The drowsy-but-awake baby sleep advice is pretty much BS
My first baby was a nightmare to put to sleep.
Naptime, bedtime, in her room, on vacation?no matter the circumstance, getting her down could take an hour or longer. Despite reading all the books and articles, despite welcoming all the advice and insider tips, I was never able to put her down and walk away like a mic-dropping boss.
To say I was sleep-deprived during her first year is an understatement. So I resorted to the easiest and most efficient method of getting her to conk out: boobs and snuggles. I would rock that snoozing baby in my arms and feel two things: Relief (she was asleep!) but also profound guilt?because I was obviously doing it wrong.
?Babies should be put down drowsy but still awake? is the advice that came at me from every direction. This, apparently, is the only way to set your baby up for good sleep habits, because it teaches them to fall asleep on their own. I guess it makes sense in theory, but here’s the thing: I know all of two people for whom this method actually worked. These two people were blessed with generally chill babies, and bedtime was no exception. But what of the rest of us, for whom this strategy was never successful" Were our babies deficient" Were we doing something wrong"
Or…is the drowsy-but-awake thing a big fat lie"
What the sleep consultants say
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