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Essential Keys to Your Newborn’s Sleep Having a newborn can be overwhelming. We understand! That’s why we created our latest e-book,  Essential Keys to Your Newborn’s Sleep . In it, we give you a complete toolkit of tips, advice, and sample schedules to help your baby establish healthy sleep habits today and throughout the first year. Learn about your baby’s sleep today so you can  really  enjoy this special time! Essential Keys to Your Newborn’s Sleep  gives you specific strategies and visible results, and gives you practical answers to tough questions, such as: How much sleep does my newborn need? Where should my newborn sleep? What do I do when my newborn cries? What do I do if my baby is awake a lot at night? My newborn sleeps only in my arms. What should I do? How can I help my newborn be as healthy as possible? What can I do now to avoid future sleep problems? baby girl toys baby bath toys toys for 3 month old best toys for 3 month old ...

Healthy Sleep Habits: Why Not All Sleep Habits Are Bad f you’ve been a reader of The Baby Sleep Site ®  for awhile, then you know a thing or two about sleep associations, don’t you? You’ve no doubt read our  sleep association blog post , and have learned all about how certain habits that your baby associates with sleep (like nursing to sleep, or rocking to sleep, or being held during sleep) can cause big, huge sleep problems that affect the whole family. And you’ve no doubt learned that  sleep training  is the process of gently weaning your baby away from any negative sleep associations, and teaching your little one how to fall asleep independently, without ongoing help from mom or dad. But what if I told you that not all sleep associations are bad?  Sleep associations tend to get a pretty bad rap, but that’s not necessarily fair. I think when most of us hear ‘sleep habits’, we tend to think about bad habits – but  the truth is, good, healthy s...

THIS Is What Good Baby Sleep Looks Like, According To Science. It’s that time again: time for new sleep guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). Every so often, the AASM releases recommendations for healthy child sleep; now, we have their 2016 recommendations. Let’s take a look! How Much Sleep Do Babies and Toddlers Need? Our team looked at this area of the report first, and we were very pleased to learn that our  sleep plan  recommendations line up exactly with the recommended sleep totals from the AASM: Infants 4 months to 12 months  should sleep 12 to 16 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health. Children 1 to 2 years of age should sleep 11 to 14 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health. Children 3 to 5 years of age should sleep 10 to 13 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health. Children 6 to 12 years ...

10 Must-Read Articles From 2016 It’s hard to believe that the new year is almost here, and we have helped so many families get started on their journey to better sleep. As we close out 2016, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at the blog articles that our readers loved most this year! With in-depth advice on topics ranging from newborn sleep problems; to answers about early rising; to nap fighting; and top toddler sleep problems, these articles (not in any particular order!) were really popular this year. Take a look below – you may just get a new favorite too! 10 Articles You Loved In 2016 10. Sleep Regression, Phase, or Habit – Which Is Causing Your Baby’s Sleep Problems? With several sleep regressions in baby’s first year alone, it’s no wonder most parents dread the words! But given that every baby is different and regressions may hit at slightly different ages, it can be confounding to know whether your baby’s sleep changes are due to a regression...