Sleep Training Your 5 Month Old Baby

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Sleep Training Your 5 Month Old Baby

The best tips for getting your 5 month old baby sleeping through the night and taking long naps. Many sleep training methods are discussed including "cry it out" method, ferber method and gentle sleep training.

Lots of baby sleep tips about routine, bedtime, sleep schedule and night weaning.

Here's my guide on getting your 5 month old sleeping through the night:
https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/sleep-training-5-month-old-baby-tips

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These 7 sleep training tips will get your 5 month old baby sleeping better at night.

Step 1. Have realistic expectations

Your 5 month old should go to bed between 7 - 8:30 pm and sleep 9 - 11 hours overnight.

Most 5 month olds need 1, 2 or sometimes 3 night feeds.

Ask your doctor how many night feedings your baby needs.

Step 2. Start a calming bedtime routine

When starting sleep training, we always begin at bedtime. The best way to set your baby up for sleeping long stretches at night is to introduce a calming bedtime routine.
This routine relaxes your baby, so that her body can welcome sleep. Certain activities have been proven to relax babies, and when done in the right order, it sets your baby up for sleeping longer at night.

Step 3. Set an age-appropriate bedtime

Most 5 month olds are ready for bed between 7 - 8:30 pm. You want to keep your baby’s bedtime within a 20 minute range every night. So, if your baby’s ideal bedtime is 7:30 pm, make sure she’s asleep each night between 7:20 - 7:40 pm.

Step 4. Play white noise during naps and at night.

White noise has been proven to help people of all ages sleep deeper. And yes, it’s completely safe for your baby.

White noise works by preventing sudden noises from waking your baby- like an older sibling, barking dog or the garbage truck at 5 am. For this reason, you need to play white noise all night long.

Step 5. Black out your baby’s bedroom


Light plays a strong role setting our body clocks. When our eyes sense light, it sends a message to our brain to be awake. When our eyes sense darkness, it tells our brains to get sleepy.

This is why you should do a full black-out of your baby’s bedroom. Trust me, it’s very easy for an early sunrise to start waking your baby at 5 am everyday.

Step 6. Help your baby nap frequently

Short naps can be common at this age, so don’t worry if your baby only naps for 40 mins. What’s more important is to let her nap often.

Your 5 month old baby can only handle awake times of 1.5 - 2.5 hours throughout the day. Being awake longer than that can over-tire your baby, which worsens her sleep.

Awake times take priority over # of naps. So as long as you make sure your baby naps every 1.5 - 2.5 hours all day, you’re all good.

Step 7. Teach your baby to fall asleep on his own


The way that your baby falls asleep at bedtime is the way he needs to fall back to sleep every time he wakes at night.

If you feed your baby to sleep at bedtime, he’ll need you to help him fall back asleep each time he stirs during the night. You probably already know this, because you’re up feeding your baby 5 times a night!

When your baby can go into his crib awake, and fall asleep without your help- he’ll be able to resettle himself throughout the night. And he’ll only wake when he’s truly hungry.

This is the basis of sleep training.

Sounds easy enough, right? But you may be wondering “HOW do I do this?!”

The truth is, there are many sleep training methods that are effective for 5 month olds. But, the best one for YOUR baby will be one that’s suited for his temperament, his age and your parenting style.


In my program, 21 Days to Peace and Quiet, I help parents choose the best sleep training method for their baby. Some babies do better with gentle sleep training methods. While others respond better to quick methods.

You can certainly sleep train your 5 month old on your own, too!