4 Reasons Your Baby Is Fighting Naps

Babies need naps. Let’s be clear about that. Naps are not optional, naps are not “bonus” sleep sessions….naps are necessary for proper infant growth and development. That said – try telling that to your baby! Even the best nighttime sleeper can be a prizewinning “nap fighter”. Knowing your child needs naps, and doing all in …

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Why Consistency Is So Important During Sleep Training

Based on lots and lots of experience in working with parents over the years, we here at The Baby Sleep Site™ have found something to be true: when used with consistency, the right sleep training method can work wonders for a baby’s nighttime sleep problems, or a toddler’s persistent sleep issues. The two key words …

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Handling Daylight Saving Time: 3 Ways To Prevent “Springing Forward” From Ruining Your Baby or Toddler’s Sleep Schedule

Happy March, Baby Sleep Site® readers! If you’re anything like me, you’re eager to put February behind you. All that snow and ice and biting cold make the shortest month of the year feel like the longest, in my opinion. Of course, if you’re reading this from a tropical location right now, and freezing cold …

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When Is It Too Late To Sleep Train?

Is It Too Late To Sleep Train?

Often, exhausted parents contact the Baby Sleep Site® and ask if we can help or if it’s “too late to sleep train!?” They also share some variations of this story: “My son/daughter has always been a terrible sleeper. I kept hoping he/she would grow out of it, and that the sleep issues would resolve on …

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Should Your Baby Nap in the Infant Swing?

If you have a baby at home, then you know a thing or two about baby gear, don’t you? 😉 The crib, the changing table, the toys…how can such a little person need so much stuff?! Here’s a piece of gear most parents are very familiar with: the infant swing. Do you have one of …

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Can the “Wake to Sleep” Method Help Lengthen Your Baby’s Short Naps?

An older, wiser friend once told me, “Baby naps are God’s way of saying to parents, ‘I love you. Now go take a shower.’” Pretty accurate, right? Most parents look forward to naptimes. Ahhhh… Those brief interludes when you can actually pause for breath, do the never-ending chores, or have a little “me” time. Of …

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Will Your Baby Be Spoiled If You Don’t Sleep Train?

Will Your Baby Be Spoiled If You Don't Sleep Train

Will your baby be spoiled if you do NOT sleep train? We hear this question circling around often. In fact, a client e-mailed me not too long ago concerned about what a co-worker told her about her baby. Her co-worker told her that if she didn’t sleep train and let her baby cry it out, …

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How Sleep Training Progress Looks

How Sleep Training Progress Looks

When parents update me on their sleep training progress, sometimes it is a little frustrating for them if their baby has a good night one night, then a bad night and some back and forth. I thought it would be a good idea to talk about that in today’s post and why it happens. If …

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Your Baby Won’t Sleep and It’s Your Fault!

A common theme when I read the first e-mail in a one-on-one consultation or when I first talk on the phone with a new client is that the parent feels somehow responsible for the fact their baby won’t sleep and the sleep trouble they’re in. Either they were first time parents and didn’t know what …

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