The Top 10 Sleep Training Questions Every Parent Asks

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Written By Angelique Millette

“The foundation of good sleep practices is built on understanding and trusting the unique needs of your baby. Every family is different, and that’s okay.”
— Dr Angelique Millette, Pediatric Sleep Consultant

Dr. Millette and the Fourth Trimester Podcast team up to answer the Top 10 Baby Sleep Training Questions!

Here are the Fourth Trimester Podcasts Full Show Note:

  1. When will my baby sleep through the night? [00:06:57]

  2. What is the best sleep schedule for babies – and how does it relate to feeding at night? [00:16:59]

  3. Is sleep training safe? And what’s the right age to start? (Any point to sleep training before a baby is six months old?) [00:11:24]

  4. Can my baby sleep in my bed with me? [00:22:21]

  5. Is the Snoo or similar sleep technologies worth it? [00:27:54]

  6. Do I have to swaddle my baby? [00:35:13]

  7. We sleep trained and now my baby is waking up again at night. Help! [00:40:50]

  8. We sleep trained but how do I know when my baby really needs me? [00:50:53]

  9. The increased cortisol after sleep training study. Is it true? [00:55:17]

  10. Can my baby use a pacifier when sleep training? [01:00:49]

This podcast episode offers a comprehensive exploration of baby sleep, featuring expert insights from Dr. Angelique Millette. Through a discussion that covers the realities of baby sleep, debunking sleep myths, and addressing common concerns around sleep training, parents are empowered with knowledge and strategies to support healthy sleep patterns for their families. The conversation underscores the importance of understanding developmental aspects of sleep, ensuring safe sleep practices, and nurturing the child’s emotional well-being through responsive parenting techniques.

Angelique Millette

Dr. Angelique Millette is a parent-child coach, pediatric sleep consultant, and family sleep researcher. Dr. Millette’s diverse background includes training in child play, art, and nature therapies, child development and sleep, and work as a child psychologist. Dr. Millette’s commitment to children and parents spans twenty-five years and she continues to develop programs to meet families “where they are at.” Her approach allows her to work with diverse communities both nationally and internationally. Dr. Millette has developed The Millette Method™ a multi-disciplinary approach to family sleep and child behavior. The Millette Method™ does not follow one specific sleep or behavioral method, but rather uses a “tool-box” of different methods and approaches and takes into account various factors including child temperament and history, culture, family social support, access to nature/play, parental overwhelm, history of trauma, and parent/child mental health and wellness. Dr. Millette has worked with more than 15,000 families, and presents professional workshops to non-profits, government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, universities, and parents groups across the country and internationally. Dr. Millette also consults with juvenile products manufacturers in their development of innovative sleep and child development designs.

https://angeliquemillette.com
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