How Many Hours Can Baby Sleep Without Feeding?

How many hours can a baby sleep without feeding? Feeding frequency can be very confusing given the many conflicting pieces of advice. While some sources will say babies can sleep through the night by 8 weeks old, others will say once your baby doubles their birth weight. This post will discuss this topic so you …

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Sleep Training a 6-Month Old – 5 Things You Need To Know

Sleep Training a 6-Month Old - 5 Things You Need To Know

When you are sleep training a 6-month old, there are a few specific things to consider before you start. This article discusses 5 things you should know before you begin sleep training your 6-month old. 1. 6-Month Old Schedules One of the most important things you should do before you start sleep training is to …

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Our Top 25 Sleep Resources

We know some loyal readers have been here for years (thank you!), but many of you reading right now have only been aware of The Baby Sleep Site® for a few months, weeks, or even days! To help out newer readers, we’ve tallied the numbers: here are our top 25 sleep resources you love most! …

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Sleep Training Baby: The Ultimate Guide – How, What, Why, & When?

The Ultimate Guide to Sleep Training Baby

Sleep training your baby is not the first thing parents want to do. But, when your baby won’t sleep, or your baby fights sleep then sleep training may solve your baby sleep problems. Spending hours putting babies to sleep can be frustrating and exhausting! Learn the ins and outs of sleep training with this ultimate …

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Top 10 Baby Sleep Training Dos and Dont’s

Top Baby Sleep Training Dos and Donts

We have written many articles about sleep training from why night-weaning may be failing, the best age to start sleep training to what’s the best weekday to start sleep training. We have also answered questions like whether to use cry it out for naps, what types of sleep training methods exist, and whether you should …

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How to Get Baby to Sleep in a Crib

How to Get Baby to Sleep in a Crib

Whether you were co-sleeping or bed-sharing or your baby was in a bassinet or Arms Reach Co-sleeper type of sleep space, you may now be wondering how to get baby to sleep in a crib. Let’s break it down: Sleep on the crib sheets so your scent is transferred. Spend awake time and playtime in …

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How to Handle When Your Baby Only Wants to Sleep in Arms or On Chest

How to Handle When Your Baby Only Wants to Sleep in Arms or On Chest

This post is for all the parents whose baby only wants to sleep in arms or on chests. There are a lot of decisions to make as a new parent. Should you buy a bassinet, co-sleeper, or a crib? And, you must decide whether or not to share a room with your baby, too. You …

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10 Cautions About Twelve Hours’ Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old Book

12 Hours' Sleep by 12 Weeks? 10 Cautions from a Sleep Expert

Twelve Hours’ Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old is a book by Suzy Giordano and Lisa Abidin. This book lays out steps you can follow to help your baby sleep through the night by a young age. (12 weeks for singletons, a bit older for multiples.) The book is a very quick read and very easy …

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Should You Wean From the Zipadee Zip Sleep Sack Before, During, or After Sleep Training?

When Should You Wean From the Zipadee Zip?

We’ve been recommending the Zipadee Zip sleep sack long before they were on Shark Tank and we have worked with many happy families who have used it. But, a common question is should you wean from the Zipadee Zip before, after, or during sleep training? Do you have to wean from this swaddle transition sleep …

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