How Much Sleep Do Babies Need? Chart for Parents

Babies need a lot of sleep but how much exactly at each age? Babies need 10-12 hours of sleep at night and 2-4 hours during the day for most of their first two years. However, how sleep is broken down will vary by age. This post will teach you how much sleep your baby likely …

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Baby Not Sleeping? You Might Be Surprised to Learn Why!

It’s no secret that we at The Baby Sleep Site are dedicated to helping parents help their children to gently fall asleep independently, and take long restorative naps. If your little one is waking up in the night or mid-way through their nap, chances are they need to let go of sleep associations or adjust …

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Sleeping Through the Night – When Can You Expect It, and How to Help Your Baby Get There

You finally get to hold your precious baby in your arms, your own little miracle and even if it’s your second, third, or sixth, there is nothing ever like it in the entire world. You spend the first few weeks bonding, but suddenly the exhaustion starts to take a toll and you wonder when you …

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Why Downtime In The Crib MIGHT Be Bad For Sleep

Imagine when you put your baby to sleep, your baby doesn’t cry. Your baby happily plays in his or her crib, looks at the mobile, or babbles, but isn’t sleeping. Or, your toddler happily chats in his bed for an hour every night before going to sleep. You’re lucky, right? This is the ideal baby …

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THIS Is What Good Baby Sleep Looks Like, According To Science.

It’s that time again: time for new sleep guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). Every so often, the AASM releases recommendations for healthy child sleep; now, we have their 2016 recommendations. Let’s take a look! How Much Sleep Do Babies and Toddlers Need? Our team looked at this area of the report …

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Should You Keep Your Baby or Toddler Up Late For Special Events?

babies and holidays

Holiday merriment approaches, readers! However you celebrate the holidays, I hope you have lots of holiday fun in store in the coming weeks. Speaking of holiday fun — have you ever found yourself simultaneously blessing and cursing the holiday plans you’ve made? There’s lots to enjoy this time of year, between the parties and the …

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How Your Baby’s Growth Spurts Affect Sleep And Feeding

You may already know that things like teething, illness, and sleep regressions can affect your baby’s sleeping and feeding schedule. But did you know that your baby will go through a series of growth spurts in the first year of life and that these can cause big disruptions in sleep and feeding? Baby Growth Spurts: …

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