Sleep issues creep up on people at different points in their lives. When I was in college, I couldn’t stay asleep in bed for more nights than I’d like to admit. The problem was so persistent that it drastically impacted my studies. Research shows that long-term sleep deprivation causes serious health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease. After seeking medical help, it was evident that poor sleeping habits were one of the contributing factors to my
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THIS Is What Good Baby Sleep Looks Like, According To Science.
It's that time again: time for new sleep guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). Every so often, the AASM releases recommendations for healthy child sleep; now, we have their 2016 recommendations. Let's take a look! How Much Sleep Do Babies and Toddlers Need? Our team looked at this area of the report first, and we were very pleased to learn that our sleep plan recommendations line up exactly with the recommended sleep totals from the AASM: Infants 4 months to 12
Healthy Sleep Habits: Why Not All Sleep Habits Are Bad
If you've been a reader of The Baby Sleep Site® for a while, then you know a thing or two about sleep associations, don't you? You've no doubt read our sleep association blog post, and have learned all about how certain habits that your baby associates with sleep (like nursing to sleep, or rocking to sleep, or being held during sleep) can cause big, huge sleep problems that affect the whole family. And you've no doubt learned that sleep training is the process of gently weaning your baby
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child: Our Review
When you're talking about baby sleep experts, the name Dr. Marc Weissbluth is pretty legendary. It's right up there with Dr. Richard Ferber, Elizabeth Pantley, and Nicole Johnson (couldn't leave Nicole out, now could we? ;-) ). And it's no wonder; Weissbluth's book, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child is considered one of the 'baby sleep bibles' by the many people who've read it over the years. But is this book really one of the definitive works on baby and toddler sleep? Is it worth buying
How Long to Cry It Out (CIO)
This topic "How long to cry it out?" has come up a few times in the last few weeks in one way or another, so I thought I'd talk about it this week. I always preface any discussion about cry it out by making sure that everyone understands that I'm not a "Cry It Out Pusher" and I'm very much NOT an extremist or a hard-core "sleep trainer". I try to be realistic and just know that all babies are different and all family structures are different and what works for one won't work for everyone. I even
Cry It Out Age and What Is Cry It Out?
Moms and dads, if you are unfortunate enough to consider letting your baby cry it out (because let's face it, none of us PLAN to let their baby cry it out when they are still in the womb or anything! It's typically the last resort for most of us.), many people want to know at what age it is okay to do it. Some people would answer "never" and that is their right. Here at The Baby Sleep Site®, I understand that all situations are unique and what works for you might not work for others and what