She woke up every 45 minutes at night for a few weeks and it was bringing me to the point of exhaustion. I didn’t fully understand the 4 month sleep regression until we had Flora. We also used a sleep coach ( Little Z Sleep) to help us through Flora’s 4 month sleep regression… you can read more about that experience here. We really used the method described in Baby Wise for this and I swore by this sleep/wake chart. But then we got on a schedule with their wake time and it proved work so well for both our girls. This is a GAME CHANGER! Up until 6-8 weeks we let anything go….naps on our chest, sleeping in any room etc. But, prior to that we used methods from a few books to get them on a nap routine – the biggest thing that made a difference was putting them down for their nap after a certain wake period before they got over tired.

When: In general, most sleep experts and doctors agree you can start sleep training between 4-6 months. Sure, there were regressions but overall I am very grateful! And while I know what we did won’t work for everyone, maybe it will help you! Let me preface this by saying I think we lucked out in the sleep department – I think a combination of our routine, research, trying to keep a schedule and sheer luck both of our girls were sleeping through the night very early on, by 4 weeks. I can’t suggest this enough!! You then have a foundation and understanding of how baby sleep works! We ended up combining several different methods and not following one strict routine and that’s what we found worked best for us, but really like most adventures in parenting you have to do what works best for you! Today I’m sharing an overview of the different sleep training books I’ve read or heard about!įirst I’m going to answer some of your questions from Instagram about our sleep training experience….

Just about every parent has an opinion on sleep training - so when it came time to decide how we wanted to approach the matter with our daughters I tried to read up as much as I could to get a better understanding of the different philosophies while I was pregnant.

Sleep expert book