Previous: How to Get My 5, 6, or 7 Week Old To Sleep Can you believe it!? Your little one is now 2 months old and beginning to really take notice of the world! As exciting as it is to see your baby LIGHT UP when you introduce a new toy... have you ever complained your baby "just can't seem to settle to sleep now that they're so aware"? For a lot of parents, sleep-deprivation really begins to take its toll after the first 8 weeks, whether or not your baby is sleeping "fine" at 5, 6, or 7 weeks
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How To Get My 11, 12, or 13 Week Old Baby To Sleep
Previous: How To Get My 8, 9 or 10 Week Old To Sleep Now that your little one is more alert and active throughout the day, settling to sleep might be more difficult than it was at 8, 9, or 10 weeks old! Often times young babies who previously slept well (or even just "okay") as newborns suddenly start taking teeny tiny catnaps or waking every couple of hours at night. What's an exhausted parent to do!? Let’s take a look at the 6 steps to help your 11, 12 or 13 week old baby sleep. In
Newborn Not Sleeping? Here Are 6 Reasons Why
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
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
Newborn Baby Sleep and Feeding Schedule
When you understand your newborn’s sleep patterns and habits, you can start to establish a little more structure in your daily life and build a little more confidence in your decisions and actions during the baby’s first days. While newborns can’t stay on a strict sleep or feeding schedule – mostly due to their many growth spurts in these early months – these sample newborn sleep and feeding schedules can guide you through these stages and make sure everyone is getting the sleep and nutrition
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
Why Prematurity Awareness Can’t Even Get a Day
Last Wednesday, November 17th, I turned 37 years old, where I will remain for the next 10 years. ;) Last Wednesday was also Prematurity Awareness Day. Yes, you read that right. It was Prematurity Awareness Day. Unfortunately, one day is not enough to raise awareness about this very important topic. Actually, not even a month, but here's why it can barely even get a day. Sadly, over half a million babies will be born prematurely every year in the United States alone and 40% will be for unknown
Premature Development
Across this site, I quote age a lot in terms of when a baby might sleep through the night or how long she might need to eat at night. But, premature development might change the way you approach your baby's sleep. According to HealthDay News and the magazine, Pediatrics, even babies born just 2 to 3 weeks early can be developmentally delayed. The risk is small for any ONE child, but as a group, even babies born at 34 to 35 weeks can be affected. The earlier your baby is born, the more you
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