Sleep Training

Aiden started waking up in the middle of the night last week. He had been sleeping through the night for months so this was quite a change for us. I discussed it with Dr. Ally on Tuesday and she suggested we let him cry and really focus on teaching him self soothing. She assured me that Aiden can go 12 hours without eating at night. The last two nights have been pretty calm. We braced ourselves to let him cry for 20 minutes or more but he hasn't really woken up at all. I think it may be due to the fact that he's had good naps the last few days and we've insisted upon the naps even when he thinks he'd rather have us around to play. There's less crying at every nap/bedtime so that's a good sign.