According to pediatrician and author Richard Ferber, allowing a baby to cry himself to sleep can help him learn that it is not rewarding to cry loudly. Her book, Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems, advocates letting a newborn cry for short periods before parents offer comfort. This tactic used for sleep training does not involve letting the baby cry indefinitely as some parents might think, but only for a short, set period of time until he learns to fall asleep on his own. Is it OK to let a newborn cry herself to sleep? Experts agree that newborns are too young to sleep train themselves. Although many pediatricians and other experts have their own opinions on how to sleep train a baby, everyone agrees that this process should begin when the baby is a little older. Sleep training is a process where the parent or caregiver either allows a baby to cry or allows a parent to sit still until the baby falls asleep. The baby is trained in these methods to fall asleep and sleep longer at night. However, babies younger than three months are not able to stop crying or fall asleep if their needs are not met. These include the need for feeding and frequent diaper changes, which occur more often than in older babies. When can you let a newborn cry herself to sleep? First Signs Between the ages of four and seven months, babies may show early signs that they are ready. for sleep training. Parents who want to use the sleep training method can teach their babies to fall asleep at this age, provided they show signs of sleepiness, such as yawning, rubbing their eyes, slowing movements or fixed stares. . They should show a pattern or schedule of sleeping and waking up during the day...... middle of paper ...... figure it out on their own in no time. Monitor your baby's response time: It's completely natural for babies to whine. from time to time while they sleep. Babies sometimes make noises while sleeping, especially during light stages of sleep. Sometimes they cry, but do not immediately rush to his side. They may simply moan regularly for comfort. If you rush to her side, you risk waking her up just before she falls asleep. So listen to her and wait until she really cries for longer than expected before going to see her. Otherwise, let him fall asleep on his own as planned.SummaryChild experts do not advocate letting a newborn cry himself to sleep as a method of sleep training. Instead, they urge parents to comfort their newborns when they cry at night, until they are ready to sleep at older ages.