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I am no expert but I think part of it is luck of the draw and the routine we created since she was about 6 weeks. Her bedtime routine has always been consistent no matter where we are and always in the same time frame. Her nap time didn't get better until I created a short, simple routine for that as well. She has always been an on demand napper but I don't know if that makes a difference.

My LO isn't an amazing sleeper but he is pretty good. I think babies that STTN at a very young age are luck of the draw, but babies that become good sleepers are a result of routines and schedules. I work super hard to make sure DS is well-rested and doesn't miss naps or go to bed too late.

Sleep-training, routine, and as @Andrea said, being hardcore about bedtime and sleep habits. Her entire evening/bedtime routine is the same every single night.

We sleep-trained at 3.5 months and still she woke twice a night but at predictable times (midnight and 4am) until 6 months. From 6-10 months, she woke once a night and from 10 months to present (13 months) she slept 12+ hours per night with no wakeups.

She goes down in her crib to sleep without a peep. Consistency and routine are key in our household.

I think she just takes after her daddy honestly we did no sleep training, didn't really have a good routine going early on, and she started sleeping 12 hours at 2 1/2 months. Now it's more like 13 hours at 13 months. We're just very very lucky!

I think we got lucky. We never sleep-trained and didn't start a routine until maybe 3 months. He has always been a sleeper(like his mommy). He usually takes 3-4 1hr naps, but we do not have him on any sort of nap schedule(and don't even know how to start one). Now we are very consistent and give him his bottle and bath every night before bed regardless. He's been sleeping through the night since about 2 months, maybe earlier. I honestly think though that we got lucky that he's such a good sleeper. I'm hoping future children we get just as 'lucky'

Second child, luck of the draw and she still eats on demand at 3 months old. Even though our son was fed on demand and he wanted to sleep next to his food all night.

Once she goes to sleep, she's a good sleeper. We have started using white noise and it's a huge help to getting her to stop fussing. I think what everyone said about consistency and routine is so true, though. That has to be the hardest part.

I think it is luck of the draw for us! Hoping we get lucky again!

I demand to tap into this luck you all speak of, and admire the hard work of those of you who say that you honor strict bed times and schedules!

We have a good sleeper now, but it came with a lot of work. To this day, if there's a crack in the curtain, the temp is slightly off, or any number of other factors, Baby Boy will wake up. I think for young babies (from what I've seen in real life) it's really luck of the draw.

I think it's luck of the draw but also having a consistent routine. my daughter is 5 weeks old and has
been sleeping 8 hrs at night for the past few nights and we haven't done any kind of sleep training yet. So in her case it's just luck of the draw.

my son is a great sleeper and I think it's cuz we're
very strict about keeping his naps in tact. we always make sure he gets his afternoon naps no matter what.

I think it's luck of the draw, really, and also sleep habits of the parents. My husband is a restless sleeper and so is our son.

We were sticklers for routine, but it doesn't matter. My son isn't a text book sleeper and once I let go of the idea of perfect sleep, I relaxed, which made the situation better.