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Newborns Need Sooooo Much Sleep
Keep An Eye On The Clock Newborns need soooo much sleep and new parents often underestimate this. Having an awareness of what a tired baby looks like can help. Even better though, is paying attention to the clock. Catching them before they are exhausted is key to good sleep. Even when it doesn’t seem like…
Read More2 Months | Developmental Milestones
How your child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offers important clues about your child’s development. Developmental milestones are things most children (75% or more) can do by a certain age. These milestones and parenting tips for your two month old have been provided by the CDC. What Most Babies Do By 2 Months Social/Emotional…
Read MoreThe Problems with Anti-Sleep Training articles
I had another discussion today in the usual echo chamber of “anti CIO” parents. The same tired arguments (see what I did there?) came out, and the clucking and tsk-ing over parents who are so mean and selfish as to do something so horrible to their sweet innocent baby. Unfettered judgment like that immediately makes…
Read MoreI don’t know what “Cry It Out” is.
*IMPORTANT NOTE: For the purpose of this conversation, the babies I’m talking about are healthy, growing appropriately, and 8 weeks and older. NOT NEWBORNS or babies with feeding or health issues. That’s a whole different ball game with an entirely different set of rules. CIO. “Crying It Out”. Sleep Training. “Gentle”. “Traumatic”. “I don’t believe…
Read MoreWhy New Moms Don't Sleep Enough
It’s the universal lament of new parents, and what everyone tells you about having a new baby. “Get your sleep now!” “Hope you’re ready for 18 years of no sleep!” blah, blah, blah. You get less sleep with a new baby, and it’s pretty much unavoidable (unless you have overnight help). However, in my years of working…
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