Ask the Expert: 🤱🏻💤⭐ Secrets to Raising an Independent Sleeper: Helping Baby Self Settle🎵 👶🏻🌛

ENG Translation for Expert: My firstborn is 2 years old and still has a hard time sleeping by themselves. Compared to my youngest, since 1 month old, baby can sleep long at night. I thik what helped is that in the morning, the environment or temperature is warmer and in the night time it's cooler airconditioned.

Please do be careful using bolsters as they go against safe sleeping guidance - depending on the age of baby. Without knowing the age of the baby I wouldn’t be able to advise specifically however baby is most likely waking up because she hasn’t yet learnt how to self - settle. If you could provide more details, such as how she currently falls asleep and her age, that would be helpful

ang baby ko 3 months pero nakakasabay na namin matulog... gumigising nalang ako para padedein si baby tapos tulog sya ulit... pag nakadede sya ng kalagitnaan ng gabi ang gising nya 9AM na tapos liligo na sya 10:30 mga 12 tulog na ulit sya hanggang 3pm tapos gising na sya hanggang 7 ng gabi ganun po sinanay ko sya sa ganung routine.. 😁

Good luck and reach out if you need any more support 🥰

You want to put baby to bed awake in every situation - if you put baby into bed asleep, when they wake up briefly to transition between sleep cycles, they don’t know how to go back to sleep as they think that rocking = sleep. Imagine going to sleep in your bed and then waking up outside? This is no different for a baby who goes to sleep in your arms and then wakes up somewhere else. Commit to putting baby to sleep awake in their bed and then support them to fall asleep by using your voice and touch eg rubbing their tummy. This is very gentle sleep training and over time you can gradually remove your support as baby becomes more content with falling asleep by themselves. If I can provide any more personalised support please do email [email protected]

I haven’t heard of anything that supports a baby to fall asleep immediately - other than baby being tired. White noise is useful if baby sleeps in an environment where there is a lot of external noise - white noise is intended to block out noise, helpful baby to sleep without distraction. I never advise introducing white noise unless there is a reason to.