This is a guest post. Sleep is one of the essential needs for a baby to be happy and healthy. In the first few days, weeks, or months of a baby’s life, they may be fussy, unsettled, and tend to cry a lot. And the worst thing is they love to sleep during the daytime and remain wide awake in the wee hours of the night. Maybe because parents too, especially the new ones, are nervous and seem not to know what to do for their babies. Here are some tips that might help in avoiding these trying
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How To Get My 14, 15, or 16 Week Old Baby To Sleep
Previous: How To Get My 11, 12 or 13 Week Old To Sleep Congratulations! You’ve just completed your “4th Trimester” otherwise known as your baby’s first 3 months ex utero and helped your 11, 12, or 13 week old sleep. What does this mean? For many babies it means they begin waking up more at night or have difficulty napping. Uh oh! So, it’s no wonder one of the most common questions we get here at The Baby Sleep Site® is "How do I get my 14, 15 or 16 week old to sleep?" While some babies can
7 Tips For Better Sleep In 2017
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
Do Your Child’s Food Choices Affect Sleep?
From the time your baby was born, you have no doubt been diligent about what kinds of food and nourishment goes into her mouth. From breastfeeding and/or choosing the best formula during her newborn months, to introducing healthy foods once your baby started solids, to coming up with creative and healthy meals that your toddler will actually eat - you are no doubt well-aware that what goes into your child's body has a big impact on her health. But did you know that your child's meals and food
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
How Aurora’s Daughter Went From Sleepless to Sleeping Like A Baby
The content below was partially reblogged from Aurora's personal blog, Dispatches from the Castle. Readers, meet Aurora! She's a lovely mama and blogger who shares her thoughts over at Dispatches From The Castle. She was also, up until a few months ago, very sleep-deprived! Aurora was struggling to get her darling daughter sleeping soundly at night. After scouring all the sleep coaching literature she could find and coming up short, she turned to The Baby Sleep Site® for help --
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