Newborn Not Sleeping? Here Are 6 Reasons Why

newborn not sleeping?

Newborns are so cute, but newborn sleep can sometimes seem downright ugly! Ask any parent of a newborn, and he or she will likely tell you that long, deep, peaceful sleep is NOT on the list of things their family is enjoying. And that’s usually normal. Newborns aren’t supposed to sleep 8 hours straight at …

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10 Bedtime Routine Tips: Crafting the Perfect Baby and Toddler Bedtime Routine

10 Tips for a Perfect Bedtime Routine

Bedtime routines are an essential part of healthy baby and toddler sleep habits… A very essential part! A great bedtime routine alerts your baby or toddler to the fact that bedtime is approaching. It can also serve to relax your child and help your baby or toddler fall asleep quickly and calmly. But how can …

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5 Reasons To Start Sleep Training TODAY

Let me be clear: when to sleep train is a personal choice that’s heavily dependent on a lot of unique factors. There is no age when all parents “should” sleep train, and while there are sleep training windows that tend to be better for sleep training, and help the process move along smoothly, we always …

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25 Nap Time Tips: How To Help Your Baby Nap Better and Longer

25 Nap Time Tips

We know, parents, we know – judging by what we’re hearing from many of you in our Helpdesk, naps are high on your radar! You want to know how to make them more consistent, how to make them longer, how to make each nap as restorative as possible! In short, you want to become the …

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15 Newborn Baby Sleep and Feeding Tips

Newborn babies are so wonderful, aren’t they? They’re all soft, new skin and sweet-smelling heads and tiny, adorable features. I remember each one of my children as newborns, and each of them just broke my heart with their cuteness when they were tiny. But caring for a newborn? Trying to figure out feedings and naps …

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Wonder Weeks Chart: How The Wonder Weeks Affect Baby and Toddler Sleep

How The Wonder Weeks Affect Baby and Toddler Sleep

If you’re a parent, you’ve no doubt heard about The Wonder Weeks, written by Xaviera Plooij, Frans X. Plooij PhD, and Hetty van de Rijt PhD. The book outlines the 10 “wonder weeks” during infant development (which often cause sleep regressions), that all babies go through in the first 20 months of life. The book …

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7 Gentle, Natural Ways To Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Better

Fact: newborns and young infants aren’t usually the best sleepers, what with the waking every few hours to eat and all. That’s why the phrase ‘sleeping like a baby’ is so misleading, in my opinion! 😉 Understandably, parents often become very interested in how to help their newborns sleep pretty soon after delivery. The thing …

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How Long to Cry It Out (CIO)

How Long to Try Cry It Out

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 today. I always preface any discussion about cry it out by making sure that everyone understands that I’m not a “Cry It Out Pusher.” …

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Cry It Out: Age, Method Explained, and How to Do It Safely

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Cry It Out is a sleep training method that gives babies space to learn how to sleep in longer stretches at night and take longer naps. Cry It Out is also called Extinction or Controlled Crying. There are a variety of ways to implement it. Is cry it out right for you? If so, at …

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