Ferber Baby Sleep Method

One of the first steps and more important baby care techniques is to devise a sleep routine for your baby. This sleep routine will the way that you get your baby to sleep each night, and also maybe give your family a little peach and quiet, especially if you have more than one child.
After talking to a number of parents, the Ferber sleep method is a good way to get your baby over their troublesome sleep habits. While this method is not for everyone and all parents need to use the sleep routine that works best for them, this Ferber method may help your baby soothe his/her self to sleep.
In a nutshell, the Ferber method states that you should let your baby cry a bit in the Crib on their own. After a few minutes of their crying, you stop by and comfort your baby. Do not pick your baby up out of their crib… Simply try to soothe the baby in the Crib and let them know that you are there. Then, leave the baby to go to sleep again. This next time, wait a few more minutes longer (i.e however much you can stand) and go back in and repeat the process. For the first night, it could take you a numerous amount of entries into the baby’s room. However, after a few nights, your baby should be on their way to sleeping on their own.
With our baby, as opposed to running this sleep routine in a matter of one weekend or a few nights, we practiced a method similar to the Ferber method over a month. We invested in a Summer Video monitor, which is definitely a good investment. We would devise an after feeding routine whereby we soothe our baby with books, light music, sounds, etc. After the baby was finally getting tired, we would put our baby in the crib while the baby was awake and take notice of the babies cues on the video monitor. All in all, he learned to soothe himself to sleep, all the while chewing on his hands. However, that seems to be our baby’s way of soothing himself. I would recommend not using a pacifier so you can teach your baby to soothe and fall asleep without it.
Good luck with getting your baby to sleep on their own and creating a great baby care technique and sleep routine to provide your family with peace in the evening!

Top Reasons Why you Should Start a Baby Sleep Schedule Today

A lot of first-time parents make the mistake of not starting a baby sleep schedule.
Figuring they’ll enjoy as much time as they possibly can with baby during her first few months, they shy away from creating a routine, dismissing the notion as old fashion.
A year or two down the road, however, these same parents often find themselves at a loss on how to get an irritable toddler into bed.
It is then the light bulb shines bright and they look jealously at other parents who report that thanks to their baby sleep schedule they only have minor problems getting their little ones off to dreamland.
The importance of a schedule goes beyond simply parents’ convenience (or inconvenience)!
Remember, setting up a good schedule can take some work, ritual and even elbow grease at first.
When baby gets used to a routine of, for example, waking at 7, napping at noon and going to bed at 8, everyone benefits.
Here are 5 more good reasons to start a baby sleep schedule…
It’s better for baby’s nature. Babies grow at a tremendous pace. They simply need their sleep and a whole lot of it. When they don’t get it, everyone pays. If they do get the rest they truly need and it’s adhered to as much as possible, baby benefits the most.
It helps baby feel secure. When a baby sleep schedule and bedtime routine are brought into play, she always knows what to expect. While she might not always like it, the routine is a comfort for a baby
Starting a sleep schedule is only one proven way of getting getting baby to sleep.