When is it a good time to start "sleep training"

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My 5 week old sleeps well during  day (skips a nap or two) and  night but only for 2-3 hour stretches.  She'll wake up to eat.. Ive read some people here their babies sleep 5 our stretches.  What do you guys do? Do you have any advice or tips I can try to get my baby to sleep longer stretches at night?

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Babies st this age can't sleep for long stretches for the most part. Some will, but more the exception not the rule. Check out No Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns.  Science based and gentle ways to help baby get the best sleep and develop good habits moving forward.

The worst thing to do is expect a baby to do something they are not biologically ready for.  Every baby is different.  When we can interpret our own baby and feed/sleep needs and nurture that, we are good.  Having expectations beyond our child leads to frustration and disappointment.

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No sleep training until 4-6 months. Most babies aren't ready until 6 months or later. No CIO until this time. Around 3 months babies will start sleeping longer stretches, but will have about 2 wake ups during the night.

Babysleepsite.com is going to be a great resource for all sleep and sleep regression questions.

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To be honest I think it just depends on each individual baby. My daughter is nearly 7 weeks and she'll sleep on and off all day, the she'll go 6 hours at night in her Moses basket then i wake her for a feed then she'll go back down for 4-5 hours

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My daughter is 6 weeks I didn't do anything. I breastfeed on demand. She recently started sleeping one 5 hour stretch then another 2 or 3 at night. I do notice if she takes a long evening nap then she goes to bed later. So in the evening I try not to let her sleep as long or as deep. The only thing I do different during daytime naps is keep the lights on and I don't try to be quiet. I have her sleep in the living room and I do household chores and watch tv. At night I dim the lights and turn on a sound machine, swaddle her and put her to sleep in my room. I put her in an arms reach co sleeper or the rock and play if she seems gassy. She spits up at night sometimes so I prefer her on an incline.

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We started at four weeks

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My daughter sleeps 4-5 sometimes 6 hour stretches at 7 weeks old. She just started one night and it's been the new normal. The only thing I've done differently is larger feedings spread apart more. She use to eat 1-2 ounces every couple of hours..now she eats 3-4.5 ounces every 4 hours and that helped her sleep longer at night. We always offer her a bottle before laying her down. Bedtime is 7:30 and it usually takes her about 30 min to fall asleep. She fusses a little but doesn't scream. We let her put herself to sleep. Only bad thing is she sleeps in her swing or pack n play. Totally hoping to break that habit in the next month.

When is it a good time to start "sleep training"

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