I’m a baby sleep expert and my 100-second rule will get your baby to nod off when they wake WITHOUT you going in
A WOMAN has revealed her really effective rule for getting your baby to drift off again if they wake up in the night.
The paediatric sleep consultant, called Lily, explained in a TikTok video how her job is to help families get their “dream sleep”.
In a post, she explained to the camera about her “respond versus react” method.
Lily said: “Parents when your baby wakes up and they haven’t slept for very long, I want you to do just one thing.
“I promise this one thing will make a huge difference in them settling back to sleep and learning to fall asleep independently.”
The baby sleep expert continued: “All I want you to do is watch the monitor and I want you to count to a hundred.
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“Don’t go in if they’re fussing, just watch and respond versus react.
“It’s normal for babies to wake up. They just need time to put themselves back to sleep.
“So giving them even just a hundred seconds…can make a huge difference and likely they will put themselves back to sleep.”
Her post has received more than 15,000 ‘likes’ and over 300 comments.
One person wrote: “I’m gonna try this cause I’m exhausted. My one-year-old wakes up once a night and a few times will be fussy but ya girl’s tired!! Thanks for advice.”
Another commented: “I’ve always used the 2 minutes rule when my babies wake up and it saves me so much hours of sleep.”
A third joked: “Is the hundred second rule to put the baby back to sleep or me? If I count to a hundred I’m gonna fall back asleep.”
However, others weren’t quite so sure with her advice, and revealed they go to their babies straight away.
One person explained: “You do you, but I’m not counting to anything if she wakes up crying. I will always go get her as soon as I can.”
Another shared: “We do fuss it out. We give her a few mins if she’s not actually crying. If she’s crying. We go in and soothe her.”