Understanding your baby’s sleep is the foundation to being able to support it in a way that allows your baby (and you) to get the best sleep possible. Figuring out how to tell if your baby is overtired or undertired, in a common challenge. This is an important question because having your baby in an […]
It’s a milestone almost all parents have to face. Eventually your baby is going to learn to stand up and that likely means they are going to practice that new skill in their crib. Now, instead of your baby lying down, getting comfortable and peacefully falling to sleep they are standing up almost immediately! The
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This is something that comes up a lot. Parents share with me that their baby hates the crib. Like HATES it. They scream and cry the moment they even get near it. It is a frustrating and draining situation, especially when it happens every single night. The good news is that it doesn’t have to
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*Updated October 2023* This is a question I get almost daily when I talk to parents about their baby’s sleep. They want to know why their baby wakes up 30-45 minutes after bedtime. It is a common challenge that many parents face with their little ones. When your baby wakes up 30-45 minutes after bedtime
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If you mention the 4 month sleep regression in any group of parents of babies and toddlers, most parents will shudder. As a Baby Sleep Consultant, I talk with parents every day about this regression and how to get babies sleeping again. The good news is that it will get better — even if it
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Let’s talk about the 8 month sleep regression. After the 4 month sleep regression, this one gets a lot of attention because after finally getting your baby sleeping well it can feel like things are falling apart again. Sleep regressions are really just progressions in a baby’s development that cause disruptions in sleep. They are
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Short naps are very frustrating for parents, especially when baby is falling asleep easily and sleeping well otherwise. Once you have identified why your baby is taking short naps (if not, check this out!) the next question is what can you do about it? Unfortunately, naps take time and patience (I know, I know… this
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Short naps are so frustrating for parents. You finally get baby down to sleep only to have them wake 30 minutes later. It’s barely enough time to do something to take care of yourself or get anything on the to do list done. So why is baby taking short naps? Short naps can be caused by
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*Updated October 2023 to help you solve why your baby always wakes up when put down* It is common that parents come to me because their baby wakes up every time they try to put baby down. No matter how gently, slowly or quietly they put baby down, they suddenly wake up! It can be
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Overtiredness is a baby’s worst enemy. And their parents’ worst enemy too. I know this is kind of a big claim to make. But I bet any parent who is dealing with an overtired or worse, a chronically overtired baby knows what I’m talking about. What is Overtiredness? Overtiredness is when our body gets beyond
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