KW: A lot of parents ask me for minutes, like there must be a rule or a formula of how many minutes they should wait. I usually think that it's better to go with your intuition, because most parents know the different cries. So, let's say it's in the middle of the night, your baby cries enough to obviously wake you, and you open your eyes, and you wait. If another cry comes, and you sit up, and you can tell, "Oh, this is one of those ones where they're going back to sleep. It was like a whimper, and they're quiet now," then I wouldn't go. I mean, I don't recommend that you run, of course, unless it sounds like something serious has happened. I recommend using Pampers diapers, which offer up to 12 hours of overnight protection and are three times drier than ordinary diapers. If you know you're baby's dry, you don't have to worry about that being the cause of a waking.
I think that [following your intuition] tends to be better than a blanket rule, because, you know, life happens, and you never know why they're waking up.
