Is burping a newborn after breastfeeding necessary or not? Discover whether you still need to burp your breastfed baby—the answer might surprise you. I actually think my mom's favorite thing to do with babies is to burp them. Fussy baby? "Oh, he must need to burp," she'll decide. Spit up coming out of his mouth? "Let me burp him for you." She even coos at them, saying "burp, burp, burp!" in a sing-song voice as she pats their backs. I even think she would've loved to keep burping them all through toddlerhood if given the chance. Kidding aside, burping my babies definitely became a … [Read more...]
5 Ideas to Try When Your Baby Only Takes Catnaps (They Really Work!)
Frustrated when your catnapping baby takes ridiculously short naps? Take a look at these 5 ideas that can make a huge difference with your baby's naps. Is this normal? I thought. Is this just his temperament? Do babies even grow out of this?! My baby hardly slept during the day—maybe 30 to 45 minutes at a stretch. He was tired and cranky when he wasn't asleep, which only meant he'd take an even longer time to fall asleep at night. One thing was certain: we were both exhausted from these catnaps. Nothing that seemed to work for every other baby was working for mine. He didn't take … [Read more...]
12 Things to Do When Your Newborn Keeps Fighting Sleep
Struggling with a newborn fighting sleep for hours? Learn 12 tricks on how to get a baby to stop fighting sleep — and get the rest you and your baby need! Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links, which means I will earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you make a purchase. Never mind that I was beyond exhausted—I knew my newborn was, too. He'd sleep easily in my arms, but would cry the second I put him down in the crib. I tried changing his diapers, walking him around the house, snuggling with him in bed—nothing seemed to convince him that it was time to sleep. Even as … [Read more...]
How to Get Your Baby to Adjust Using a Newborn Schedule
Want to create daily consistency with your baby? Discover how a newborn schedule based on babies' rhythms, feedings, and sleep can help them adjust to life outside the womb. As any new mom can tell you, babies do things on their own terms. Forget long stretches of sleep—they'll gladly sleep in spurts, waking up periodically to eat. Peeing and pooping happen at all hours, no matter how inconvenient to clean. And days and nights are mixed together, with no structure in place. Unfortunately for any sleep-deprived, exasperated parent, this is all normal, and for so many reasons. Babies … [Read more...]
7 Secrets to Get an Overtired Baby to Finally Sleep
Wondering how to get an overtired baby to sleep? Discover what to do when your baby won't sleep or keeps waking up, and how to prevent being overtired to begin with. As a first-time mom, I figured babies would eventually fall asleep asleep when they got tired enough. That an internal clock I assumed they came equipped with would automatically help them fall and stay asleep as needed. But as many moms who've dealt with a tired baby can understand, that's not exactly the case. It turns out, babies still rely on us to help them sleep, avoid over-stimulation, and even keep track of time for … [Read more...]
One Easy Hack to Help Your Baby Sleep Longer at Night
Want to help your baby sleep longer? Learn 3 ways to dreamfeed your baby and the best tips to make dreamfeeding work for you and your family. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of MomCozy. All content and opinions expressed are my own. It's the sound every exhausted parent dreads: the cry of her baby at night. Maybe you'd just gone through your entire bedtime routine only for the baby to cry soon after. Or perhaps she wakes up in the middle of the night, expecting to be fed (never mind that you had just fed her). Your baby could even be sleeping in shorter and shorter cycles … [Read more...]
How to Get a Free Baby Box
Keep your baby safe and learn how to get a free baby box (and free samples)! Plus, watch online videos from the Baby Box University, all about how to care for your baby. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Baby Box University. The opinions and text are all mine. Did you know that in Finland, the infant death rate is less than half of that in the U.S.? Less than half. What are they doing that led to that significant difference? One of the reasons is that parents were given baby boxes—sustainably-designed safe sleeping spaces. They also received information on baby … [Read more...]
Clever Solutions to the Newborn Witching Hour
Wondering why your baby is fussy at night? It may be the newborn witching hour. Learn clever tips to survive this stage (and mindset changes to keep you calm until it ends). At three weeks old, almost overnight, my son started getting fussy around dinner time. I was used to his crying by then, but this was different: he wouldn't let up until late into the evening. He cried and fussed, no matter what I did, only to stop abruptly toward the end of the night. You can imagine how overwhelmed that made me feel as a first-time mom. I felt like I was the only one going through this, that I … [Read more...]
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