One mother said, “When I first gave birth, I thought that labor was the most painful and painful. Then I realized that bringing up a child is the most painful and tiring. From a few months to a few years old, I slept with them until I was skeptical of life.” For many moms, they are thankful if their babies can sleep solidly for a whole night before the age of 1. Because if the baby sleep solid, mothers originally did not have to suffer this crime! First, let the “baby sleep a full night” The definition of a full night’s sleep is: when the baby is 6 months old, he or she can sleep 5-8 hours continuously at night, not 12 hours continuously. A full night’s sleep is from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. the next morning. In reality, it can’t be done for many babies. Just getting 6 hours of continuous sleep is a great start. Between 5 and 12 months, babies will gradually give up their nighttime milk and wake up naturally when they are hungry. At 4-6 months, babies are basically free of day and night. At 3~5 months, you need to watch out for these 5 self-soothing skills in your baby: sucking on hands and fingers, putting fingers together, making cozy noises when burrowing into the parent’s arms, crying for soothing purposes, and rolling over on the body or tummy. If these signs are present, your baby is ready for sleep training. Bedtime routine at 6 to 12 weeks Bedtime routine should be implemented at the latest after your baby reaches 6 to 12 weeks of age. This means that you will spend a lot of time before the lights go out and you can put him down. But in the long run you, it’s worth it. Bedtime flow makes your child feel secure: having a set flow before bedtime will make your baby get into a routine and feel more secure. Slow down your baby’s motor and sensory systems: bathe and dress your baby in pajamas before he falls asleep. Holding and snuggling your baby, telling a bedtime story or singing a song, and saying “good night” will calm your baby’s motor and sensory systems. Don’t soothe immediately: If your baby wakes up in the middle of the night, you can try patting gently without making a sound. Don’t pick your baby up immediately, or immediately and rinse her instead of lifting her, or immediately report her to your chest, or give her a bottle right away. Give your baby a chance to self-soothe: When your baby wakes up in the middle of the night, give her a chance to self-soothe herself to sleep. Slowly, the baby will fall asleep in self-soothing. Third, the first sleep training golden period: 4 ~ 7 months 4 ~ 7 months, is the best time to train the baby sleep, if you miss this period, the next golden period will be 11 ~ 16 months. Why 4~7 months: During this period, baby’s body is ready and has the ability to self-soothe. Also, babies are less mobile and have not developed stubborn habits, making it easier to sleep train. There are many methods of sleep training, you can choose the one that suits your baby. 1, hold sleep soothing method: after the baby woke up, wait a few minutes for the baby self soothing after no avail, hold the baby in your arms, gently patting the baby, gently rocking in your arms, such as the baby is sleepy but not asleep, put the baby back to bed, continue to gently patting until the baby falls asleep. This method takes about 2 weeks to 2 months, and the baby will slowly learn to soothe himself to sleep. This method is especially suitable for babies who are already accustomed to sleep in the arms. 2, interval soothing method: in the baby woke up crying for soothing, crying 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes …… in the same interval, into the baby’s room, gently patting the baby’s back for a minute, but do not make a sound, and do not hold the baby up. After one minute, leave the room and wait until the next time to repeat the method. This method can work in 3 to 7 days, in foreign countries, the success rate is as high as 95%. Fourth, the second sleep training golden period: 11 ~ 16 months The second golden period will be 11 ~ 16 months. By the time the baby is 18 months old, the sense of independence and willpower is getting stronger and stronger, which may make sleep training more difficult. Why 11~16 months? Because your baby has passed the 8/9/10 month sleep regression and her sleep patterns should return to normal. If possible, try to sleep train your baby before 18 months; after 18 months, a growing sense of independence and willpower may make sleep training more difficult, certainly not impossible, just more difficult. Temporary regression of sleep habits: When your baby reaches 4 months of age, the sleep pattern will be excessive from newborn sleep to infant sleep, and he or she will wake up and cry frequently at night, which will be better after this period. In addition, the baby in the development of significant progress (such as will sit, will roll over, will walk), or sick, change the sleep environment, sleep habits also temporarily regression, but does not matter, wait until this period of time, the baby’s sleep will soon return to the right track. Use of aids: Many moms use aids as a lifesaver for their baby’s sleep, such as swaddling blankets, sleeping bags, soothers, white noise, etc., but will soon be disappointed. This is because these tools are, after all, aids to falling asleep, not enhancements to your baby’s ability to fall asleep on his or her own. Swaddling is fine for the first few months of your baby’s life. But once baby is mobile, swaddling is not safe and needs to be upgraded to a sleeping bag.