If you’re headed on vacation with your baby, you may be looking forward to your destination but worried that your great sleeper will regress while you’re away. With these travel sleep tips you can keep your little sleeper on a sensible schedule, wherever you’re headed: Read more
Baby Sleep
Your baby doesn’t come with an instruction manual, but Joan offers advice and guidance on navigating the early days, weeks and months of baby sleep.
Baby Sleep Tips: Helpful vs Unhelpful Sleep Associations
When that first baby arrives, most of us don’t think about sleep associations. During those early weeks, you feed, rock, swing or bounce and your little one will usually fall asleep. You may also be swaddling your baby and turning on that sound machine, too. All those things are sleep associations, and in the beginning they’re great because your baby needs you to be actively involved in the process of falling asleep. By the time babies are a few months old, however, they’re a little more independent and very capable of falling asleep without you being so actively involved. Read more
Newborn Sleep Routines & Self Soothing at Two to Four Months
When it comes to baby sleep, there’s a window of time between two and four months that is particularly challenging for parents. You’re dealing with newborn sleep, which means your baby’s circadian rhythm is developing. Read more
Stuck on Short Naps? Help Your Baby Sleep Longer!
Short naps can be a huge source of frustration for many parents. You’re exhausted and desperately need a break, but it’s just not happening. Let’s figure out why! Read more
Establish a Morning Routine for Better Baby & Toddler Sleep
Most parents know that an early and consistent bedtime, along with a bedtime routine, are the essential ingredients for a good night’s sleep. Did you know that your morning routine is just as important in the development of your baby or toddler’s sleep/wake cycle? Read more
Napping at Daycare: Preparing Your Little One
A lot of parents get anxious about sleep when it’s time to start daycare. After, napping at daycare is not the same as napping at home. It’s a big change, but you can help make the transition easier for your child by following these simple steps:
On-The-Go Naps: Making them Work Until They Don’t
If you’re like many new parents, you’re trying to navigate changing your lifestyle with a baby. You still want to get to the gym, have coffee dates and dine out with friends. The good news is- you can still do all of those things for quite a while! With on-the-go naps, you get to enjoy a social life and your baby gets the sleep they need.
Read moreA Lovey for Your Baby
By the time babies reach the age of one, they will often sleep better if they’ve developed an attachment to a lovey. Just about anything, of any size or shape, can be a lovey, but most kids are attracted to something that’s soft and cuddly. Babies love to grab, rub, smell, chew and suck on soft things. Read more
Common Baby Sleep Mistakes
While there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to sleep training, there are certainly habits that we know can sabotage parents’ best efforts in getting their baby to sleep through the night. Nix these common mistakes, and you’ll help ensure your baby develops a healthy sleep routine. Read more
How Swaddling Helps You Get More Sleep
About Swaddling
Swaddling dates back thousands of years. When the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended babies sleep on their back in the early 1990’s, swaddling became standard practice. Swaddling helps calm fussy babies and helps all babies sleep soundly and just a bit longer. Swaddling mimics the womb-like environment that your baby experienced for nine months. Swaddling is one of the most soothing things you can do for your baby during the newborn period- those first three months of life. Read more