We love providing free resources for our readers - just take a look at the 'FREE' tab above, on our main menu bar! :) And so, in the spirit of offering free help, we have designed this checklist, to help you understand why your baby is waking at night. Is it hunger? Discomfort? Something else? Use our checklist to figure it out! Top 15 Reasons Why Your Baby Wakes At Night Hunger: Newborns need to eat around the clock, but even older babies need one (or possibly two) feedings at
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5 Reasons Why Your Baby is Night Waking and Won’t Sleep
A baby night waking is one of the most common issues that bring tired parents to The Baby Sleep Site. But, why exactly do babies wake at night? Why won’t your baby sleep? This article will discuss the 5 primary reasons for baby night waking. 1. Sleep Prop The official name is "sleep association" but these are more widely known as "sleep props" or "crutches." This is something your baby "needs" (using that term loosely) in order to sleep. For most babies, in my experience, this will be
What Does Drowsy But Awake Mean Anyway, When It Comes to Helping Your Baby Sleep?
Pick up any book about baby sleep or read any website, including this one, and the instructions are to put your baby down "drowsy but awake" in order to teach your baby how to sleep and stop waking up at night or nap longer during the day. But, what does "drowsy but awake" actually mean? Does it mean eyes closed or just relaxed? This article will paint a picture about the ideal drowsiness to help your baby or toddler sleep better. Drowsy, But Awake Definition In a perfect world, you'd
How To Use LeapFrog Hug and Learn and Crib Aquariums To Help Your Baby Sleep
Occasionally, I get an e-mail asking whether a crib aquarium (or something like it) will help your baby sleep and whether it is a good investment, so I thought I'd write an article about how you can make positive sleep associations to help your baby sleep. A sleep association is how your baby (and everyone really) falls asleep. Your baby might "need" a pacifier, to breastfeed, to be bounced on an exercise ball, to be in a swing, to be rocked to sleep, etc. I have heard almost all of them,