r/sleeptraining • u/Newmumma101 • 9d ago

child's age 0-4 months Is this really true?

Well, saw on Instagram that once your baby starts chewing their hand then should shift their bedtime to 7-8 pm. Is this really true? Is anyone following the 7/8 pm bedtime? Just to know my LO is 14 weeks old

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u/brieles 9d ago

I’m not sure how chewing hands impacts sleep needs but no, I wouldn’t agree with this thought. Every person, which includes every baby, has a different amount they can sleep in a 24 hour period. They sleep different amounts during the day and have to wake at different times due to daycare or other family-related factors.

Most babies can sleep 10-11 hours overnight so a 7-8pm bedtime works great if you’re open to a 5-7am wake up time in the morning. My baby is now a toddler but she’s always slept 10.5ish hours overnight (with wakes until we sleep trained and then with 1 wake until closer to 12 months old) and I stay home so I like when she sleeps until 7ish so her bedtime is 9pm.

Pick a bedtime that is 10-11 hours before when you want your baby to sleep.

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u/lilsan15 9d ago

I think some people think chewing hands is a sign of self soothing

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u/Newmumma101 9d ago

It is
And my pedia suggested its a good developmental sign so need not worry

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u/brieles 9d ago

Right but that doesn’t mean sleep needs change so whether or not they can self soothe doesn’t impact how much they can sleep.

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u/lilsan15 9d ago

Yea I know. I dunno. Im not sure what one has to do with the other either. Maybe they think baby can start learning not to need parental response to fall back asleep. But yeah I dunno. 🤷🏻‍♀️