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Now, moving on to the rest of the newsletter! Happy Tuesday, everyone! I’m so sorry you guys haven’t heard from me in 2 weeks, but I am back and covering a topic I am SUPER passionate about. Gentle sleep training ❤️

I started sleep training my daughter in March, and at the time, she was 6 months old. Now, I didn’t know where to start or what I wanted the results to be, but I knew I wanted my daughter to sleep better. I knew that I didn’t want to change her sleep schedule at once either; I wanted to make gradual changes, which just worked for me. Many people I know and love are big fans (or at least okay with that). Cry It Out, aaannnnddd I am not. Now, I think if Cry It Out works for you, and it’s something you are okay and comfortable with, then that’s great! It’s just not something that I’m comfortable with. I feel like I did research for days, trying to figure out what would be best for me and my daughter. After a while, I had decided on a plan:

The 3 minute rule:

• When she starts crying, wait 3 minutes before going in

• After 3 minutes, go in and offer crib-side comfort

  • Patting

  • Shushing

  • Head Rubs

• If she’s still crying after 2 minutes, pick her up and try feeding or rocking

• Start with night time before moving to naps

• After a little while, maybe extend the waiting time to 5 minutes

Now, during this time, my end goal wasn’t to get her to fall asleep by herself. I was simply trying to get her used to sleeping in her own space and for more extended periods, so I had no issue nursing or rocking her to sleep. While the plan I had seemed a little tedious, I really didn’t mind because that was something that I was comfortable with. However, when it came down to it…I didn’t stick to this plan AT ALL. Ready to hear what I ended on instead?

Modified Pick Up Put Down (PUPD) and Shush Pat (which I later learned is called the Low Cry Method). When it came down to it, my body flew into action, and I didn’t even really think about methods until a few days after I started. She would cry, I would try crib-side assistance for a few seconds to a few minutes, and when that didn’t work, I picked her up. I would rock, bounce, and wait a few minutes before putting her back down.

but I saw sooooo many things online about how it doesn’t really work with older babies, and I quickly became discouraged from doing that. Now, Shush Pat is also supposed to work with younger babies, but it still works for my daughter, so if you think it would work for you and your baby, then I encourage you to try it!

It’s been a few weeks (maybe a month 👀) since we’ve done that, and now I’m working on getting her to put herself to sleep. It’s harder this time around, but she’s also teething and possibly in the middle of a sleep regression, so there are a lot more external factors.

Before I close this newsletter, there is an important community that I want to share. I’m a part of Journey Through Motherhood, and it’s a great community of moms who meet every Monday at 7pm MST and Thursday at 1pm MST. However, they offer more resources like doula support, photography, and parent and family consulting. Down below is the link to look at their website and possibly join the community 🙂

If you’re still here, thank you so much for reading my newsletter and chat you guys next Tuesday! ❤️