Expert secrets on how to get your baby to sleep through the night

ABC News' chief meteorologist Ginger Zee tested out some of these expert techniques with her son Miles, who is less than one year old.

[vintagecloset]

I haven't slept in almost 18 months and I'm pregnant. Pray for me.

[raymouton]

Yeah... Letting a baby cry it out doesn't sit well with me. Sometimes my son can sleep through, other times he doesn't, when he does wake up and cry or moan he's communicating... Either too hot, or getting cold, may have peed through his diaper, a blocked nose, thirsty or just in need of some love and affection. He's 14months old now... I've never gotten the sense that he's testing us or being spoilt... It doesn't matter how tired my husband and I get sometimes, the needs of our little one needs to be met. We will have better sleep again somday if we are privileged to live.

[RealMR]

I never felt that sleeping all night will be a bless until I had a baby who wake me up every 2hours

[LSarah]

Came across this YouTube video after researching what the hell to do because my baby was waking up every hour!! I was so exhausted. I followed every step in this video and it completely changed my life. My 5month old is sleeping through the night after day 2. I definitely said to myself “every baby is different”. But i decided to give it a try and it worked.

If you’re a new mom, don’t be discouraged.

[Kaboomboo]

My son was sleeping 10-11 hours a night at about 4.5 months. It's such a blessing after going so long without having nights free. Now I can actually clean up the house, make dinner, sit on my bed. It's so convenient.

[heiketheangel]

If it’s comfort for y‘all, when they turn 13-20, they will sleep like logs all the time. In the morning, afternoon, evening, be on tour through the night, go ahead sleeping, sleep in on Saturday and Sundays, not getting up before lunchtime. It will get better 🫣

[karoosten]

Awake two times a night?? My baby is awake every hour!

[ohbabysleep]

My son was sleeping perfectly at 4 months! Then the 4 month sleep regression started and I started breastfeeding him to sleep... And it got worse! When I saw this video, I followed the advise and after 3 nights he slept through the night again!!! Thank you so much, it changed our lives and we enjoyed the wake times even more :)

[pkj]

OMG ! I NEED TO TRY THIS. I HAVEN'T SLEPT FOR 9 MONTHS 😥

[jadeels]

I don’t have the heart to let my baby boy cry like that. New mothers are often told that once they’ve fed, burped and changed their baby, they should leave their baby alone to self soothe and cry because all their needs have been met.
One day I hope all new mothers will smile confidently and say, “ I gave birth to a baby and not just a digestive system. My baby has a brain that needs to learn to trust and a heart that needs love. I will meet all my baby’s needs emotionally, mental and physical and I will respond to every cry because crying is communication not manipulation.”

[_mommy]

11 hours a night?!?!? To me that’s the equivalent of winning the lottery! My baby wakes up several times a night and never sleeps through the night :(

[kaladwarakanath]

To all those saying proudly, no rocking, I want to say this: There is nothing wrong with rocking and cuddling to put a baby to sleep. Babies are not going to be babies forever. Don't let them cry themselves to sleep. They need to be held, cuddles, rocked and sung to! Also, don't try to make young babies sleep through the night. They need to eat in between.

[SableWright]

My husband sleep trained our 3 month old baby. For nights I wasn’t getting any sleep. This eventually led me to be depressed and sleep deprived. I couldn’t get things done or be a mommy during the day like I wanted to, because I was so sleepy! She would wake up every 15-30mins from 12am -8am. However, after he sleep trained her, I was getting so much sleep. Of course, she woke up once during the night for a breastfeeding snack. Moreover, it didn’t create any weird connection between me and my baby. She’s 4 1/2 years old now, and we’re inseparable ❤️

[laurenmorgan]

The only way I could ever let the baby "cry it out", is in the case the mom feels like she has had enough. When I say had enough, I'm meaning that she puts the baby in the crib and shuts the door to walk away from her baby so she doesn't lose it or hurt the baby, or maybe she needs a break. That's the only way I could ever do that. I'm a mother of two (a six, and now 4.5 week year old), I've had to walk away before, but I've never let my babies cry themselves to sleep and never will.

[janellabejer]

My baby started sleeping 11-12 hours straight when she turned 3 months. I made sure that i started a routine when she was 1 month old. I did the same thing at the same time every night and it worked like a magic! I do:
Bath time at 7
Made sure she’s well fed
Turn on white noise
Swaddle and dance her around for a bit until she fell asleep
Then put her down in her bassinet

I also make sure to give her a nap every 1 hour for an hour and that she’s well fed throughout the day.

When she got a little older I started giving her naps every 2 hours for an hour to 1 1/2 hours.

When she turned 6 months we moved her in her own room with the exact same routine except we stopped swaddling her at 4 months.

Bath time
Turn on white noise
Milk time until full
Dance her around
Then put her down in her crib
Let her fall asleep on her own


Only time she wakes up is when she’s not feeling well but that’s once in a blue moon.
She’s now 10 months and still sleeps 11-12 hours a night.

[angelnegra]

My baby sleeps 10-12 hours since 4 months old. We started sleep training since 3 weeks old. Warm lavender bath, Lights out, soothing sounds, bottle. Same routine every night. No rocking chair, no props.

[shavonnoble]

Why did I start crying in the end? lol I loved this. im currently working on improving nights with my 1 year old. It's not joke. Bless your family.

[tuneskids]

Great video! Only thing that worked for my son was music. Only thing that put & kept him out.

[themagictrain]

I started writing stories for my train obsessed toddler who never wanted to go to bed. Just started recording audios weekly and releasing them on youtube. The premise is that the bed turns into a magic train once they close their eyes and each time they get to travel to a different part of the world. @

[starrlyn]

My baby has been sleeping through the night since 3 months.. now shes 7 months and adjusting to sleep training with ease, after 10 mins she was down i guess I'm just lucky!