How Much Will My Baby Cry During Sleep Training?

About this episode

The episode discusses the realities of baby crying during sleep training and offers strategies to minimize it.

Last week, we kicked off a mini-series on common sleep training hesitations with, "Does sleep training harm attachment?" This week, we're continuing with those hesitations by answering the question, "How much will my baby cry during sleep training?" We'll talk about what's realistic when it comes to babies and toddlers crying during the sleep training process, what's not realistic, as well as ways that we, as sleep coaches, try to minimize crying! If you want a personalized sleep training plan where we walk you through how to respond to the tears so you feel confident that the result will be sleep, book a free discovery call here so we can chat more! And if you're looking to minimize crying during sleep training, make sure you snag our free baby sleep schedule guide here !

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Engler

Topics covered

• sleep training
• baby crying
• parenting
• attachment
• toddler sleep

Keywords

• sleep training
• baby crying
• toddler sleep
• attachment
• sleep coaches

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