Is sleep developmental or do I need to sleep train?

Question

I usually nurse to sleep and she has 2-3 night wakings to comfort nurse I would say. I know some say it’s a bad habit others who say they it’s natural. What are experiences?

Answer

I think you’re doing great. It’s only when baby wakes much more - day 5 or more times a night - that you might say there’s a problem. If you’re happy and baby’s happy, keep going. Lots of adults wake a couple times a night to pee. Babies should be allowed to check in with you, get a cuddle, and see you again in the morning.

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Your baby will EVENTUALLY sleep through the night if you don’t sleep train. For some it’s at 2 months, for some it’s not until they’re like 2 years old. If you really can’t handle the sleep deprivation anymore, sleep training is always an option but if you don’t mind it, there’s no reason to change anything

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It depends on age for sure

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Night nursing is fine for little babies. Their tummies are too little to hold food for the entire night. Sometime around 4 - 6 months they should be able to sleep through the night without eating. Especially after real food is introduced. Then it’s a good time to sleep train so you all can start getting some real sleep. Because everyone needs real sleep, both you and the baby!

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The first 3-4 months are just survival. The best “sleep training” you can do at this age is teach them the difference between day and night. During the day keep the lights on, play music, interact a lot, go place and do things.
At night, have a “bedtime” routine for baby even if it’s just changing from day clothes to pajamas. Turn off the lights, music, etc and tell baby it’s time for sleep. You’ll be getting up with them a few times, of course, but when you do, keep your interactions minimal and the lights and sounds low. My mom said “baby needs to learn mama is boring at night”. 
I was doubtful of my mom’s tips, but I followed them and my daughter never seemed to get her days and nights confused. She definitely didn’t sleep through the night as a newborn, but she did seem to pickup on the routine pretty quickly and it only to her a few weeks to sleep in “longer” stretches at night (as long as she was being held, but that was a whole other battle 🙄).
She’s 20 months now. We sleep trained her at 4 months and she’s been a good sleeper at night ever since.

Is sleep developmental or do I need to sleep train?

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