If you’ve ever attended a mommy and me activity or infant playgroup, you will most likely hear a discussion of SLEEP. You hear which babies are sleeping through the night, how they do it…you’ve probably heard it all. As tired parents with an infant who will not fall asleep, we are often tempted to try anything to soothe her/him so WE can sleep. 

One thing many parents do to get them back to sleep is to feed them. While all infants are different, most don't need to be fed at night after 6 months (you should check with your pediatrician to be sure for your baby). Actually a recent study finds that infants who get better sleep have a lower chance of being overweight.

Getting your child to sleep can be challenging. Perhaps they can fall asleep, but then they wake in the night. The key to most infant waking is to make sure your baby can fall asleep alone the first time at night, and the best way to do this is to make sure you put your baby down while she/he is still awake so she/he can self soothe to sleep. 

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