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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn’t a big deal.  You are home during the day and can nap, he is right.  You said your newborn is waking 2-3 times per night.  That shouldn’t be an extreme hardship.  You can do it.  Nap during the day.  Make sure you sleep train before your maternity leave is done.

I nursed 3 babies for over a year each.  They woke up every 2 hrs for the first couple months and probably twice a night for a while after that. I didn’t feel like it was an insurmountable hardship.  [/quote]

OP here. The pediatrician said we can't sleep train before 6 months. [/quote]

Haven't read all the comments but just wanted to say that you can sleep train before 6 months. You don't have to go full extinction/CIO method from jump, you can gradually start letting them CIO for 5 or so minutes and then come in. Rock them briefly/get them resettled, and then back in the crib. Wash rinse repeat. My son was a pretty decent sleeper and doing this worked like a charm around 4 months.

Also this might not be for everyone but I also started doing dream feedings around midnight or so. This helped DS sleep through the night. Then my husband would get up early around 5:30/6 to do the morning feed and then go off to work. [/quote]

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