There’s nothing in the world parents wouldn’t do to make their babies sleep better. Mothers and fathers will try all sorts of tricks and techniques to help their babies fall asleep more easily, while taking some time for their own rest along the way. It turns out that music is one of the finest and most beautiful ways to put your infant to sleep and make them rest peacefully. Why music? Well, music is inherent to human beings. It’s a universal medium of communication that binds people
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Baby Falls Asleep Nursing? Here’s How To Keep Baby Awake While Breastfeeding
Don't freak out at that title. Yes, I know it seems odd - this is The Baby Sleep Site®, after all! Shouldn't we be talking about how to put an awake baby to sleep, and not the other way around? Well, stick with me. While we do specialize in helping sleepless babies find their sleep, we also offer tips on how to keep a baby awake - or how to wake a sleeping baby - and when it makes sense to wake your baby. And one of the occasions, when you may find you need to keep your baby awake, is during
Your Baby Won’t Sleep and It’s Your Fault!
A common theme when I read the first e-mail in a one-on-one consultation or when I first talk on the phone with a new client is that the parent feels somehow responsible for the fact their baby won't sleep and the sleep trouble they're in. Either they were first time parents and didn't know what they were or weren't "supposed" to do or they knew they weren't supposed to do it, but didn't know what else to do. The bottom line is their baby won't sleep and they feel it's their fault. This is
Handling The Sleep Training (Or Lack Of!) Guilt
A parent recently mentioned to me something about her mom making her feel guilty about the things she was doing to help her baby sleep and I thought this would be a good article topic to write about. There are co-sleeping parents whose loved ones believe in cry-it-out and don't understand why they wouldn't let their baby cry-it-out. Then there are parents who do cry-it-out whose loved ones don't understand how they could let their baby cry. And, of course, there is everything in