this with my 5 week old, his eyes pop back open. If i try for too long, he gets overtired and goes into meltdown mode. How many attempts do you suggest per nap/bedtime before going back to rocking to sleep?

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  18. This is great advice! We have successfully put our 2 month old down in the crib for naps and bed time. All that’s needed is a quick head rub and a pacifier and he is out in 5 mins.

    Unfortunately lately we may have done too good a job associating his room with sleep because every time I walk towards his room, he starts screaming his head off in protest of the nap. The usual swaddle, pacifier, head rub still works, but he is much more worked up when he is put in the crib. Any advice on how to make his bedroom a positive association?

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  19. Hello, I have been trying the following bedtime routine with my now 5.5 month old: settle down, bathtime, massage, pjs, sleep sack, bottle, burp/upright time, then close the lights and turn on a fan or white noise to signal sleep time. She tends to get drowsy toward the end of her bottle and I try to keep her up/semi awake until she burps before the next steps in the routine. When I put her down in the crib close to 8pm she has her eyes closed and will start to suck her thumb (this baby never liked pacifiers since birth). She will signal for one bottle feed at midnight/1am and afterward tends to wake up frequently at night rolling around or getting stuck on her tummy – but does tend to soothe herself back to sleep for short periods of time until 6:45am, but I am always going in to flip her if she can’t after a few minutes. I am worried that her frequent wakings could be related to my bedtime routine or is it because of meeting developmental milestones? I try not to allow the bottle before bed to be the final stage of the routine and talk to her through out the whole feeding, even though she starts to get really drowsy.. I am a first time mom so any advice is appreciated! or if I should try a different method?

    Additional background: She is a picky eater during the day (does not take more than 4-5oz every 3 hours with some breakfast and dinner solids); cat napper and hyperactive during the day

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  20. I have 8 week old daughter who has a very sporadic sleep and eat schedule. I EBF on demand. I’ve tried to implement a routine and put her down drowsy but awake. However, once she senses that I’m putting her down, she wakes up and gets more worked up. Or she wakes up after I laid her down and cries. Nothing I do will soothe her unless I pick her up. After each attempt, she gets harder and harder to soothe. This all seems to be doing the opposite of what I want since it’s getting her more stressed and worked up instead of relaxed and sleepy. Any tips?

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    • A few days ago after reading your comment and all good things about “how to teach a baby to fall asleep alone” guide on the internet I decided to give it a try and just wanted to report that it went extremely well 🙂 the instruction was clear and I was able to read it quickly and get started. Big thanks for sharing this title!

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  22. Love the idea, but when I try this method my 5-month old screams the minutes I put her down. So I soothe her again and repeat. 2 hours later she still hadn’t slept and was ready to nurse again. I’ve tried this multiple times always with the same outcome – no nap. What am I doing wrong?

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  23. I have a question about this…my baby is doing well with this I think. He falls asleep drowsy but awake but then wakes up 5 min later. Somy question is, do I go back in and re attempt? How many times? His cycle today has been 1. Drowsy but awake 2. Sleep for 5 min 3. Awake 4. Noisy 5. Light crying 6 . I go in and put him back to sleep.

    I’ve tried this 5 times since 915 am

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I’m loving receiving your emails. What strategies you suggest are common knowledge, but having the time to sit back and think about them is another thing.  I have used the 2 choices a lot this week. It’s amazing how it can work. Our power struggles have decreased, kids have been getting along together better. I know it has been only a week, but it feels like a massive change. I wish I had have signed up for emails 3 weeks ago and used the strategies on their school holidays lol.

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Right before I gave up, I came across your site from Pinterest. My heart sunk and I signed up for your daily email list of listening. Every morning I received an email from you before I got out of the bed for the day, which couldn’t have been more perfect and encouraging to start the days. I immediately put your advice in action. My husband and I saw a different child within minutes. It’s been a few weeks since I started and the list could go on! I’m really grateful I came across your site! It changed my relationship 180°. Thank you said so much! I’ve already shared your link with my family and friends! I think every parent needs to read this!

Nikki Olson

Oh my goodness. I needed this so much. I stumbled upon another post of yours on Pinterest, and it lead me here. My 2 year is soooo strong willed. This had me in tears because finally someone gets it! Without wanting to admit it… I needed some help. Thank you so much for putting this out there.

Kelly C.

I am so glad I came across your blog. This really opened my eyes as to why my nearly 2 year-old son will not listen. I was reaching my limit with him not listening, and the techniques you share here are exactly what I need.

Jayne

A quick thank you while my 15 month old son is sleeping. So glad I found you on my motherhood journey.  After 17 years of being childless (but envisioning a future life with a calm and peaceful soul), I gave birth at 43 to a larger-than-life, highly spirited, vocal baby whom I couldn’t relate to. Everyday has been a challenge to meet his ever increasing needs.  Your guidance has helped organize me and prepare me mentally more than any other blog or support group, thank you.

Dayna T.
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