A mum on TikTok put it perfectly: maybe mums who sleep train don't want their baby to cry. For us that's not controversial at all. It's the take that needs to be shouted from the rooftops.
Sally stumbled across the video and commented straight away: yes, yes, yes, this is what I hear from families daily. Her five and a half month old was waking every one to two hours, needing so many cuddles and crying with every settle. After a week of sleep training with five minute time checks, he rolls his head from side to side and goes off to sleep. He's doing a seven hour stretch, waking happier and crying less than he did in all the months she spent trying to avoid tears.
We get into why everyone is crying when nobody's sleeping and why the families we work with have already done all the rocking, cuddling and co-sleeping. Bec explains productive tears (and the polyester trousers that had her crying in her car at lunchtime). We also share a Camp Snooze ten month old who needed to be woken at 7am this week, and why no one can tell you exactly how long your baby will cry.
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What You'll Learn:
- Why some mums sleep train because they don't want their baby to cry
- Why sleep training doesn't stop night wakings and what changes instead
- What we mean by productive tears and how they're different from the crying you're already living with every night
- Why rocking, cuddling and co-sleeping work for some babies and not for others
- Why no one can tell you exactly how long your baby will cry
Chapters:
00:00 Back in the couch room
06:41 The controversial take
16:28 A whole comment section
20:37 Productive tears and the suit queen
25:24 They've done all these things
31:22 Everyone be nice
ABOUT
We're Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre). Nap Trapped is our baby sleep podcast: evidence-based sleep support in plain language for tired parents, with real families, real sleep logs and realistic expectations.
Links:
Sally on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesleepconcierge/
Bec on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/*thesleepcentre/
The TikTok we talk about (@rachannie*): https://www.tiktok.com/@rachannie_/video/7692235165585935636
