As a parent we need to teach our pēpi how to link their sleep cycles together. Waking up and attending to your babies needs is how you help them to do this.
By helping your pēpi link their sleep cycles together, they are learning an auto pilot response to sleep.
Babies do not learn this if they are left to cry it out.
The brain of your pēpi grows rapidly from ¼ of an adult size to nearly full adult size by the time they are 3 years old.
The pēpi who wakes 2-3 times a night for breast milk could be at a huge advantage to those who sleep for 8 hours straight.
Nothing is wrong if you are still waking up during the first 18 months and responding to your pēpi in the night.
Keep your pēpi rara /bed close to your bed so you can cater to their needs quickly and put them back to sleep.
If you have already left your baby to cry back to sleep, don’t worry you haven’t failed. This is only one risk factor.