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 night; their little bodies simply aren't designed to work that way at first. But sometimes, newborn sleeplessness can seem excessive. What do you do if your newborn seems tired, but is
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10 Bedtime Routine Tips: Crafting the Perfect Baby and Toddler 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 you craft the perfect baby or toddler bedtime routine? We share our top tips below! 10 Bedtime Routine Tips for Babies and Toddlers Start winding down before you start the bedtime
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 caution parents not to feel pressured to sleep coach during or by a certain time frame. That said - we hear almost daily from parents who are beyond exhausted, whose families are losing
25 Nap Time Tips: How To Help Your Baby Nap Better and Longer
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 Nap Jedis. And we get it; a great nap schedule is, after all, one of the keys to sleeping through the night! If you're struggling with short and inconsistent naps, you'll definitely want to take a moment to download
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 and swaddling and all the things that go along with parenting a new baby? That usually doesn't feel so wonderful. In fact, if you're a new parent, it may feel totally
Wonder Weeks Chart: 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 outlines when and why each "wonder week" happens; it also offers parents insights into how to help their babies navigate each wonder week, and turn it into a leap forward for baby. But,
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 is, newborns and young babies aren't ready for sleep coaching (we usually advise waiting on that until baby is at least 4 months old and have moved past the 4 month
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
Infants and Pacifiers
Infants have a strong sucking reflex and therefore many people choose to give their baby a pacifier. Some parents warn against it, encouraging you to have them "attach" to you rather than an inanimate object while other parents warn that if you don't give him a pacifier, you will become his "pacifier". Who's right? No one! It will be up to you and what works for you and your baby and what works for others might not work for YOU. When to introduce a pacifier If you are formula feeding, you