What is Preventing Your Baby from Sleeping Through the Night?
Are you prepared to change your baby's sleeping habits? Research suggests
that often the attitude of a parent or more specifically their subconscious emotions,
sometimes hold a mother or father back from encouraging change in a baby's sleeping
patterns. You yourself may be the very obstacle preventing a change in a routine
that disrupts your life. So let's figure out if anything is standing in your way.
Examine Your Own and Your Families Needs
You must figure out where your own problem lies. Is it in your baby's routine?
Are you consistently managing it? If you can honestly say you want to change
your baby's sleep habits because they are truly disruptive to you and your family,
then you are ready to make changes. If you are simply responding to somebody who
says that your baby should be sleeping through the night by now, it's time for a
long, hard think. Look at the following questions:
- Am I content with the way things are, or am I becoming resentful, angry, or
frustrated?
- Is my baby's night time routine negatively affecting my marriage, job, or
relationships with my other children?
- Is my baby happy, healthy and seemingly well rested?
- Am I happy, healthy and well rested?
If you have answered "no" to 3 or 4 of the statements you are ready to
start The Baby Sleep System and make the change.
Reluctance to Let Go
A good, long, honest look into your heart may truly surprise you. You may
find you actually relish those quiet night wakings when no one else is around.
For example, if you have other children, or are still working full time, how
often do you get the chance to have precious time with your baby?
You may need to take a look at your own feelings. And if you find you are truly
ready to make a change, you'll need to give yourself permission to let go of
this stage of your baby's life and move on to a different phase in your relationship.
The Baby Sleep System
gives clear, practical advice and routines and there will be lots of time to hug,
cuddle, and love your little one. You must truly feel ready to move those
moments out of your sleeping time and into the light of day.
Worried About Your Baby's Safety?
You may be unknowingly encouraging your baby to wake frequently during the night
because you are worried about them. I can remember leaping out of bed in panic,
each time one of my children successfully slept through the night for the first time.
It is completely normal to worry. However, you will need to find ways to feel
confident that your baby is safe-all night long.
The Baby Sleep System recommends
products and actions that will help you to do this.
Belief That Things Will Change on Their Own
You are hoping that this is "just a phase" and he will "outgrow" it. However,
my experience has shown me that it's a very rare night-waking baby who suddenly
decides to sleep through the night all on his own. Granted, this may happen but
your baby could be two, three or four years old when it does! Decide now whether
you have the patience to wait that long, or if you are ready to gently move the
process along.
Too Fatigued to Work Towards Change?
Change requires effort, and effort requires energy. In an exhausted state,
we may find it easier just to keep things as they are than try something different.
If your baby's dummy falls out and he cries, it is easier to shut him up by just
sticking it back in again, than it is to try something different.
If you are to follow the Baby Sleep System and help your baby sleep all night,
you will have to force yourself to make some changes and follow your plan, even in
the middle of the night, even if it's the tenth time your baby has called out for
you. It will get easier, but might be tough for a few nights.
If after reading this article, you are sure you and your baby are ready, it's
time for you start The Baby Sleep System.