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Common Sleep Disruptors: Illness, GI Issues, Medication, Teething

Be sure to talk to your child’s doctor about any medical, physical or teething concerns; this blog is not intended to be medical advice. Illness, medication and teething can make it very hard for you to know what your expectations should (or shouldn’t) be of your child. And, because sleep is so important to immune function and healing, it’s important your baby stay rested, especially during times of illness. We work with many parents who think their baby has a really terrible sleep problem, when in fact the child has an underlying medical issue that NO AMOUNT of sleep training will solve! Parents and pediatricians can help identify when to expect independent, consolidated sleep, and when to

Call in the Cavalry! The Grandma Sleep Intervention

We don’t promote any single type of sleep intervention, because we really don’t believe that there is a one-size-fits-all strategy that will work for all families. We also don’t write out step-by-step strategies in blog posts, because there are so many factors that will determine how to modify a strategy to ensure success for a given family. All that said, the “Grandma Sleep Intervention” is one that will work for many families and suits a variety of parenting styles. If you are stuck in a rut and have a good relationship with your mother or mother-in-law, then consider this type of intervention to help your child learn to sleep in a new way. This strategy can also work with help from a lovi

Naps or Nights? Which Should You Work on First?

Many parents aren’t sure where to begin when it comes to starting to work on sleep. What if you just want your baby to learn to sleep without the pacifier? What if you are working on transitioning out of the swaddle or Magic Merlin Sleep Suit? What if you want to teach your child to sleep in the crib? What if you want to begin some sort of sleep training? As usual, every book seems to have a different suggestion about what to do. So, what works best? Nights? Naps? Both? Do a quick Google search and you’ll get dozens of different suggestions. The key to teaching your baby to sleep in a new location or in a new way is to start at bedtime. Here’s why: The Science: Many parents tell us that they

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