This is the most common reason families reach out to me, the little short napper, and that's

typically due to a baby not having developed independent sleep skills because they don't know

how to connect from one sleep cycle to the next. And she says, what is the best way to get a baby back

to sleep without using breastfeeding? When should a baby start sleeping in their own crib?

When should a baby have their own room? What's your opinion on all these things, Ellie? Is there

an ideal time that a baby should start to sleep further and further away from the parents?

Are there any

risks to not doing it that way? So here's an important one. Does crying it out cause psychological

damage to a child? The only way my baby sleeps is if I leave her to cry alone. I don't like it,

but I don't know what else to do. I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypniburthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and

postpartum support specialist.

And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board-certified

lactation consultant.

And this is the down-to-birth podcast.

Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying

experience in today's medical culture?

Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

Well, thank you so much for having me. I'm so happy to be here. I am Ellie Lyndon Mayer, a certified childbirth educator, birth dula, lactation counselor, and pediatric

sleep consultant.

I am the founder and owner of joyful birthing and beyond here on the north shore of Boston.

And of course, I'm also a mother.

I have three children.

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