The common misconceptions around baby and toddler sleep-training

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

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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I invite back Dr. Sarah Mitchell the creator of The Helping Babies Sleep Method to discuss common misconceptions on terminology and sleep training in general. We discuss: Defining what “CIO” is What does “sleeping through the night” really mean Two main reasons babies and toddlers struggle with sleep What the term sleeping through the night means After this, tune in to another episode with Dr. Sarah Mitchell: Do babies really need sleep-training or will they learn on their own? Quick simple 6 question sleep quiz with personalized responses: helpingbabiessleep.com/sleep-quiz Website: helpingbabiessleep.com Online sleep school: helpingbabiessleepschool.com Instagram: @helpingbabiessleep 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	In the helping baby sleep method, we talk about sleeping through the night as 11 to 12 hours
0:05.9	with no fees.
0:07.6	You know, when kids sleep through the night really does vary, okay, so I'm going to give
0:11.5	generalizations here.
0:13.4	So with my exclusively breastfed kiddos, it could be eight or nine months of age to sleep
0:17.7	11 hours without eating at all.
0:19.8	I have for sure had four month olds do it and five month olds do it, but I would say
0:24.2	on average, it's around eight to nine months.
0:27.4	If you have formula, that's completely different and if you're bottle feeding, that's often
0:30.6	different because you have so much more knowledge about how much they're consuming during the
0:34.6	daytime, which can help you shift those calories more easily into the daytime.
0:40.4	Hey, everyone.
0:41.4	Welcome back to the Pieds Doc Talk podcast.
0:43.2	I continue to be blown away with your reviews and ratings and how you keep coming back
0:48.2	for more important information on mindfulness and parenting, education and parenting and
0:54.0	sleep behavior and all of it.
0:55.8	And it means so much for me that you're joining me today.
0:58.8	Today's guest is actually a returning guest.
1:00.9	Her name is Dr. Sarah Mitchell.
1:02.9	She is the creator of the helping baby sleep method and she was actually on my podcast
1:07.3	episode 133 where we talked about if sleep training is really needed for babies and toddlers.
1:14.0	And today we're talking about the top misconceptions on infant and toddler sleep and training and
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