Sesi Tanya Pakar bersama Puan Wing Yan Ho, Konsultan Tidur Bayi & Kanak-kanak

Crying It Out usually means leaving baby in the room to cry alone till baby sleeps, that would be the most extreme way of training, but may also be the fastest for results. There are many other ways to teach a child to pick up the self-soothing strategies, and it doesn’t have to be using Crying It Out, there are many more gentle strategies. However, even the most gentlest strategies sometimes would still result in some baby crying, as you are trying to break a sleep association, making changes to baby’s sleep habits and baby is protesting the change. They can only cry to communicate that they don’t like the change. Hence it’s important that you explain to your family members the reason your baby is crying, and all the crying/ protest should only be temporary and will reduce once your baby can self-settle.

Hi Sheila, anda perlu terus berusaha untuk meletakkan bayi dalam cot fully awake dan tunggu sampai bayi tidur sendiri. Perlu kurangkan bantuan sekitar tidur, and latihkan bayi tidur sendiri.

The need for sleep training is really very dependent on family lifestyle and parenting philosophy. I fully respect families for the decisions they make, however, if the lack of sleep is affecting you/ your spouse, your enjoyment as a parent, or your baby’s health, then perhaps you may want to consider seeking help. There are studies that show that sleep issues in babies can persist up to 3-4 years, which is a long time to not have quality sleep for everyone in the family.

Hi Yanadzul, biasanya saya akan menggalakkan biarkan bayi anda sampai dia tertidur semula tanpa bantuan, biarkan bayi di dalam cot dan pastikan bilik gelap. Berikan bayi susu jika lapar dan tunggu bayi tertidur semula. hanya memberikan bantuan jika bayi terjaga terlalu lama (lebih daripada 1 jam)

Hi Safika, ia adalah normal bagi newborn untuk mempunyai “upside down days”. Anda boleh mendedahkannya kepada lebih banyak sunlight pada siang hari, dan mula dim the room pada 6pm. Bagi dia tidur malam pada 9pm

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Cuba berikan white noise untuk membantu bayi tidur dengan lebih lena. Mungkin juga bayi juga mempunyai pergantungan tidur (sleep association) dan tidak boleh menyelesaikan sendiri (self-settle), jadi sentiasa terjaga dan bergantung kepada anda untuk membantu dia kembali tidur.

Hi Lyana, anda perlu menyesuaikan jam badannya untuk membiarkan tidurnya mencukupi pada siang hari (good naps) dan meletakkan dia tidur bila sunset (around 7/8pm).

It could be that your baby has trouble digesting solids or have adverse reaction to the solids you introduced. Sometimes solids can also cause tummy issues or baby is constipated and may affect sleep.

You should first move your baby into their own cot, that would be the safest place for baby to sleep. Put baby into cot fully awake to encourage baby to fall asleep on their own, there are ways to do this gently. Once baby is adapted to sleeping in the cot, it would be easy to move baby to own room.