Now that we’ve talked about breastfeeding, we might as well wade into the even-more murky waters of baby sleep. Apparently some babies sleep just fine on their own, but we’ve never met them (or their moms).
Whether you choose to sleep train, co-sleep, or something in between, you’ve probably struggled with making the right choice for you and your family, and you might have felt guilt or shame over your choice. We have too.
We’re both dealing with baby sleep differently—Kasandra’s sleep trained both kids, and Jenna’s currently soothing to sleep. Both are okay and what’s working for our families right now! We’ll share what we’ve tried, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and how we’re feeling about it all.
In this episode, we talk about:
Where we’re at with sleep (it’s a mixed bag!)
Our current bedtime routines
How we treat interrupted sleep now versus pre-babies
The spectrum of baby sleep and how we as parents approach it
Newborn sleep—sundown scaries (especially in winter/daylight savings!) and what we did to lighten them up, going to bed when babies do, the newborn sleep fairy, the shortest wake windows!
Infant sleep
How we got our motion-loving baby Lucy from needing to be rocked to sleep to sleeping independently
Being told to put you baby down “drowsy but awake”
Kasandra’s take on giving babies some space to learn
Making big decisions under sleep deprivation
Guilt with no matter what approach we take (does society maybe just put a lot of pressure on moms? MAYBE?) and how we protect ourselves from that
Not wanting to tell people about how badly you’re sleeping because you don’t want their unsolicited advice! (Sometimes you just need to vent)
In this episode, we reference:
Safe sleep recommendations: Safe sleep for baby’s first year (MyHealth Alberta), Safe sleep seven (La Leche League)
Babies start to realize they’re separate from us around 6 or 7 months