More than Milestones
More than Milestones
Kaitlin Rickerd
43. What 8.5 Years of Not Sleep Training Taught Me About Trusting My Gut (Season 1 Finale)
19 minutes Posted Jul 28, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Welcome to the season one finale + reflecting on this podcast season
What KC wants to hear more (or less) of next season — send your requests
Backstory: 8.5 years of helping her three kids fall asleep, no sleep training
Navigating outside opinions and comments about the choice not to sleep train
Doubting the decision, trusting her gut, and why that mattered
The hard, exhausting nights she doesn't want to minimize
"Mommy, we think we're ready" — the moment the kids asked to try sleeping alone
How their sleep setup has worked over the years
The night itself: tucking in, the sister sleepover, Bubba's first solo attempt
Sitting on the couch waiting, and the wave of emotion once it was quiet
Realizing this is the first parenting decision she has zero regrets about
Advice for anyone in the thick of sleepless nights right now
The honest update: it only happened once (so far)
Final thoughts and thank you for season one
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After eight and a half years of helping my three kids fall asleep every single night, no sleep training, no cry it out, this past weekend they told me they were ready to try it on their own. This is the story of that night, what I didn't expect to feel, and the honest update on what's happened since 💛 I'm getting real about what it took to trust my gut through years of doubt, comments, and exhausted nights, sleep trained or not, and why this is the first thing in parenting I have zero regrets...