I think one of the hardest things for new parents now is the huge amount of information out there – you can’t avoid it – and it’s mostly contradictory.
Of course, it’s absolutely true that there are different ways of doing things. I’ve always said that my job as a baby expert isn’t to tell you how to raise your baby, it’s to support you to find a solution that works for you. There are many areas of parenting that often come with strong opinions – whether to co-sleep or cot sleep for example. This doesn’t mean either one is wrong or right.
There are however a few things I see again and again in conversation and on the internet that are not factual. So these are my common Myth Busters:
Small babies are unable to learn to settle to sleep by themselves
If your baby wakes regularly they won’t develop well
Controlled crying is the only option
Babies don’t learn ‘bad habits’
I will need to sleep train my baby over and over again
My baby can’t learn to sleep
My baby wakes because they’re hungry – I need to feed them up in the day
You shouldn’t sleep train babies with medical issues
You can sleep train your baby with a ‘no-cry’ solution
Sleep training will damage my baby
Early morning wakes are often due to overtiredness and you need an earlier bed time to resolve them
These are all so false, and my free guide will tell you why: https://yummybabygroup.kartra.com/page/sleep-training-myths
Keep an eye on my social channels for more myth busting.
Hannah x
