One of the things we hear so often from new parents is that they all thought it would be much, MUCH easier to get their babies to sleep! After all, for us, sleep seems intuitive, doesn’t it? You get tired, so you go to bed…and then you fall asleep. What’s so tough about that? Apparently, a lot, if you’re a baby! As you are no doubt aware, the process of going from wide-awake to fast asleep can require a lot of intervention from mom or dad. But since you and your partner are no doubt exhausted
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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
When Do Babies Start Sleeping Through The Night?
Sleeping through the night can feel like such an elusive goal. When will your baby sleep through the night? How can you work towards sleeping through the night in a gentle, healthy way that works for your child? Well, we've built an entire website around answering those questions, complete with a ton of free content, a huge Members Area, e-books, and personalized consulting packages. So we can't exactly offer you a quick and easy answer in this post as to when your child will sleep through
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
The Last Night Feeding
It was a routine I had performed over and over at least once a night, but often, more, for over a year. The monitor went off like clockwork at 5 a.m., and I climbed the stairs to my daughter’s room on autopilot. I had become an expert at navigating my house in the dark – I knew exactly how many stairs my feet had to step, when to turn so that I wouldn’t ram my hips into the kitchen table corner, and my hands never fumbled for the doorknob to her room. It was Mother’s Day, and it was the
Sophie’s Baby Sleep Story [VIDEO]
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Readers, meet Sophie! Fashion stylist, mommy-extraordinare, and blogger at (formerly known as) Eenie Meenie Bambini, Sophie is also a former client of The Baby Sleep Site®. Recently, Sophie took the time to sit down and write out her sleep story - and she also took the time to film a short video for us! Read on, and hear Sophie's compelling sleep story. Hear about her harrowing struggles to help her daughter Coco sleep. Hear about the toll that sleep deprivation took on her life. But not
Sleep Training Boot Camp, Part Two: Making Feeding & Schedule Changes (Plus An Optional Bonus Step!)
New to Sleep Training Bootcamp? Check out our overview page to find out what Sleep Training Boot Camp is all about, and to catch up on past Boot Camp articles. BOOT CAMP, PART TWO: Making Feeding and Schedule Changes (Plus an Optional Bonus Step) A few days ago, we talked about how important it is to prepare before sleep training. Today's boot camp article offers another preparation tip - now that you have (hopefully!) done the 5 things you need to do before
When Do Babies Sleep Through the Night?
Babies sleeping through the night is usually a parent's #1 sleep goal. Unfortunately, it can often seem like a totally unattainable goal! Parents love to be able to say 'good night', not have their baby cry and wake up happy in the morning. If your baby or toddler is waking multiple times per night, you may wonder how on earth you will ever get your baby to sleep through the night, without waking. Fortunately for you, this is a question we answer often for our clients - and it's one we are