How will you know it is time to drop a nap? Typically, they tend to resist taking the last nap of the day or seem unsettled during the last nap of the day. They might even start to sleep a shorter amount of time for that nap. All of the other naps could also be [...]
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When and How to Drop a Nap
Posted in Babywise (-wise parenting series), Dropping a nap, naps, schedules, trouble sleeping, tagged dropping a nap, naps, schedules, transition from two naps to one nap, trouble sleeping on November 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
How to Juggle a Newborn (0-5 weeks old) With a Toddler
Posted in Juggling Multiple Children, schedules, twins, tagged multiple children, naps, nursing, schedules, tandem nursing, toddler on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is what I did to give myself some sanity: As far as nursing goes- I tired to makes sure that Cooper was occupied while I was nursing, especially because I am tandem nursing and it is really hard to watch him and nurse at the same time. The hardest time for me to nurse [...]
2-3-4 Nap Schedule For Older Babies
Posted in naps, schedules, sleep, tagged 2-3-4, awake time, bedtime, daily schedule, naps, older baby nap schedule on May 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My son is now 7 months old. His daily schedule is a lot more flexible than it use to be. Prior to 5 months old, if I did not get Cooper down for his nap at exactly the right time, then he would not nap well. Timing was everything. Now that Cooper is a little [...]
Nap Trouble: The 45 Minute Intruder
Posted in baby whisperer, Babywise (-wise parenting series), good night sleep tight, naps, sleep, Sleep Training, trouble sleeping, tagged 45 minute intruder, baby whisperer, Babywise (-wise parenting series), mirical blanket, nap trouble, naps, overtired, sleep cycles, sleep environment, sound machine, swaddle, swaddle me, trouble sleeping, white noise on May 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
What is the 45 minute intruder? The 45 minute intruder is a term that was coined in the book Baby Wise, but this is not a Baby Wise phenomenon. The 45 minute intruder refers to when your baby wakes up from a nap or nighttime sleep after only being asleep for 45-50 minutes. Why are [...]
Is your baby getting enough sleep?
Posted in good night sleep tight, sleep, trouble sleeping, tagged baby, carseat, fussy, infant, motion sleep, naps, nighttime sleep, poor sleep, quality of sleep, sleep, sleep cycles, sleep disruptions, sleep environment, sleep requirements, swing, trouble sleeping on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How can you know if your baby is getting the right about of sleep? Are they getting too much or too little? According to Kim West in her book Good Night, Sleep Tight “children need to get the right amount of sleep and they need to get the right kind of sleep. Quality counts along [...]
Early Birds: What to do when your baby wakes early?
Posted in good night sleep tight, schedules, sleep, sleeping though the night, trouble sleeping, tagged awake time, baby, black out blinds, early birds, early riser, infant, kim west, naps, nighttime sleep, overstimulated, overtired, room temperature, sleep, Sleep Training, too little sleep, too much sleep, waking early, white noise machine on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My son who is now 7 months old started waking up an hour early for about the past 3 weeks. He does not do this consistently. I was looking over my notes and it seems that he has been waking between 5:45-6:30 but occasionally sleeping in until 7am (which seems to happen mostly on weekends). [...]
Create a Good Sleep Environment
Posted in naps, sleep, sleep environment, Traveling with baby, trouble sleeping, tagged baby, bedroom, fans, infant, naps, night time sleep, nursery, pack 'n play, room darkening, scib sheet, sleep, sleep environment, sleep sac, sound machine, swaddle, traveling on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am a relatively new mom. My son is 7 months old. For the most part, my son has been a pretty good sleeper. He is a touchy sleeper though and he needs things just right in order to get some sleep. I discovered he needs it very dark to sleep so we invested in [...]
Sleep Windows- get them to bed before it’s too late
Posted in good night sleep tight, naps, sleep, Sleep Training, trouble sleeping, tagged bedtime, good night sleep tight, naps, night time waking, nighttime sleep, over tired, overstimulated, overtired, sleep, sleep cues, sleep windows, waking early from a nap on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the book Good Night, Sleep Tight Kim West writes about sleep windows. A sleep window is the time your child would naturally go to sleep. If you time it right, your child’s body starts to produce melatonin, which is a hormone that helps induce sleep. If you keep your child up past this precious [...]
Baby & Infant Daily Schedules
Posted in baby whisperer, Babywise (-wise parenting series), breastfeeding, eat wake sleep, good night sleep tight, infant feeding, schedules, sleep, Sleep Training, sleeping though the night, tagged awake time, baby, baby schedules, baby whisperer, Babywise (-wise parenting series), bottle feeding, breast feeding, breastfeeding, directed parental feeding, eat awake sleep cycle, feeding schedules, good night sleep tight, growth spurts, infant, infant schedules, naps, sleep, sleep requirements, Sleep Training on April 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
There are two books that I highly recommend you read if you have a small infant: Babywise and The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems. These two books have been a huge resource to me, especially when Cooper was under 4 months old. I have turned through the pages of these two books plenty of [...]
Sleep Requirements for Infants, Babies, & Toddlers
Posted in good night sleep tight, naps, schedules, Sleep Training, sleeping though the night, tagged baby, good night sleep tight, infant, kim west, naps, nighttime sleep, sleep, sleep requirements, Sleep Training on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have found that Kim West’s book Good Night, Sleep Tight to be a great resource for infant sleep questions. I really like how she has laid out the amount of sleep an infant needs from birth to age 5. I have made a quick reference list below for each age. You may also want [...]
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