I’m not a genius of any sort but after doing this for so many years, I can’t say one-size-fits all because it depends on the mom, it depends on the baby, the age, but in general if you’re asking do all babies have to cry to go to sleep? Yes. Is there a one-size-fits-all to that approach?
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Kelly: So, everyone has an opinion, especially the people who have kids, on how to get your baby to sleep through the night. People think, “Well, it’s just the age.” But most of them don’t really sleep enough. They’re wild, they jump, they throw, they scream, they have temper tantrums. When they’re older, it’s the behavior, definitely their behavior. They don’t eat well and they just don’t play. Vivian: When they’re little, they cry more.
Kelly: Why is sleep so important for cognitive development? What are the implications if they didn’t get enough sleep? The younger you start the easier it is, without doubt. Babies that sleep with their parents and awake every two hours, toddlers that jump out of bed, toddlers that get out of bed or that don’t want to go to bed until ten o’clock at night or even later. Vivian: Well, at this point some moms call me when they get home from the hospital and I work with children up to three years of age that have never slept through the night. Kelly: At what age typically do people call you? At what age do they come in for help? I mean, when they’re much older of course you can sing a song, you can read a book but a newborn, no. I always say no rocking, no bouncing, no talking a few minutes before the baby goes down. But when it’s time to go to sleep, calmly you put the baby to bed. The more you fuss with the baby the more it cries. So there is definitely a schedule I’d recommend to the moms to keep the baby calm, especially a newborn. The longer the baby is awake, the more he cries. Vivian: I see the number one problem as being the babies are over stimulated, there is zero schedule, the babies get over tired and they start crying, and then the moms start worrying. Kelly: That’s great! So, what is the typical number one problem that people call you with? I did Australia, Spain, Italy, so fun, all over the world. Now people call me from New York, from Chicago, from London. I’m very successful with my program, but we can talk about that later. Gradually it became so big, the sleep training, that’s all I do now. Then gradually, the moms started referring to other moms and to the Golden Gate Mom’s Group and I just went from one group to the other. But that’s after taking care of newborns for a long time until I really got it. Just because of the way I was and being calm and loving babies were sleeping through the night at eight weeks, minimal crying. So sweet, and they’re so innocent and they need us moms to teach them, I feel strongly about that. I was super popular, love, love, love the babies. I took care of newborns for about 14 years back-to-back. Can you tell us how you got into sleep consulting?
Kelly: Yes! You tremendously helped me with both of my children and I wanted to talk to you about it further. Vivian: I really, really like to talk about sleep training, as you know, I did your two! We’re going to talk about common sleep myths and she will give you tips that help you help your baby sleep through the night.
Her advice has been featured on various news programs including Good Morning America. Kelly: Today, we’re here with Vivian Sonnenberg, a pediatric sleep consultant with more than 20 years of experience teaching babies all over the world how to sleep.
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