You may have thought your little one’s sleeping problems were behind you. Waking up with a newborn guzzler is no joke, but now your bug-eyed toddler seems to be going through the dreaded 2 year old sleep regression. And like me, you could be waking up with a kid’s foot in your face. Although you may have thought this was the …
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The Best Snoo Alternatives and Knockoffs (more affordable bassinets)
Sleep is precious. And if your baby isn’t getting it, neither are you. It’s one of the reasons some people are willing to shell out nearly $1,500 for a bassinet (the Snoo) that supposedly helps your baby sleep better. I’ve tried the Snoo – we rented it for a month when our 3 month old would only nap in our …
Read More »29 Parents Reveal the Secret to Improving Your Baby’s Sleeping Habits
Image credit: http://www.babysleepsite.com Before you become a parent, you take sleep for granted. After all, you can completely control how much sleep you get simply by adjusting your bedtime or wake-up time. After having a baby, however, sleep becomes this unknown variable in your life; it becomes this elusive concept that changes from night to night. As a parent of an …
Read More »How to Split Nighttime Duties with a Newborn (Even When Dad is Working)
Undoubtedly the single greatest challenge of raising a newborn child is something you’ve likely taken for granted your entire life: how to manage sleep. And no, not managing sleep for the baby: the baby will sleep whenever it feels like sleeping. Before becoming a new parent, you commonly hear two seemingly contradictory things: Newborn babies sleep all the time (somewhere …
Read More »Best Rock ‘n Play Sleeper Review 2019 (at least, we think it’s amazing)
Before our daughter was born, I’ll admit, we were pretty clueless about most baby products. Like most people, we set up a baby registry and put a bunch of stuff on there. Some of it was pretty straightforward – clothes, blankets, etc. But there were definitely other products where we had no idea if we’d ever actually use them. One …
Read More »Best Baby Sleep Sack 2018 (and how it’ll make your baby sleep better)
As a parent, you do whatever you can to help your baby sleep better. It’s pretty simple: the more your baby sleeps, the more you can sleep. When our daughter was a newborn, up until about 4 months old, we had a lot of crutches when it came to sleep. We used a rock ‘n play, a swaddle, a white …
Read More »When to Transition to Toddler Bed: The Perfect Time to Do It (and How to Do It)
Are you getting ready to kick your toddler out of the crib? Before you make the big move from baby’s crib to the big kid bed, you need to have a firm understanding of how and when to transition to a toddler bed. Why am I emphasizing you must know how and when to transition from a crib to a toddler …
Read More »7 Hacks to Effectively Get Your Baby to Transition to Crib (without TOO much struggle)
If you’re the parent of a newborn baby, you may be wondering when and how to help your baby transition to crib. When babies are first born, they are so small they can sleep just about anywhere. Many parents opt to have their little ones close at night in a bassinet or Moses basket. However, as they grow, parents are faced with …
Read More »Best Baby Mattress for Crib (to make sure your little one sleeps well)
There are few things more precious to a parent than sleep. So, when you are purchasing a crib and mattress for your baby’s nursery, there is no doubt you are thinking about your sleep as much as theirs. Crib mattresses can be a tricky buy. What is the right firmness? Softness? Are there special materials to avoid? With so many …
Read More »The Perfect Toddler and Newborn Schedule: Tips for Managing Both
If you are finding yourself expecting your second child, or (congrats!) you’ve already given birth. You may have found this article because you are in desperate need of some sanity! Fear not friend. As a mom to a rambunctious 2-year-old and a newborn baby, I am here to offer you some understanding, insight, and pro tips for creating the perfect …
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