Patience, Patience, and a Little More Patience

Help for the Frequent Night Nurser / Feeder

Take a deep breath and repeat after me: "This too shall pass." You’re in the middle of it all right now, and it's hard. Keep in mind that your baby's seeming inability to fall asleep on his own is not his fault. He's done things this way since the day he was born, and he'd be perfectly happy to keep things as they are. Your goals of helping him feel loved and secure while discovering ways to fall asleep without you -- without your succumbing to the temptation of letting him cry it out -- are admirable. You have his best interests at heart. Be patient, take your cues from your baby, and in no time at all, your baby will be sleeping. And so will you. Then your concerns will turn to the next phase in this magnificent, challenging, and ultimately rewarding experience we call parenthood.

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