Teething baby won’t sleep at night? Discover how to get a teething baby to sleep, the tips and products that help, and how to handle the sleep regression. I can't remember how many times my baby would fuss and I'd declare, "He must be teething," only for no teeth to show. Another fussy episode would pass, and again I'd say, "Okay, now he's probably teething," yet still no teeth would poke through. After a while I got tired of blaming his fits on his teeth. That is, until the fiasco a few weeks back when, for about half an hour or so, he was inconsolable. Nothing that normally soothed … [Read more...]
What Having a “Spoiled Baby” Really Means
Feeling conflicted with advice you hear about raising a spoiled baby? Put a rest to your doubts and discover what it really means to “spoil a baby.” My twins couldn't be more different, even from infancy. While one could entertain himself and wait if I put him down, his brother would last—at most—10 minutes before hollering for attention. He didn't like to be alone, preferring to be held all day. Putting him down to sleep usually meant hearing him wake up and cry within minutes. He also preferred sleeping on me. The snuggles felt good, of course, but I could hardly get things done … [Read more...]
What to Do When Your Baby Wakes Up Crying from Naps
Let's start with a reassurance: if your baby wakes up crying from naps, you're in the majority. Rare is the baby who wakes up from a nap, cooing and waiting for you to come get him. Instead, most babies let us know that nap time is over with their piercing, shrill cries. Still... if you're in the minority of parents whose babies did wake up just fine but are now cranky after naps, you're not without hope, either. Perhaps your baby started waking up from naps crying so hard, only calming down once you pick him up. He wants to be held all day long, crying if you so much as put him down. … [Read more...]
How to Get a Sick Baby to Sleep
Is your baby feeling sick and struggling to sleep well? Learn how to get a sick baby to sleep, keep him comfortable, and soothe him back to health. After almost a year of never being sick, my baby finally succumbed to a fever and cold. Sure, the fever was only 99.6 degrees, but that, combined with a bad cold for the last few days, made going to sleep nearly impossible. Over the previous few months, I finally helped him sleep through the night. But now that he was sick, we were back to frequent wake-ups and sleeping a couple hours at a time. He'd wake up crying, which didn't exactly … [Read more...]
When to Stop Burping Your Baby
Wondering what age you can stop burping a baby? Discover the signs and milestones that tell you when to stop burping a baby! It's the one task we've done from Day One: burping the baby. We know to hoist the baby over our shoulders or sit them on our laps to pat their backs. And for many babies, burping is necessary—otherwise, we're dealing with massive spit-up and cranky naps. But after a while, burping doesn't feel as urgent as it did a few months ago, leaving you wondering when to stop burping a baby. As a first-time mom, I honestly didn't know what age you stop burping a baby. It … [Read more...]
How to Create a 4 Month Old Nap Schedule Using Real Life Examples
Creating a 4 month old nap schedule can help solve sleep regression and bedtime battles. Learn the best practices to get your baby on a sleep schedule using real life examples. When my eldest was 4 months old, I felt like I did the impossible: I actually went to a clothing store with my baby, tried on and bought clothes (win!). You see, at that stage, I felt like I could never leave the house because of the baby's nap schedule. He was taking short naps (45 minutes was a "long" one for him) and had equally short awake times. Any outing seemed impossible when we had to rush home for his … [Read more...]
The Biggest Reason Your Baby Will Not Sleep (Even After All This Time)
Wondering why your baby won’t sleep through the night, even after all this time? Discover the #1 reason your baby will not sleep — and how to get past that hurdle. This isn't getting any better, I thought. Our usual go-to strategies—swaddling, bouncing on a yoga ball, nursing—were no longer working. My baby was fast outgrowing the swaddles, or simply bursting through them within minutes. Bouncing on a yoga ball now had to be a serious workout instead of subtle movements. And nursing worked only if he didn't stir the minute I put him down. Had this been happening during the earlier … [Read more...]
Baby Refuses to Eat Solids? Simple Hacks for Easier Mealtimes
Frustrated because your baby refuses to eat solids? Discover simple hacks to introduce new food and get your baby excited to eat! If there's one task I loved most about parenthood, it's making baby food. I geek out over planning which foods to offer and the different combinations I can make. And for the most part, all three of my kids have taken to eating pretty much everything I've made. But, of course, there are those days. Those days when your baby refuses to eat anything—even his favorites—because his gums are tender from teething. He might try a few bites, but will certainly fuss … [Read more...]
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