TC 025 Attachment parenting and sleep training
Sleeping like a baby, the saying goes. But what if you get a baby that doesn’t sleep very much at night? What if you are suffering from lack of sleep?
Sleep training has a negative connotation to many of us.
Courtney Landin is mom to a baby who cried a lot. She’s a child sleep specialist, a nutritionist and a personal trainer. And Courtney, like me, is an American living in Sweden. She is also an attachment parent who found gentle ways to support her child’s sleep.
What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:
- It’s not your fault if your baby cries all the time
- Why sleep is so important
- What is sleep learning
- Why sleep advice is so contradictory
- What to do to get your 2.5 year old stop breastfeeding all… night… long… (Courtney gives me some laser coaching!)
In the comments:
What have you done to encourage good sleep in your family?
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I love this episode. Real talk about our real need for sleep. I can so relate to Courtney’s situation and I think it’s amazing that she turned her experience into a mission to help other families. I agree that we need to keep in mind that all children are different and therefore we can’t apply the same methods to all of them. I feel more empowered after listening to this. Thank you!
You are SO welcome Amber! Thanks for listening and commenting. I’m so glad you appreciated it. Get some sleep :-).
Thanks for having me on the show, Amy! I really enjoy your podcast and especially enjoyed being a guest! If anyone has a sleeping challenge they can’t figure out, you know where to fine me! Just send me an email at Courtney@LivingHealthyHappy.com
You are so welcome Courtney! Thanks back at you :-).
Thank you so much for doing this episode – I found it very interesting! I am (mostly) happily nursing my 15 month old to nap and sleep. I love almost everything about this ritual we have together except for two things. 1. I feel little-to-no support for this…the in-laws DO NOT approve haha…and I don’t have much of a support community so no other experiences to hear about/draw wisdom from. 2. On our bad nights, she will wake (but not completely) because she is wet and then she is just squirmy and scratchy and not happy unless latched on. If I do not get up and change her, that just goes on and on. I can’t help but wonder if I were to night-wean her if she would sleep better (i.e. drier). I have mostly loved co-sleeping, but do occasionally have these self-doubts and wonder how the future will play out. If we have another (still not an option yet – no cycle @ 15 months pp) I would love to be able to put this resource to use. Would love to hear more about your experiences co-sleeping/night nursing little ones…
Hi Maddie! I’ve been co-sleeping and night nursing little ones for eight and a half years now. And yes, doubt comes in now and then – particularly during a rough patch – some development leap where they need me more or something like that. I try to look at the big picture: Why have I chosen to do this? What do I do want/need? How can I best support my child (any me!)? It’s a journey! If something is totally not working for you and your baby, you can try something else. You can always change your mind :-). A month ago I decided to night wean. After a few nights and reading a particularly poignant blog about weaning, I changed my mind.
Join us at the Calm Moms Collaboration on Facebook and see if anyone else has some thoughts for you.
Follow your intuition and follow your baby. You got this! Big hugs, Amy