Again, here are the steps of S.I.T. B.A.C.K.

(During the newborn class, each step only lasted about

giving your little one a chance to put herself to sleep more

independently.)

S. Stop… wait, watch, observe.

(Give this step about 5-8 minutes.) Listen carefully and

puts himself back to sleep?

I.
Increase The Sound on the Sound
Machine (1-2 minutes) This triggers that sleepy cue
you’ve been working on and may calm baby right back
down.

T. Touch Baby’s Chest (2 minutes) Put your

take deep breaths. Relax. Close your eyes. Breathe.

B. Binky (2 minutes)
offer it now. You can hold it in place for a few seconds.

A. Add in Rocking of Baby’s Body

(2 minutes) Gently rock baby’s body from side to side.
Allow baby’s head to gently bobble back and forth as you
rock him.
C. Cuddle (Until baby calms OR 2 minutes AND
baby meets the requirements for the K step) Pick up
your baby. Bounce or rock her gently. When she calms
down, put her down. If she starts to cry again, pick back up
where you left off.
Please Note:
If you are actively attempting S.I.T. B.A.C.K. for 30-45
minutes and your baby is not calming down, please offer
a feeding or do whatever you might need to do to help
your baby back to sleep. In the morning, evaluate your
baby’s daytime calorie consumption and daytime sleep.
daytime sleep?

K. K… It’s Time to Feed... Maybe (Look at

the “feedings” section on page 25 to learn about holding
your baby to her “best baseline.”)
Please do not skip steps or rush through them. It can
be so tempting to take the short cut on the road to calming
your baby down because it seems to get you back to sleep
If you are a parent who usually takes care of baby’s
the support and help of your partner for following the steps
who can smell a nursing mama’s milk or who knows that
when daddy comes, he gets a bottle.

have a baby who can sleep more independently. Skipping

steps teaches your baby that the short-cut intervention
with your help is the only way he will be able to sleep. We
want to teach your little one how to navigate the falling
back to sleep process on his own.

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