Tired from your 6 month old suddenly waking at night for a feed again? No more crying multiple times a night—check out these tips to see how. Ten-hour stretches. That was how long your baby would sleep at a time, even from as early as three months old. Other times, she'd sleep through the night, waking up only once for a feed (and always toward the early morning). But these days... not so much. Now she's starting to wake more often during the night. The only thing that'll get her back to sleep is breastfeeding or rocking her. At first, you figured this must be the 6 month sleep … [Read more...]

Tired because your baby wakes up every hour? Get him sleeping through the night in no time with these simple and effective tips. The past few weeks had been brutal. Not only did my baby not know how to fall asleep on his own consistently, he'd also flip onto his tummy... and not know what to do. The result? My husband and I were up every hour to flip him over or rock him to sleep. Sadly, I wish I could say that frequent night wakings were a new development. But since his newborn infancy days, he was never the best sleeper. I dreaded looking at the clock, realizing that it had only … [Read more...]

Has your baby been suddenly waking up at night crying or taking short naps? Check out these 6 month old sleep regression signs to look for. Your little guy used to sleep so well. You'd simply nurse him to sleep for bedtime, and he'd snooze for a good eight-hour stretch before waking up to eat just once a night. He'd fall back to sleep for another three hours before it was time to start the day. Daytime naps weren't too difficult, either, what with long ones throughout the day. It didn't take much to get him into a deep sleep—a pacifier or white noise machine would do the trick. But … [Read more...]

Are you still rocking your little one to sleep and waking up frequently? Here's how to get your baby to sleep through the night. Exhausted doesn't even fully describe those nights. With the baby waking up crying hysterically, I looked forward to the day the sleep deprivation would finally end. He needed to nurse to fall asleep and didn't know how to self soothe just yet. I had heard that, past the newborn stage, infants can start to sleep through the night—a solid 10-12 hours straight. They'd be able to take in their calories during the day rather than waking up multiple times to … [Read more...]

Is your baby waking up at night or suddenly refusing to sleep? Discover tips to cope with the 11 month sleep regression. There can't seriously be an 11 month sleep regression, I thought. But lo and behold, a quick internet search showed that I wasn't the only one with a baby suddenly not sleeping well. The new sleep patterns—if you could call them that—felt like our family was back on the newborn schedule. Because for months, my son would go down at bedtime easily and happily. If he happened to fuss in the middle of the night, he'd only do so for a minute before falling right back … [Read more...]

What to do when your 5 month old baby only sleeps when held (and cries when you put her down)? Help her sleep on her own with these tips! You were hoping your baby would be sleeping better by now. Sure, you understood the newborn months would be rough, but five months later and you're just as—if not more—sleep deprived than ever. During the day, she'll only nap if she's held in your arms or if she's nursing. You have no issues holding her for naps, but you also have a 2 year old to deal with. At night, she'll sleep well, but only if she's right next to you. You've tried to lay her … [Read more...]