047: How to Get More Sleep Without Sleep Training with Brittni Mella Cepeda

Brittni Mella Cepeda is a certified infant sleep specialist and owner of Resting in Motherhood. She supports families with baby & toddler sleep without using any form of sleep training. Brittni is passionate about educating families on biologically normal infant & toddler sleep and helping them make changes in a gentle and respectful way.

 In this deep dive conversation, Brittni shares how to help your little ones get more sleep without using traditional sleep training methods. Brittni is on a mission to normalize infant sleep. She will help you understand that babies wake up multiple times at night and that is perfectly normal. Learn how to manage frequent night wakings and big emotions in the wee hours of the morning. You will also get a glimpse of what sleep looks like for us in our home with two toddlers.

Highlights from this episode:

• Normalize baby sleep
• Babies wake up every 2-3 hours at night
• Debunking the fear of SIDS and bed-sharing
• Babies communicate through crying
• Supporting emotions is healthy
• Sleep (regressions) progressions are linked to brain development
• Brittni’s breastfeeding journey with her daughter
• When to start parent-led night weaning
• Strategies for night weaning while co-sleeping
• Consistency is important
• Baby-led approach to sleep vs. sleep training
• There’s no “perfect” bedtime routine
• Brittni shares her solo parenting experience

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