Babies can use wearable blankets from birth or as soon as you stop swaddling your baby. Your baby should not use loose blankets until they are at least a year old, however, you should not expect your child to keep a blanket on them for warmth while sleeping until at least 3-4 years old. Let's dig deeper about your baby and the use of blankets to ensure you keep your baby safe and warm. Babies and Wearable Blankets Once you transition away from swaddling, the best and safest way to put
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How to Swaddle a Baby + 5 Tips For Better Sleep
Swaddling your newborn can help keep your baby calm and content after he or she is born. But, how do you swaddle a baby and is there a step-by-step process to follow? Yes! This article will tell you how to swaddle a baby and give you 5 tips for better baby sleep. What is Swaddling? Swaddling is tightly wrapping your newborn baby in a blanket to give them a womb-like feeling. Some people say it's like wrapping them up like a burrito. But, how you swaddle a baby is important, otherwise
Top 25 Sleep Resources of 2018
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 traditionally celebrate the end of the year with a roundup of our most popular articles, but this year, we're doing something even better! We've tallied the numbers, and in honor of 2018, here are our top 25 sleep resources you loved this year! Read on to learn more about our most
Why Is My Baby Still Awake?
The moment your newborn arrives to your home is a moment of pure bliss. The whole family is overwhelmed with joy. They cannot wait to hold and caress the baby for a while. But all this only lasts for a little while. When the night falls, you are on you own. As months and months go by, you realize that your baby just won’t sleep through the night. You are gradually becoming a desperate, sleep-deprived parent without the energy to cope with daily challenges. Do not wait until you collapse. Learn
5 Tips For Helping Children Fall Asleep Faster And Sleep Better
Are you struggling night after night with putting your child to sleep? Is your toddler waking up many times during the night? Does it take you more than an hour to finally see your child asleep? If these scenarios sound familiar, then what you need are some tips for helping children fall asleep faster and sleep better. With some help from The Baby Sleep Site® and our sleep experts and consultants that can solve every sleeping problem your child has, in no time will you say goodbye to the
The Ultimate Guide to Sleep Training Baby
Sleep training baby is not something parents seek out to do, but if your baby won't sleep or your baby fights sleep, then sleep training may solve your baby sleep problems. Learn the ins and outs of sleep training with this ultimate guide. What is sleep training? The term "sleep training" used to be associated with cry it out, but I would like to think that is an old definition, now. Most new parents these days understand there are a lot of different ways you can sleep train your baby
Holly Jolly Sleep Giveaway!
It's that time of year again...time for our annual holiday giveaway! This year we're taking on the role of Sleep Santa with all of our sleep consultant elves working around the clock to help spread some sleepy time holiday cheer. Peeking into our big sack of sleepy prizes makes us really excited about helping even more families get the sleep they need this holiday season and into the new year. If you've been thinking of asking Santa for more sleep for the holidays, then you've come to the right
Top 10 Baby Sleep Training Dos and Dont’s
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 stop sleep training during separation anxiety. We obviously get a lot of questions about sleep training in our Helpdesk and we thought it would be a good idea to write up a
How to Get a Baby to Sleep
How to get a baby to sleep sounds quite simple really. All we need to do is follow these easy steps: Create a sleep-inducing environment in your room or the nursery. Follow a short sleep routine of steps you will follow before each sleep period. Feed your baby. End your sleep routine consistently. Lay your baby down in his or her sleep space slightly awake. Allow your baby to try to fall asleep independently. Simple, right? If only it was that simple. For some babies, it will be,