Also having some naps every day in baby's bed rather than being carried or cuddled for all sleeps. However once your baby passes 4-5 months, self settling becomes an essential skill if you want your baby to be able to do longer stretches of sleep through the night.

When should I teach my baby to self settle?

Many parents start noticing their infant demonstrating self-soothing behaviors by 3 to 4 months. By 6 months, most infants are capable of going 8 or more hours without needing a feed in the night, so it's an ideal time to encourage them to self-soothe themselves to sleep — and back to sleep if they wake up.

Do babies eventually learn to self settle?

For young infants, learning to self soothe also isn't physiologically possible. In time, they will mature and learn to settle without as much parental help.