Baby self-soothing signs

It’s practically a Pavlovian response for new parents — your baby shows signs they’re ready for sleep, so you spring to action with your arsenal of tricks for sending baby toward sweet dreams.

You rock, you pat, you sing, you feed, you snuggle. You do what it takes to help your little one get some zzz’s. But at some point, you’ll wonder when your baby might be able to put themselves to sleep (or back to sleep).

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Enter, self-soothing.

It goes without saying, of course, that every baby is different. What works for one may not work for another. But generally speaking, the following insight should give you a good idea of what self-soothing is and how you can teach your baby to do it.

What is self-soothing?

By definition, self-soothing is when an infant or child stops fussing or crying without comfort from a parent or caregiver.

With babies, self-soothing can take place when they first go down for the night or if/when they wake up in the middle of the night.

Why is it important?

In terms of baby milestones, self-soothing ma

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