Once new parents have achieved the coveted goal of having their babies regularly sleeping through the night, they may feel that their troubles are over. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case! Thankfully, there are a couple of old-school "rules" that can aid new parents stay consistent with their babies' sleeping schedules.
The most important thing to remember when kids wake in the night is to determine why they've woken up. Once all of infant's needs have been met, and a couple have ensured that there are no teething pain, tummy troubles, uncomfortable room temperatures, etc. that might be contributing to wakefulness, it's time to start applying the real rules!
The first rule for parents who desire their infants to be sleeping through the night is to be consistent! This is really the first rule, final rule, and every rule in between. Consistency is what teaches baby. Keep in mind that this is how we teach kids what is good and what is not, which behaviors are preferred and which are frowned upon, or even teaching infants games. Imagine how many times you have played pat-a-cake with infant before he or she began imitating you.
Choose a back to sleep routine and stick to it! Each time. No matter what! Or, at least, stay as realistically close to it as possible. Your back to sleep routine may be to come in the room, pick up infant to check his diaper, evaluate possible hunger, then lay him down and gently rub his tummy or back for a few moments while whispering, "Good night. It's time for bed".
Regardless of what routine parents might choose to increase their babies abilities of sleeping through the night, what really matters is that it be consistent so that the babies will begin to associate that behavior by parents with falling back asleep. Once that schedule is well in place, it's time to shorten it bit by bit until baby no longer needs help getting back to sleep and sleeping through the night!
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