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Sleep Soothers
7 Ways to Get Baby to Sleep
By Melinda Copp
And even if your baby usually drifts off lying in his crib, he may have nights where he needs more attention. If your baby can't seem to get to sleep on his own, there's nothing wrong with a little extra cuddling to calm him down.
"Babies like to be held and cuddled," Dr. Toporoff says. "This may also help for colicky babies that have trouble falling asleep."
Although it seems logical that if you feed your baby a big meal right before bed, then maybe he won't wake up hungry in the middle of the night, this approach may actually make it more difficult for Baby to sleep. Overfeeding can cause heartburn or make Baby uncomfortable and restless through the night. It may also cause Baby to feel hungry before morning.
"Nine out of 10 babies are overfed and cry out of hunger, heartburn or colic," Dr. Horowitz says. Feeding your baby small meals several times a day will help prevent these discomforts.
"My son wouldn't sleep without being between his dad and me, which frightened me too much to sleep," Galligani says. "So I decided sleep training was necessary. I am not comfortable with the cry-it-out method so I found Tracy Hogg's Baby Whisperer and it did the trick."
Although sleep training isn't an instant solution, you can use one of the several methods available to train your baby to go to sleep independently. And with all the different techniques available, you're bound to find one that you are comfortable using.
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