15 Minute Night Waking SOS
What to do when sleep has completely unravelled - without leaving your baby to cry
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Pause don’t Panic
A waking does not automatically mean something is wrong.
Before changing anything, take a breath and ask:
What is my baby actually asking for right now?
Hunger?
Comfort?
Connection?
Help getting back to sleep?
Discomfort?
You do not need to solve the whole problem at 2am.
Respond - But look at the pattern
If your baby needs comfort - it is right to respond. The aim is not to stop being responsive.
What has become necessary for your baby to fall back to sleep?
Feeding
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Rocking
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Cuddling
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Bouncing
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Holding
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Dummy Replacement
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Co-sleeping
Feeding 👶🏼 Rocking 👶🏼 Cuddling 👶🏼 Bouncing 👶🏼 Holding 👶🏼 Dummy Replacement 👶🏼 Co-sleeping
None of these are bad but if the same thing is needed at every natural wake, it can become the pattern that keeps the night going
Reset, not change everything
When your baby wakes
Choose one response
Try calmly consistently rather than doing 5 different things because the first did not work immeditaetly
Think:
Respond - reassure and help your baby learn to fall back to sleep a new way
Remember daytime too
Night sleep doesn't exist in isolation.
Look at :
Naps. How they are settling. Bedtime. Daytime feeds. Environment.
A baby who has unbalanced daytime sleep will find it much harder to stay asleep at night time
Do not try to resolve the night wakings without addressing the whole picture.
Tonight’s SOS Question
Instead of asking
"How do I get my baby back to sleep?"
Ask :
"What does my baby currently need from me right now and what may be continuing this cycle?"
This small shift can change everything!
You do not have to work this out alone
If every night feels like a guessing game..
If there are endless wake ups. Feeding, rocking, cuddling, co sleeping..
If bedtime has become something you dread..
You do not need to leave in hope that tonight will be different
There is a solution and a way forward
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