PREPARING AN INFANT FOR SLEEP

TECHNIQUES

• Make night time feeds calm and quiet
• Start a bedtime routine
• Give them a security object, like a blanket or bear

CRIB OR WITH YOU?

• 42% of women co-sleep with their babies
• Many say it encourages closeness with their babies
• The CPSC says NOT to co-sleep because it risks the baby's life
• Mothers argue that they can sense their baby, even in sleep

NURSING BEFORE SLEEP

• Many say that it is a bad habit for both mother and baby
• Others say that is the only time the baby will nurse quietly
• According to proffesional opinions, the baby will learn to fall asleep
• on their own without feeding eventually.

CRYING IT OUT?

• It is a debate between mothers on this.
• Many will say that the baby shouldn't cry it out and some say the opposite
• Crying it out refers to letting the baby cry at night and the mother not come.
• Some mothers say this only teaches the baby to fear sleep.
• They instead encourage to slowly break away from their babies for sleeping over time.