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Would you still sleep train?

athomas2424athomas2424 member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

I am curious, my LO is almost 5 months old and currently, our nighttime routine is bath, changing diaper/clothes, putting on sleep sack, read, then I give LO bottle. Once he is done with the bottle he is so sleepy that I usually just rock him to sleep and he is generally out cold in less than 10 minutes. In which I then lay him in the crib with no issues and he never wakes up til morning, all is fine.

I guess my question is, should I be trying to lay him down awake instead so that he can learn to self soothe (for later down the road)? I usually just do the above because "it works just fine" but just wondering if it would be better for me/baby in the long run to stop the rocking and lay him down awake to learn self soothe capabilites. Is that something babies NEED to learn or is it just something people do for babies who do not fall or stay asleep well?

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  • penguingrrlpenguingrrl member
    Nope. I consider sleep training a last resort if what's happening isn't working. If your kid is sleeping well and you're both happy I see no need to sleep train.
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  • OhBaby+2013OhBaby+2013 member
    What's the harm in trying?  If its an epic fail then you can go back to what you know works.  Good luck.
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  • rockyrollgirlrockyrollgirl member

    I don't see why you need to change anything unless this routine is a problem for you.

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  • hansonam446hansonam446
    LO just kind of learned self soothing on his own. In the morning I get him ready and then get myself ready. While I'm getting dressed he falls back asleep usually. Now I can put him down at night with no issue. I think it'll happen when they're ready. Just make sure it's a quiet, calm place.
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  • jac409jac409 member

    We do the same routine as you.  I went through a period where I felt like I should sleep train, but why mess with a good thing?  I have a baby who actually sleeps.  Even if we don't sleep train, surely, she won't need to be rocked to sleep when she's four or five, right?  She'll let me know when she's ready to change the routine.  Until then, we'll stick with what works. 

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  • this decaf lifethis decaf life member
    I definitely wouldn't change what works. Putting DD down awake is always a disaster for us, she'll learn to self soothe when she's ready.
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  • dulcemariamar1dulcemariamar1 member
    Dont look for a problem when you dont have one. When it no longer works for your LO or for you then you could always sleep train. The most important thing IMO is that everyone in the family is sleeping. Lucky you!
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  • BBhopes15BBhopes15 member
    I hope I'm not too late to the party! I hope this doesn't happen to you but our son was just like yours. I didn't understand why anyone would sleep train but then around a week before he turned 6 months all hell broke lose in our home. He started crying every time we would lay him down. He started waking up crying in the middle of the night and wouldn't go to sleep unless we rocked him and he used to go back to sleep before! So here we are sleep training. That's our story. If I could do it again I would have sleep trained just in case.
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