Yes, most babies still wake during the night at 12 months. No, that doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.
- Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Durham Inancy & Sleep Centre (DISC), Durham University
The key is to understand what is happening, and then help them relax.
Understanding the evolutionary roots of baby sleep can help parents cope.
It has become common to believe that if babies sleep in these boxes, it will help protect them from sudden infant death syndrome. Unfortunately, the research does not back this up.
Welcome to the controversial world of sleep consultancy, where coaches and counsellors train new born babies to ‘sleep through the night’.
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