Parents, does it ever feel like the first year of your baby's life is just one long sleep challenge? Between sleep regressions, teething, illness, growth spurts, and nap transitions, it can feel like your baby will NEVER sleep soundly, because just when you find your sleep "groove", another change or transition rears its ugly head. This is especially true of sleep regressions. There are three sleep regressions that we commonly see happen during the first year of a child's life, and since each
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6 Week Sleep Regression? Or Growth Spurt?
"My newborn baby was sleeping so well...what happened??" Sound familiar? We hear this all. the. time. Our answers vary, depending on the unique baby in question - in our experience, the answer can be anything from teething to illness to temperament to the birth of a new sibling to nap transition. But often, our answer is - sleep regression. Common Sleep Regressions Generally, we offer up a diagnosis of sleep regression for babies and toddlers who are the following ages: 4
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: When They Happen The exact timing of growth spurts will vary from baby to baby, and not all babies will experience all the growth spurts listed below. But the following is a list