Myth #1 Some babies are just poor sleepers: If your baby is a "poor sleeper" it is because you have made them that way. Sorry! Harsh - but true! Parents - with good, yet misinformed, intentions - keep their babies from learning to sleep independently. An important skill. They promote unhealthy sleep crutches and then continue to reinforce those habits, never giving their child the opportunity to form healthy sleep habits.
Myth #2 Early bedtime means early to rise and Late bedtime means late to rise: Sleep begets sleep. If you put your baby to bed too late, they will actually end up waking earlier and not getting the deep REM sleep their little bodies and brains need for healthy development. Early bedtimes are best for your little ones!
Myth #3 Formula helps babies sleep better: Most women's breastmilk is the same consistency of formula. Therefore, the formula does not fill up the baby through the night any more than breastmilk.
Myth #4 Babies can't sleep through the night until 6 months or older: Your 4 month old baby can and should be sleeping 11-12 hours through the night and taking 2 naps of over an hour and a third catnap throughout the day. 14-16 hours of total sleep in a 24 hour period.
Myth #5 Big babies sleep better: Wrong. Babies who have been given the opportunity to learn how to sleep unassisted, sleep well. Big or small.
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