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Mum shares how she started the sleep training process during pregnancy.

I’m only about 15 weeks pregnant, but I’m already starting to sleep train my baby. Sleep is so important to me that I can’t wait until he or she is born to begin the process.

“Here’s what I do: When I’ll want the baby to sleep, I lie down. So, say I plan for our baby to take a nap at 9 o’clock in the morning. This is the time I get in bed, and rest, or even doze off. Then I repeat this action throughout the day, at times I will desire for my newborn to sleep.

“In the middle of the night, if I have to pee, I just hold it. I don’t want my baby thinking 3 or 4 a.m. is an acceptable time to get up!

“Okay, before you jump to the comments section and declare that I am certifiably insane, rest assured that I AM KIDDING! But honestly, as mums and dads who are obsessed with the idea of perfect parenting, are we that far off from sleep training our babies in utero? (probably not!)

Melissa Willets shares on Baby Centre, “as a I prepare to welcome baby #4.  I’m not really beginning the sleep training process in the womb. But I do plan to reread parenting and baby books to refresh my memory about the principles and practices behind the sleep strategy that worked so well for me before. And like the last time, I will focus on my baby’s sleep schedule from the start. Because to me, sleep is as important as all other aspects of baby care, from bonding to feeding.

If you are pregnant, why not start contemplating issues like sleep now? As the saying goes, it’s always better to have some plan, than no plan.

“Of course, we know things don’t happen like we expect when it comes to babies; just think about how a birth plan must take into account unforeseen challenges that can occur during labor and delivery.

“But starting to formulate a sleep philosophy during pregnancy sure saved me a ton of suffering the last time I had a baby, unlike the first two times, when I gave no thought to what I would do if my baby wouldn’t sleep for more than a few hours at a time for 8 months!”

Makes perfect sense to us!

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  • Interesting to see what happens when reality kicks in.

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  • As long as you’re flexible, sure, it’s good to think about this stuff in advance.

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  • The very idea of trying to plan for life with a baby is a bit of a joke. You just don’t know how its going to go until you’re smack in the middle of it.

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  • Wouldn’t that be nice if it did work but it would be wishful thinking.

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  • I did think I was going mad…!!! The one thing I do know about birth and babies is they rarely go to plan or fit nicely into our life. We do have to adjust, but it’s only for a short time generally.

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  • Lol she really had me going!

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  • Think its a commendable strategy – but having always slept from 10pm till 6am myself I didn’t manage to make my babies sleep through that 2am feed straight away. But they did from about 8 weeks – so something worked for me.

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  • No harm trying, hope the baby follows her instructions once born ????

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  • Im glad I read the whole post. She almost had me there thinking who would even do this!

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  • Haha yes baby sleep can be very unpredictable.

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  • I’d love to know whether this actually works for her!

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  • We’re currently in a sleep regression sleep is definitely important but not always easy.

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