Magically, it has happened. Your twins are finally sleeping long lovely stretches at night. Glorious day. It’s amazing how a 12 hour stretch provides a big enough energy boost that you feel like you could run a full-blown marathon (or binge watch Stranger Things with a glass of wine if that’s your style). Then…. No, that faint cry you are starting to hear is not your imagination or the beginnings of a horror movie. Your twins are up! Your 12-hour window is shattering before your eyes. How could
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Quick Tip: How To Tell If A Nap Transition Is Approaching
Picture this. You've just gotten a nice, predictable daytime sleep schedule, you're feeling good about life, and then, before you know it, your baby gets a little older and blows your perfectly-crafted routine to pieces. I’m positive a lot of you know exactly what I’m talking about (even those of you who've never been able to establish a nap schedule.) The first few years of a child’s life are full of changes, and those changes add up to mean ever-shifting sleep patterns and schedules.
18 Month Old Toddler Sleep Regression: 10 Survival Techniques
Oh, parents - I'm so sorry to have to break this news. After three (yes, THREE) sleep regressions, you're not done yet. :( And the 18 month sleep regression? Yeah...it's one of the worst! BUT that doesn't mean that you're powerless in the face of the 18 month sleep regression - not at all! We're always here for you, readers - even in the face of one of the toughest sleep regressions you'll face. 18 Month Old Toddler Sleep Regression: What It Looks Like Basically, you'll know you're facing
Sleep Regression, or Something Else?
Is it a sleep regression...or is it something else? That's a question that many parents would like the answer to. After all, until you uncover the root of your baby or toddler sleep problems, you can't know how to respond to them, and how best to solve them. Today, we bring you a brand-new quiz, designed to help you uncover whether your baby or toddler's recent sleep problems are the result of a sleep regression, or something else entirely. Take the easy, 7-question quiz, and you'll get
10 Must-Know Baby and Toddler Nap Facts. (#7 May Surprise You!)
We've written quite a bit about baby and toddler naps here on the blog, so if you've been following our site for a while, you've had the chance to read a lot of baby and toddler nap tips and tidbits. But, some of you are new moms or new to The Baby Sleep Site® and we strive to educate all of our parents on the importance of good sleep and how to achieve it! Today, we're presenting you with 10 must-know facts about your baby's or toddler's naps. Think of it as your nap "cheat sheet". ;)
Sleep Training Boot Camp, Part Six: Handling Sleep Setbacks
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 SIX: Handling Sleep Setbacks Boot Campers, you have come SO FAR! Can you believe we're already at part six of our seven-part series?! For those of you who have been sticking with us this month, and doing the hard work of sleep training - keep it up! You're almost there! And don't forget,
Sleep Regressions: Everything You Need To Know and Ages They Happen
Sleep regressions. It's a phrase you probably didn't know existed before you had a baby, but now? Now that your baby is waking every 20 minutes, and you are exhausted beyond all reason? Now that your toddler is waging a fierce anti-nap campaign? Yeah - "sleep regression" is a phrase you're probably familiar with! Sleep Regressions: What They Are A sleep regression describes a period of time (~3 to 6 weeks) when a baby or toddler who has been sleeping well suddenly starts waking at
5 Things You Need to Know About Baby and Toddler Naps
We've written quite a bit about baby and toddler naps here on the blog, so if you've been following our site for awhile, you've had the chance to read a lot of baby and toddler nap tips and tidbits. But, some of you are new moms or new to The Baby Sleep Site® and we strive to educate all of our parents on the importance of good sleep and how to achieve it! Today, we're presenting you with 5 must-know facts about your baby's or toddler's naps. Think of it as your nap "cheat sheet". ;) And
Your Toddler’s Sleep Regressions Explained
Toddler sleep regressions - what are they, when they happen, and how to help your toddler sleep? Today's post will explain everything you need to know about toddler sleep regressions. Baby and toddler sleep is an ever-shifting, ever-changing thing, isn't it? Just when you think you're done with sleep training, done with nap time drama, done with night wakings -- you find out you're not. Something happens (an illness, a bout of teething, a vacation, etc.), and everything falls apart. And