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[quote=Anonymous]Sleep training at four months was the best decision I made as a parent. I also had a kid that was doing... okay... with sleeping until the 4 month sleep regression hit (early for us - closer to three months) and the wheels fell completely off the wagon. After doing my research, I decided that 4 months was the earliest time that was widely acceptable by scientists. There are some folks who advocate earlier, but the science wasn't as strong, and I didn't feel good about that, so we wrestled our way through until he got to 4 months. We actually started two days early because we just could. not. take. it. and he was also miserable. Our guy was a tough nut to crack (we still had a couple bad days during week two) but it was a complete life changer.

I strongly recommend the Sleep Easy Solution if you're looking for a good guide. They recommend waking the baby for a dream feed at 4 months, which we actually still do at almost 8 months.

Just one other thing I haven't seen mentioned in the thread so far - if you sleep train early, ages 5 months until they start being mobile (8-10 months? I dunno, we're not there yet) is just such a wonderful and amazing time with a baby. We have just enjoyed him so, so much these last four months. He's sleeping, we're sleeping, and the time we're spending with him is FUN. And cuddly! And adorable! And amazing! And filled with giggles and wonder and joy and bonding. And not rocking for a million years with your arms aching and your back aching and just hating your life.

The people I know who didn't sleep train their infants where zombies by the eight month mark. I feel like they missed out on so much. [/quote]

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