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Course: Understanding Your Newborn Baby’s Sleep (0–4 Months)
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Himani Dalmia | Certified Infant and Child Sleep Specialist | Gentle Baby Sleep Counselling
Understanding Your
Newborn Baby’s Sleep
Himani Dalmia
Laying the foundation for peaceful days and nights – right from the start.
Becoming a parent is life-changing. With equal parts joy and overwhelm comes a high dose of sleeplessness.
“Your baby will sleep when she is tired!” Says your aunt.
“You are in for months of sleep deprivation!” Exclaims your friend.
“Don’t hold your baby so much!” Says your mother.
“Your baby is hungry!” Tut-tuts the neighbourhood auntie with a raise of her eyebrow.
All the while, your baby’s touch and communication, your own heart and your instincts tell you something else.
What if you had a roadmap to help you navigate the early months with calm and confidence?
Whether you’re expecting a baby or caring for a newborn – this course offers a warm, no-pressure guide to understanding your baby’s sleep, without guilt or tears.
🎥 You’ll Get Access To:
- 20 short videos (all under 10 minutes!)
- Games, quizzes and interactive elements to test your knowledge
- Mobile-friendly, lifetime access to learn at your pace
- PDF cheat sheets and printables for easy reference
This Course Will Help You:
- Understand what normal newborn sleep looks like
- Learn gentle, practical strategies – no crying, no pressure to separate
- Navigate feeding and sleep, whether breast or formula
- Read your baby’s cues and build healthy sleep practices
- Feel more rested and confident – while supporting your baby with love
This Course Will Help You:
- Understand what normal newborn sleep looks like
- Learn gentle, practical strategies – no crying, no pressure to separate
- Navigate feeding and sleep, whether breast or formula
- Read your baby’s cues and build healthy sleep practices
- Feel more rested and confident – while supporting your baby with love
What you will get in the course
Bite Sized Videos
This self-paced course features 20 short videos – perfect for tired parents.
You’ll learn how to build healthy sleep foundations, manage feeding and naps, and respond to your baby’s needs without guilt, pressure, or tears.
Watch them anytime, revisit when you need a refresher, and grow alongside your baby with ease and confidence.
Handy tip: Pop on a pair of earphones to enjoy your videos during contact naps and feeding sessions when baby’s awareness and distractibility increase!
Handy tip: Pop on a pair of earphones to enjoy your videos during contact naps and feeding sessions when baby’s awareness and distractibility increase!
✔️ Why managing your baby’s sleep matters in the early months
✔️ How circadian rhythms develop and what they mean for your baby’s sleep
✔️ How much sleep your newborn really needs
✔️ Spotting early sleep cues and preventing overtiredness
✔️ The core principles of gentle, responsive sleep
✔️Soothing techniques for evening fussiness and colic
✔️Why babies wake up when you put them down
✔️ Is bedsharing safe and does it have any benefits?
✔️ Creating a nurturing sleep environment without any pressure or tears
✔️ Why sleep training isn’t necessary
✔️ The hullabaloo about sleep associations and why biological ones aren’t bad
✔️ The truth about sleep aids and how to use them wisely
✔️ Building a calm, magical bedtime routine that works for your family
✔️ How feeding patterns influence sleep
✔️ The link between responsive feeding and better rest
✔️ Understanding breastfeeding challenges and how to overcome them
✔️ Supporting both breastfeeding and bottle-feeding families with confidence
✔️ What happens during the 4-month sleep regression
✔️ Why frequent wakings are biologically normal
✔️ Why common newborn sleep advice doesn’t always work
✔️ How to respond to wakings in ways that support your baby’s development
✔️ Sharing responsibilities and building teamwork with your partner
✔️ Making peace with your new normal
✔️ Creating sustainable rhythms that support everyone’s rest
✔️ Newborn sleep shopping list – what you really need
✔️ What lies ahead as your baby grows
Module 1: Understanding Newborn Sleep
- Why managing your baby’s sleep matters in the early months
- How circadian rhythms develop and what they mean for your baby’s sleep
- How much sleep your newborn really needs
- Spotting early sleep cues and preventing overtiredness
Module 2: Gentle Sleep Foundations
- The core principles of gentle, responsive sleep
- Soothing techniques for evening fussiness and colic
- Why babies wake up when you put them down
- Is bedsharing safe and does it have any benefits?
- Creating a nurturing sleep environment without any pressure or tears
Module 3: Supporting Sleep with Connection
- Why sleep training isn’t necessary
- The hullabaloo about sleep associations and why biological ones aren't bad
- The truth about sleep aids and how to use them wisely
- Building a calm, magical bedtime routine that works for your family
Module 4: Feeding & Sleep
- How feeding patterns influence sleep
- The link between responsive feeding and better rest
- Understanding breastfeeding challenges and how to overcome them
- Supporting both breastfeeding and bottle-feeding families with confidence
Module 5: Understanding Why Babies Wake
- What happens during the 4-month sleep regression
- Why frequent wakings are biologically normal
- Why common newborn sleep advice doesn’t always work
- How to respond to wakings in ways that support your baby’s development
Module 6: Managing Sleep as a Family
- Sharing responsibilities and building teamwork with your partner
- Making peace with your new normal
- Creating sustainable rhythms that support everyone’s rest
- Newborn sleep shopping list – what you really need
- What lies ahead as your baby grows
Engaging Activities
Watching without truly imbibing doesn’t give us the results we seek! This course ensures you connect theory with real life and also test your understanding with interactive activities, quizzes, and games. You’ll decode your baby’s cues, assess gentle ways to soothe, and reflect on which choices fit which situation – to truly feel confident in the road ahead.
Downloadable Resources
Alongside the videos, you’ll receive practical, beautifully designed downloadables to make newborn sleep support easy and accessible. These include a Sleep Requirements Chart, Sleep Cues Guide, Evening Fussiness Soothing Methods, a Safe Sleep Checklist, Newborn Sleep Shopping List, Breastfeeding Support Tools (product recommendations, sidelying nursing video, and exclusive pumping schedules), and much more – your go-to toolkit for calm, confident parenting in the early months.
Who Is This Course For?
Expectant parents who want to feel prepared
Parents of babies aged 0–4 months
Families looking for a gentle, attachment-based approach
Anyone feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or unsure
You don’t need to “fix” your baby. You just need to understand them and that changes everything.
Let me walk beside you with guidance that honours your baby, your instincts, and your family’s rhythm.
This isn’t sleep training
Meet Your Instructor: Himani Dalmia
Hi, I’m Himani Dalmia, Infant & Child Sleep Specialist, co-author of the bestselling parenting handbook Sleeping Like A Baby: The Art & Science of Gentle Baby Sleep, published by Penguin Random House, and co-founder of India’s first and largest baby sleep support community, Gentle Baby Sleep India. With an Australian certification in baby sleep and years of experience guiding thousands of families, I’m here to help you understand your newborn’s sleep with compassion, confidence, and connection. My goal is to help parents feel informed, empowered, and supported as they nurture their babies’ biological sleep needs with gentleness.
I am a postgraduate researcher at the University of Durham’s Infancy and Sleep Centre, giving me access to cutting-edge research and discoveries about baby sleep. I’m also a La Leche League Leader, which means I deeply understand how feeding and sleep are intertwined. A staunch advocate for gentle parenting, I endorse biologically normal practices and do not subscribe to outdated sleep training or crying methods. Over the years, I have collaborated with professionals including psychologists, birth educators, paediatricians, lactation consultants, and nutritionists on workshops, research, and parent outreach programs.
Before becoming a sleep specialist, I was a journalist and entrepreneur, driven by curiosity and a love for communication. I graduated with honours in English from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, and hold a Master’s in South Asian Literature from the University of Oxford. Yet, my greatest teachers have been my daughters, Devika and Yamini - who’ve shown me that gentle parenting is powerful parenting. Through them, I’ve learned that understanding, connection, and respect form the true foundation for peaceful sleep and joyful family life.
Reviews
I recently signed up for Himani’s online baby sleep management course, and it has genuinely transformed sleep for me and my baby.
I worked directly with Himani for my older child to manage her sleep better through her infant and toddler years. This time round for my son, Himani offered me to try the online course and it is genuinely so good. I would say it is at par with 1 on 1 consultation with Himani. Every little detail about baby sleep is covered- educating the parents on what to expect during different stages of baby development and how to address sleep challenges.
If your baby has frequent night wakings, short naps, and a very tired baby (and mum!) then this course is for you. The course broke everything down in a calm, structured, and evidence-based way.
What I loved most was how realistic and gentle the strategies were no harsh “cry it out” methods, but rather an understanding of sleep cues, wake windows, and how to gradually build consistency. The videos were short and easy to follow, quiz sessions made me feel supported every step of the way.
For me, the course was a refresher in understanding why certain things happen (like early morning wakes or nap resistance), so we could adapt confidently instead of guessing.
I’d highly recommend this course to any parent struggling with baby sleep especially if you’re looking for a compassionate, evidence-based, and empowering approach that actually works.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions and doubts, I’ve got you covered! Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have a list of questions I’ve repeatedly heard over the years. There’s a good chance that you’ll find the answers you’re looking for right here.
This course is aimed at the newborn stage, that is, 0 to 4 months (the first 120 days). It concludes with the onset of the 4-month sleep milestone commonly known as the 4-month sleep regression. It is well suited to expectant parents and parents of 4-month-olds will also benefit from it.
Every baby is unique but, because the practices in this course are biologically normal and aligned with how babies are naturally wired to sleep, little ones usually adjust to them quite easily. Often, the challenge isn’t the baby but the adults changing our habits. Some parents notice small improvements within a few days, while for others it may take a few weeks. What matters most is that you’re building a healthy, gentle sleep foundation that lasts.
Not at all. Go at your own pace. Watch a video when you can, try the activity, and come back whenever you need. There’s no rush – parenting is busy enough already, and this course is designed to fit into your life as a new parent, not add pressure. You have access to the course for 8 whole months!
You will have access to the course for 8 months from the date of purchase, so that your newborn period is comfortably covered even if you do the course during the last trimester of your pregnancy and you would like to refer back or do it again. You will also be able to download cheat sheets and printables for easy reference. However, this course is the intellectual property of Himani Dalmia and providing unauthorized access to anyone apart from the intended customer is prohibited.
When you’re expecting a baby or parenting a newborn, in all honesty this course is a better bet for you. It is thorough and comprehensive and gives you a strong background. If you feel the need, you can consult me in the months that follow to clarify doubts, troubleshoot specific issues or update your knowledge. Baby sleep is a marathon, not a sprint.
Yes. The course gives you a flexible framework. Since it’s based on normal newborn sleep biology, you’ll be able to adapt the principles to your baby’s personality and your family’s rhythm.
No, never. This course is completely gentle and biologically normal. You will not be asked to leave your baby to cry alone for even a few seconds. You will not be asked to withhold or reduce your responses. Instead, the focus is on attachment-based, loving practices that encourage healthy sleep while keeping your bond strong.
The term ‘sleep training’ usually refers to practices where a baby is allowed to cry for short or long durations, in the hope that the baby will “self-soothe”. In my experience, sleep training is stressful for both the parents and the child. Encouraging your baby to self-soothe or self-settle by withholding parental soothing isn’t a practice that I’m comfortable with. Therefore, I do not recommend it.
That’s okay. This course is designed with tired parents in mind. Even if you just watch one short video and try one small step, it can make a difference. Take it slowly. The lessons will always be here when you’re ready.
Absolutely. In fact, it’s wonderful when both parents or caregivers are on the same page. You can share the lessons and activities so that everyone caring for your baby feels confident and aligned.
Newborns are not meant to sleep through the night yet – they need to wake for feeds or comfort, and that’s normal and healthy. What this course will help with is reducing unnecessary wakings, easing bedtime struggles, ensuring good daytime naps and sufficient overall sleep, and creating smoother days and nights for the whole family over time.
If your baby has a medical condition, always follow your pediatrician’s advice first. Many of the gentle practices in this course can still help, but your doctor’s guidance should come before any sleep strategies.
You can see the different programs through which I can support you and also book appointments directly here.
Baby sleep is a journey and your little one’s needs will change every few weeks. While the course provides you with foundational knowledge that you can apply in the stages to come, it is a good idea to keep updating yourself at every stage. You can book one-to-one appointments with me (1 hour sessions, follow-up sessions, 1 month programs), attend my groups sessions, join the free Facebook community Gentle Baby Sleep India, follow me on Instagram (@gentlebabysleep.counselling), or read the book, Sleeping Like A Baby: the Art & Science of Gentle Baby Sleep by Neha Bhatt and me.