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 [...]
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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 »
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). [...]
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 [...]