5 Reasons Why More Sleep is Good for Your Child
As parents, we tend to get complacent about sleep, both for our kids and for ourselves. As soon as people announce that they have a baby on the way, we hear all of the, “Hope you’re not a fan of sleeping!” jokes, and we tend to accept those sleepless nights as the price of having […]
The Four Month Sleep Regression
As a professional sleep consultant, I hear the term “regression” used in regards to just about every imaginable circumstance. Essentially, if baby doesn’t sleep well for a couple of nights, parents start dropping the ‘R’ word. Some people subscribe to the idea that there’s an eight month regression, a 9 month regression, a 1 year […]
Why Does My Baby Wake Up at 3:00 am?
That right there might be the single most common question new parents ask. Is it a developmental milestone? A regression? Are they getting too much sleep during the day, or not enough? Maybe they’re just hungry. Maybe they’re too hot, or too cold. Well, the truth is that it could be any of those things, […]
5 Common Myths About Baby’s Sleep
I can clearly remember, like most mothers I’m sure, the very moment I gave birth to my first child. I was absolutely buried in feelings of love and gratitude. And then, about ten to fifteen seconds later, I was equally buried in advice, suggestions, and information. This was all thrown at me with the best […]