Sleep Training Myths Every Exhausted Parent Believes

Every new parent buys <a href="https://amzn.to/4hKDfwo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twelve Hours Sleep by Twelve Weeks</a> with hope in their hearts. We're here to tell you the truth: it's a beautiful lie.

**Myth #1: Babies Sleep Through the Night at 12 Weeks** Reality: Some babies sleep through the night at 12 weeks. Yours won't. Neither will your neighbor's, despite what she posts on Instagram.

**Myth #2: Consistent Bedtime Routine Works** Reality: You can do the same routine for 473 nights straight. On night 474, your child will reject the entire concept of sleep.

**Myth #3: Sleep Training Takes 3 Days** Reality: It takes 3 days for your child to learn the new routine. Then they unlearn it overnight just to mess with you.

**Myth #4: Once They Sleep, They Always Sleep** Reality: Sleep regressions exist at 4 months, 8 months, 12 months, 18 months, 2 years, and randomly forever.

**What Actually Works:**

1. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086ZK8GTL?ref=t_ac_view_request_product_image&campaignId=amzn1.campaign.NQKHJQJNCAW6&linkCode=tr1&tag=fwc26affiliat-20&linkId=amzn1.campaign.NQKHJQJNCAW6_1762615649246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sleep masks</a> for YOU because if baby isn't sleeping, at least you can block out reality.

2. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F62STS3Y?ref=t_ac_view_request_product_image&campaignId=amzn1.campaign.10PSZDFHW9V3H&linkCode=tr1&tag=fwc26affiliat-20&linkId=amzn1.campaign.10PSZDFHW9V3H_1762615537653" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sleep headphones</a> to listen to calming sounds while your child screams.

3. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF22F5QW?ref=t_ac_view_request_product_image&campaignId=amzn1.campaign.1OO1SPIYCNQ7J&linkCode=tr1&tag=fwc26affiliat-20&linkId=amzn1.campaign.1OO1SPIYCNQ7J_1762615241903" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Professional espresso machine</a> for 3 AM when you give up.

4. Lower your expectations to survival mode.

The truth about sleep training: every child is different, every method contradicts another, and eventually they do sleep—around age 18 when they leave for college.