05/06/2026
You baby is fast asleep in your arms, they wake up the second you put them down 😭😭😭😭
Or maybe you’ve been told to try putting them down drowsy but awake?!
Let’s talk about these …
So when you put your baby down once fallen asleep, you are risking:
- Interrupting the sleep cycle
-Changing their environment and position which disturbs them, removing them from the place they feel safe enough to fall asleep.
-Waking them just as sleep is starting
-Triggering frustration, tears, and resistance
No wonder we get frustrated and settling becomes harder.
Sometimes they wake on transfer and suddenly they seem wide awake again.
That “drowsy moment” has already acted like a mini nap, giving them just enough rest to restart their wake window.
This is why naps get refused even when they were clearly tired.
Confusing for your baby.
Exhausting for you.
And yet… the “drowsy but awake” advice is still pushed out causing families a lot of stress and upset.
Drowsy = asleep.
It’s the very first stage of a sleep cycle. So putting them down at this stage is a recipe for disaster.
✨ There is a clearer way, a way that actually makes sense.
A way that avoids cry it out, controlled crying, or “drowsy but awake.”
My gently does it method!
Build confidence around sleep
Build trust and connection between you and your child
Build a strong and positive relationship with sleep
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