"Is sleep training while room-sharing with a sibling possible?"

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Many times in parenting, there won’t be a course or article that covers every parenting situation or decision you find yourself in. I LOVE getting to chat with parents from the PedsDocTalk community on these nuanced topics. Today. I welcome Allyson who wants to sleep train her 4-month-old, but the infant will eventually room-share with a 3 year old. We discuss: Things to consider when making parenting decisions and choices Things to consider when sleep-training an infant who may end up room-sharing with a toddler How to prep the toddler for this transition Check out all the PedsDocTalk Courses for more guidance, tips, and support during parenthood. The Toddler Courses will help you through the toddler stage! Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I have a four-month-old baby and I have a three-year-old and my three-year-old's been sleep
0:06.7	change since you were seven months old so I want to sleep train my four-month-old however they
0:11.7	have to share a room so I'm just not sure what my options are or the best practice for
0:17.5	sleep training and infant that will share room with a toddler.
0:23.2	Hello and welcome back to the show. I am Dr. Mona and I am always so happy to have you all
0:29.7	tuned in each and every week. This podcast continues to grow because of you, your reviews and ratings
0:35.2	and it means so much to me. As I've already announced I am expecting baby number two so I am
0:41.6	recording so many episodes to prepare for when I am enjoying postpartum time so I cannot wait
0:48.6	to release these episodes for you. Make sure you get on our newsletter if you have a question for
0:52.9	me and that's how we send out the form to invite parents on this podcast. On this episode I
0:59.5	welcome Allison, a mom from the Pieds Dock Talk community and she wanted to talk about a concern she
1:05.6	had that she couldn't find on any of the paid resources she bought or online. She wanted to know
1:11.2	what she does when she has to sleep train a younger sibling in the same room as an older toddler who's
1:19.2	three years old. A very good question one that I've approached with many families across my training
1:26.1	and experience so I wanted to share that with you so make sure you tune in for the entire conversation.
1:33.9	Hey Allison, thank you so much for joining me on today's episode. So tell me what is on your
1:39.2	mind today as a mom? Hi Dr. Mona, thank you so much for having me. So on my mind is I have a
1:46.1	four month old baby and I have a three year old and my three year old's been sleep training
1:53.1	seven months old so I want to sleep train my four month old however they have to share a room
1:59.0	so I'm just not sure what my options are or the best practice for sleep training and infant that
2:04.8	will share room with the toddler. Oh very good question and a nuanced question which I think a lot
2:10.1	of parents may not ever find themselves in but you may like I relate to this so much because yes I
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