Is your baby crying in their sleep? If so, you are not alone! But, why do babies cry in their sleep? Learn these top 5 reasons and how you should handle it.First, before you learn how to handle your baby crying in their sleep, let's explore reasons for crying. Here are the top 5 reasons babies cry in their sleep, in no particular order:Hunger - The most obvious reason a baby cries in their sleep is due to a feeding time. Some babies do not wake up completely in order to signal to
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Is There a 6-Month Sleep Regression?
We have all heard of the 4 month sleep regression, but is there a 6-month sleep regression?In my experience of over 10 years as a sleep consultant, there isn't really a 6-month sleep regression so much as some other growth and development going on that may or may not impact your baby's sleep. In this article, I will explore what's happening so you can maximize your baby's sleep.6 Month Old Sleep NeedsYour 6-month old baby likely needs 11-12 hours of sleep at night and 2-3 hours of
Why Sleep Is Essential for Your Baby’s Development and Learning
Newborns and infants may sleep anywhere from 14 to 17 hours a day but anywhere up to 19 hours are still considered completely normal. This unique time period in their human development is full of change and a lot of those changes take place while asleep. The importance of sleep to development and learning will continue throughout your child’s lifetime. Because, even as adults, sleep is essential for our health and learning ability.Newborns Learn While Sleeping Infants show an amazing
Does The Color Of Your Baby’s Nursery Affect Sleep?
When you are planning your baby's nursery, odds are you spend lots of time thinking through your specific design plans: color schemes, coordinating furniture, accents and finishing touches, etc. But here's something you might not consider: how will the colors you select for your nursery impact your baby's mood and (most importantly, for our purposes) your baby's sleep?An important question indeed! Keep reading to learn more about how the colors you choose for your baby's nursery might impact
Taming Summer Bedtimes: 3 Tips You Need
Summer is fully upon us, readers! But while warm temps and fun outdoor activities are great, those long, lazy days of summer may be seriously messing with your baby or toddler's inner sleep clock. Over the summer, many babies start crying at bedtime and resisting sleep even more than usual. It’s also common for toddlers to stop staying in bed and falling asleep much later, trying to tell you, “I’m not tired!”So frustrating - but not really unexpected, if you think about it. The sun goes
Baby Sleeping More Than Usual? Here Are 3 Reasons Why.
We all want our babies to sleep - but can you have too much of a good thing when it comes to baby sleep? We've written before about baby sleeping too much, but what if your baby suddenly start sleeping more than usual? What if you're suddenly seeing marathon naps, later-than-usual morning wake-up times, and finding that you need to bump up bedtime?That makes lots of parents worry.So what's behind this sudden onset of sleepiness? Why is your baby sleeping more than usual? We're sharing
Wonder Weeks Chart: How The Wonder Weeks Affect Baby and Toddler Sleep
If you're a mom in today's day and age, you've no doubt heard about The Wonder Weeks, written by a husband-and-wife team, outlining the 10 "wonder weeks" (which often cause sleep regressions), that all babies go through in the first 20 months of life. The book outlines when and why each "wonder week" happens; it also offers parents insights into how to help their babies navigate each wonder week, and turn it into a leap forward for baby.Here is how the wonder weeks
Do Babies Dream? What Do Babies Dream About?
Ever held a newborn or young baby in your arms and watched him sleep? Many babies are pretty "expressive" sleepers - during deep sleep, they twitch and jerk, they grunt and grimace, they make faces, they smile. All of that expression can make parents wonder, "Is my baby dreaming?"And it's a valid question! You dream, after all - why not your baby?In today's post, we'll take a look at just this question: do babies dream? We'll hear from some of the experts, and then open it
Sleep Regressions: Everything You Need To Know and Ages They Happen
Sleep regression. It's a phrase you probably didn't know existed before you had a baby, but now? Now that your baby is waking every 20 minutes, and you are exhausted beyond all reason? Now that your toddler is waging a fierce anti-nap campaign?Yeah - it's a phrase you're probably familiar with!Sleep Regressions: What They Are A sleep regression describes a period of time (anywhere from 1 - 4 weeks) when a baby or toddler who has been sleeping well suddenly starts waking at night,