Happy 2017, readers! You know what they say -- new year, new start! Is your baby or toddler still struggling to take restorative naps, or maybe having a hard time sleeping through the night? Now is the time to take action! With some effort on your part (and some help from those of us here at The Baby Sleep Site®), 2017 really can be a year of peaceful sleep for your whole family. To help you achieve that great sleep you're looking for, here are 7 tips you can use to get started on
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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 sleep situation and you have nothing to worry about, right? Wrong. Turns out that downtime in your baby's crib - time in which she plays and entertains herself - might actually be detrimental to sleep.
Sleep When The Baby Sleeps? YEAH RIGHT
If you're a parent, then odds are you have heard this little gem more than a few times from well-meaning advice-givers: "Sleep when the baby sleeps." It's the cute, pat little advice that new moms often hear at baby showers. The idea here is that, if you sleep when the baby sleeps, you end up getting enough sleep to get by without having to suffer through serious sleep deprivation. Sleep when the baby sleeps? HA HA HA YEAH RIGHT. In our opinions here at The Baby Sleep Site®, this is some
Get Baby To Sleep: 7 Sure-Fire Tips
Getting a baby to sleep can be tricky, can't it? Contrary to what many first-time parents-to-be assume, most babies do not simply fall asleep when they are tired and wake when they are rested. In fact, lots of babies go from sleepy to fussy to exhausted to overly-tired to flat out screaming (sometimes, in a matter of minutes!); there is just no "falling asleep naturally" at any point in that sequence. Similarly, not all babies wake up when they are rested and refreshed. By contrast, far more
How To Help Your FOMO Baby Sleep
FOMO. Is that acronym new to you? Up until about a year ago, it was new to me, too. I'd never heard of FOMO (or Fear Of Missing Out) until a friend told me that she was afflicted with it. She was constantly on social media, checking in with her friends and catching up on the latest news. But here's something interesting - did you know your baby can have FOMO, too? It's true; some babies just can't seem to settle in and fall asleep, for fear that they'll miss out on all the action! Now,
10 Baby and Toddler Sleep Articles You Loved In 2015 (#5 Was SO Popular!)
We're fast-approaching the start of the new year, and as we close out 2015, we thought it would be fun to go back and revisit the 2015 blog articles that you loved most! With topics ranging from sleep regression help, to answers about gentle sleep training, to age-appropriate napping, these articles were really popular this year. Take a look below, and see if we've included your personal favorites! 10 Baby and Toddler Sleep Articles You Loved In 2015 10. 7 Tips For Babies Who Just
6 Ways The Amazon Echo Will Transform Your Child’s Bedtime Routine
Have you seen the Amazon Echo yet? Leave it to Amazon to create such a cool product! The Amazon Echo is basically a personal assistant that lives in your house and is always listening for your next request. The Echo can play music, answer your questions, sync with your smart devices, and even control your lights! But here's what we think is super cool: the Amazon Echo makes an AWESOME addition to your child's bedtime routine. 6 Ways To Use Amazon Echo In Your Child's Bedtime
10 Tough Baby Sleep Problems, and How To Solve Them
Solving your baby's sleep problems can be tough enough, but finding the solution to YOUR specific problem can be even tougher. After all, the sleep training plan we would recommend for parents who want to transition away from cosleeping would be very different than the sleep training plan we would recommend for parents who want to stop rocking their baby to sleep. So how can you solve YOUR unique sleep challenge? Well, I can't give you personalized advice here on the blog (you'll need to
When Do Babies Sleep All Night?
When do babies sleep all night? When will my baby sleep through the night? When will my baby sleep longer at night? These are all popular questions that bring many of you to The Baby Sleep Site®, looking for answers. And they are questions that we'll be tackling in today's blog post! What Is Sleeping All Night Exactly? As always, we have to get our terms straight when we are discussing sleeping through the night. Remember, the medical definition of 'sleeping all night' is just 5