At Blunders in Babyland, we want to give you the tips you need to not only care for your baby, but help both of you thrive. Our advice is practical, simple, and most importantly, actionable.
Our Infant Sleep section is the most popular content on our website. If you’ve been having trouble getting your baby to sleep through the night, check out our Baby Sleep Series. The series contains the tips I used to get my breastfed baby to sleep through the night by 8 weeks.
We also offer practical tips on breastfeeding, baby gear, and baby care.
INFANT SLEEP
Why Your Baby Won’t Sleep: 7 Surprising Things that Can Ruin Your Baby’s Sleep
I’m not going to lie…my baby’s imperfect sleep habits have made me feel like an utter failure. I’m a part of a Facebook community of women that rock infant sleep. The bar is set so high. While most of the women posted about getting their baby to sleep for 12 hours, I was stuck firmly…
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How to Swaddle a Baby That Hates Being Swaddled
I remember sitting in my hospital room, watching in wonder as the nurse folded an ordinary blanket into a beautiful swaddle. By the end of our visit, the nurse showed us how to swaddle a baby at least five times and my daughter broke out of every swaddle I tried. This would’ve been the end…
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How to Get a Breastfed Baby to Sleep Through the Night
About 4 weeks into the newborn phase, I shared my nighttime woes with pediatricians, lactation consultants, and other breastfeeding mamas. I expected to hear wise advice on how to extend my daughter’s nighttime hours (by 6 weeks, she was sleeping 4 hours at a time). The only “advice” I received was to “go with the…
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BREASTFEEDING
6 Tips You Need to Know for Successful Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is a beautiful bonding time between you and your baby…unless you hate it. Can I be brutally honest? At first, I hated breastfeeding. Hated it. It hurt, it was boring, and it kept me from the actual activity I desperately wanted to participate in: sleep. Breastfeeding is hard. You have so much to learn…
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BABY GEAR REVIEWS
BABY CARE
Why Your Baby Won’t Sleep: 7 Surprising Things that Can Ruin Your Baby’s Sleep
I’m not going to lie…my baby’s imperfect sleep habits have made me feel like an utter failure. I’m a part of a Facebook community of women that rock infant sleep. The bar is set so high. While most of the women posted about getting their baby to sleep for 12 hours, I was stuck firmly…
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Top 10 Baby Rocker Picks: The Best Baby Rocker for Your Limited Budget
With all of the other endless baby gear purchases we recently made, my husband and I were determined not to buy a baby rocker. Not only do I run a blog devoted to getting babies to sleep in their cribs, but from a monetary standpoint, we just couldn’t afford any more baby gear! Enter teething,…
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The Ultimate Guide to Baby Sleep Training Methods: Finding the Right Method for Your Baby
There’s no doubt, sleep training is a controversial topic. Some mamas swear by it, others avoid it at all cost. If you’re reading through various sleep training methods and feeling just a little bit nervous right about now, let me reassure you: it is not some big, scary thing! Sleep training is simply helping your…
