My Babies slept through from 3 weeks old... Your baby can too!!

As newborns, I demand fed my babies, whenever they appeared hungry, but trying to eventually space the feeds out over at least 2 hours over the first week.

*The important part here was to always put the babies in their cradle/cot when they fall asleep and assure that they wake in the cot.

*If they happily wake, let them take in the surroundings for a little while, let them be alone and awake, it doesn't hurt them.

*Also, always ensure your baby has got sufficient wind up before sleeping.

*Don't rock your baby to sleep and limit holding your baby while they sleep. Hard I know!

*Don't tiptoe around your house, get that baby used to noise!!!

*Try Never to wake your baby for a feed!

I remember I had mastitis and needed to wake my 2 week old baby for a feed so I didn't pop, she'd been asleep for 4 hours during the day, so I just began gently talking beside the cot, not picking her up until she woke in there.
When my babies had more awake time during the day, half an hour or so after a feed, if they seemed sleepy, I would put them down in their cot for a sleep while they were awake.

* Place the baby in the cot, kisses and cuddles, say bye bye, have a nice sleep and let the baby fall asleep on his/her own.

* If the baby whinges a little I would not enter the room, as this is most likely a tired cry anyway.

*Try your best, I know it's hard not to attend to them if they cry, but if you know they are fed, changed and comfortable, you are doing all the right things.