Need to know how to get an overtired newborn to sleep? Here’s how to break the cycle and get your baby back to sleep, without crying it out. The 10-20 minute sleep cycles were killing me. My newborn was having a hard time falling and staying asleep, squirming and crying within minutes of putting him down. I knew he was clean and fed, and couldn't think of what else might be causing him to keep waking up. It didn't help that he'd calm down and fall asleep as soon as I picked him up. But clearly, I couldn't lay around all day with him in my arms for hours. I could tell he was overtired … [Read more...]

The 3 month old sleep regression can be challenging. Get practical solutions to help get your baby back on track quickly. You almost jinxed yourself. Just when your baby started sleeping well, her sleep seems to have gone downhill the same day she turned 3 months old. She went from being an awesome sleeper to waking up every two hours, and naps have also become a battle. You almost can't believe that just a few short weeks ago, you were telling others how she was able to sleep a good five to seven hours straight at night. Sure, she'd still wake up for a nighttime feed, but at least you'd … [Read more...]

Worried about your newborn not sleeping enough during the day or at night (unless he’s held)? Learn 9 effective tips to try when your baby won’t sleep—a must-read for first-time moms! I thought I knew it all. I scoured parenting books, browsed through websites, attended childcare and CPR classes. Prepared myself for diaper changes and breastfeeding. I even knew I wouldn't know everything, but that didn't stop me from wanting to learn all I could. I was ready to have this baby! Except I wasn't. Not in a way that anyone who has yet to have a child of her own will ever know until the day … [Read more...]

It’s impossible to burp your baby when he’s asleep, right? Wrong! Learn exactly how to burp a sleeping baby using these effective techniques. We all know to burp a baby after feeding, but what do you do if the baby falls asleep? My newborn baby burped easily (and loudly!) when he was awake (in fact, I often fed him after he woke up, not before sleep). But for bedtime and middle-of-the-night feedings, he'd fall straight to sleep, just as I wanted him to. But as you can imagine, getting a burp out of him was often impossible. I knew some babies don't need to get burped all the time, but … [Read more...]

What to do when your newborn baby wakes up screaming and won’t stop crying? Learn the steps to take when your overtired baby keeps waking up. I started to dread the nights. As a first-time mom, I could hang with feeling sleep-deprived during the day—this is the time to be awake, after all. But once the skies darkened and signaled bedtime, the pressure was on to put (and keep) my baby to sleep. Except that wasn't exactly happening. Instead, putting him to sleep became an hour-long process where he cried and cried. He fought sleep, despite being barely able to keep his eyes open. Naps … [Read more...]