Below is a guest post written for our blog.No matter how many parenting books you read hoping that you will be fully prepared when your newborn comes into the world, you might not always take the best decision. Do not start off thinking that you want to be a perfect parent. Make sure that you provide your baby with the best of care, attention, and love. Being a great parent is about patience and establishing priorities.Motherhood is one of the greatest parts of a woman’s life. When you
Newborns
How Many Hours Does a Newborn Sleep?
In the beginning, newborns sleep virtually around the clock waking only to eat and demand a clean diaper (sometimes!). But how many total hours does a newborn sleep anyway? On average, newborn babies sleep 14-16 hours in a 24-hour period, broken up into numerous sleep periods.How many hours do newborns sleep during the day and at night?If your baby has day/night confusion, your baby may be awake a bit too much at night such that they are awake for 30-90 minutes at a time. If that's the
How Do 0-6 Week Olds Sleep?
Whether you are pregnant or just had your baby, you may be wondering how 0 to 6 week olds sleep. Will your 1-week or 2-week old sleep all day and night? Will your 3-week or 4-week old wake up a lot at night? Will your 5-week or 6-week old start sleeping in longer stretches?Our partner in sleep, Nested Bean, has shared with you the basics of sleep for 0 to 6 week olds. In summary, here's a little about what you can expect:Hours and hours of sleep – just not all at once. Bedtime? What
Newborn Not Sleeping? Here Are 6 Reasons Why.
Newborns are so cute, but newborn sleep can sometimes seem downright ugly! Ask any parent of a newborn, and he or she will likely tell you that long, deep, peaceful sleep is NOT on the list of things their family is enjoying.And that's usually normal. Newborns aren't supposed to sleep 8 hours straight at night; their little bodies simply aren't designed to work that way at first. But sometimes, newborn sleeplessness can seem excessive. What do you do if your newborn seems tired, but is
On Newborns and Sleeping Through The Night
For 10 months (or longer) you look forward to taking your newborn bundle of joy home. You have all the gear, the room is perfect and you've read all the books. And then it happens...You get home and your darling sleeps for a few hours and is up. I don't mean up and needs a little cuddle, I mean up and ready to party.I remember those first few weeks with my newborn. Trying to heal from delivery, trying to do everything right and struggling with lack of sleep. My little guy was colicky
Benefits of Swaddling with 7 Swaddle Safety Tips (Plus a Giveaway!)
Today we have a guest post written by Karen Barski, BSN, RN and inventor of the Woombie Baby Swaddle. Woombie is also giving away two of their Woombie Air so be sure to read to the end to find out how you can enter to win one!Benefits of Swaddling Your BabyWhen your baby is swaddled, he or she is taken back to the days in the womb, when everything was comfortable, safe and snug.Swaddling has a number of key benefits for both parents and babies – when done correctly and
2 Month Old Baby Sleep Tips
Your little 2 month old baby is no doubt just the most adorable little being on the planet....but your 2 month old baby's sleep may be less darling! By the time your little one is 2 months old, naps may be all over the place, and night sleep may feel like a nightmare. Plus, we find in our work with parents that by the time your baby is 2 months old, all the adrenaline that was keeping you going through the newborn phase is wearing off quickly, and exhaustion is hitting full-force.Yeah...to
15 Newborn Baby Sleep and Feeding Tips
Newborn babies are so wonderful, aren't they? They're all soft, new skin and sweet-smelling heads and tiny, adorable features. I remember each one of my children as newborns, and each of them just broke my heart with their cuteness when they were tiny.But caring for a newborn? Trying to figure out feedings and naps and swaddling and all the things that go along with parenting a new baby?That usually doesn't feel so wonderful. In fact, if you're a new parent, it may feel totally
7 Gentle, Natural Ways To Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Better
Fact: newborns and young infants aren't usually the best sleepers, what with the waking every few hours to eat and all. That's why the phrase 'sleeping like a baby' is so misleading, in my opinion! ;)Understandably, parents often become very interested in how to help their newborns sleep pretty soon after delivery. The thing is, newborns and young babies aren't ready for sleep coaching (we usually advise waiting on that until baby is at least 4 months old and have moved past the