How To Get Baby To Sleep….

There are many different methods of helping baby sleep, the following is how I helped my last child baby #7, and myself, find a nice balance.

After baby was about 4-6 months old, during our day time feedings when baby was just about dozed off, I’d insert my finger, break suction and lay baby down. The goal is to breastfeed baby asleep, but not so asleep baby is falling off the nipple.

After laying baby down, I’d stand next to the door to see if baby would fall back asleep. If not, I’d pick her up and nurse again. Just a bit after she dozed off I’d break suction again. I’d lay her down, and let her whimper about 30 seconds to 1 minute before breastfeeding her again.

Over and over.

The amount of time baby whimpers and the how many times this can go on before baby sleeps without waking DECREASES with time.

I never let my baby cry. Within 1 month she knew the routine and was able to fall asleep with only 1-2 bouts of nursing before she’d drift off for a solid hour or two.

We all slept together at night and nursed freely. When I’d rise at 4:30am to start the day, if baby would need me, I’d nurse her and lay her down before she totally dozed off. Just like I did during the day.

As mothers, we need to accomplish many tasks during the day. Having a routine that is sensative and gentle to baby’s needs was my first priority. My needs became secondary to baby.

For thousands of years most of our ancestors have practiced gentle parenting. It’s only been in the last maybe 200 years that we are not listening to baby first.

When I wasn’t practicing my spiritual connection to Divine, my kids would piss me off and I saw everything they were keeping me from.

When I practice my devotion to Divine, I see the blessing they are and how they are in my life to cause my greater good.

You are doing better than you think! 🥰

Namaste Sisters

PRACTICE….

• Spend time every day doing something that makes you feel ALIVE. The ALIVE is the DIVINE moving energy/life through you, this is god! This is your spiritual practice!

• Begin taking baby/toddler off breast before they deep doze. Do it over and over again until baby needs only one feeding for drifting off alone.*

*Sickness, busyness, letting routines fall, can be unsettling to baby and you might have to start again from scratch. 😩. I stuck to long, slow days of productivity, homeschooling, reading and just BEING….as much as possible.