Put baby down awake

Today's lesson

The biggest predictor of sleeping through the night is whether your baby can fall asleep from awake at bedtime. If they're always fed, rocked, or held to sleep, they'll need that same help every time they wake.

Your action steps

• Finish the feed before the routine, not after.
• Put baby down drowsy but awake at bedtime.
• If they protest, use your chosen soothing method (pat, shush, pick-up-put-down).