Should newborn daytime naps be in the dark? This seems like a simple question, but if you ask five different moms, you’ll get five different answers. In this post, I’m sharing some of the best sleep practices from my favorite sleep consultants to help you decide what’s best for your child. We all want to…
When your baby won’t sleep, no one in the house is happy. You’re exhausted, your baby is exhausted, your partner and other children are exhausted too. Most people expect sketchy nighttime sleep during the newborn phase. But what about 4-6 months later and you’re still getting 2 hours of sleep? Sleep isn’t a privilege, it’s…
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, she showed us how to swaddle a baby at least five times. That said, my daughter broke out of every swaddle I tried. During this time, I noticed…
Getting your baby to fall asleep without being held is hard in the beginning. As much as you love snuggling with your sleep baby, you desperately need some rest yourself. In this post, we’re going over some of my favorite ways to help your baby get to sleep independently. In the hospital, she was perfect….
Got a newborn, eh? How’re you sleeping? Sometimes it feels like you can’t go a single day without hearing that smug little question. Believe me, I get it. When I was a new mom, I was sick and tired of hearing it over and over. But guess what? Exhaustion does not have to be a…
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…