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Featured PostSleep Regressions
Has your child’s sleep suddenly changed, and your child is sleeping terribly out of nowhere? Babies and toddlers often go through developmental changes, and this could be the cause for a sleep regression to happen.
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2-1 Nap Transitions
This one can be tough! Is my baby ready to drop their naps to only one nap? How can I manage the day with only one nap? This doesn’t fit with my daily routine/schedule. These are all great questions and yes, its another sleep “milestone” your child will go through. So how do you know if your child is truly ready to make the transition? Developmentally speaking, if they aren’t ready, it won’t be an easy transition and you may want to wait until they are showing signs of readiness.
Correcting Day and Nighttime Confusion for Newborns
It is very common for newborns to continue to be very sleepy during the day and stay up during the night. Newborns do not produce enough melatonin at this age to help differentiate and fall asleep when it is dark or nighttime. I typically see day and nighttime confusion last for a few weeks, upwards to a couple months.
Free Guide Wake Windows + Sleepy Cues
Tired of obsessing over wake windows and what to do to prevent your baby from becoming overly tired that will disrupt their sleep?
As parents, we often get caught up in wake windows and navigating our baby's sleepy cues, when reality wake windows vary from baby to baby. This guide will give you the tools and information you need to learn about wake window vs. sleepy cues and how to get the rest your baby needs without overly complicating things. This will provide overall guidance on how to use wake windows to your advantage to help with day and nighttime sleep. Once you have wake windows down (one's that work for you and your baby, sleep will become better, this is just a puzzle piece to getting better sleep)!