Evidence-informed strategies and techniques for improving baby sleep. This category covers different approaches to sleep training (including gentle and gradual methods), bedtime routine optimization, environmental setup for better sleep, and how to handle travel, daylight saving time changes, and illness disruptions. These articles go beyond schedules to address the how — the specific actions and adjustments that help babies learn to sleep well. Ideal for parents who have a schedule in place but need help with execution.
The first time I timed a baby’s bedtime routine, it took 55 minutes. There was a bath, a massage, two books, three songs, a feeding, more rocking, and by the end the baby was so stimulated she was wide awake. The routine was working against sleep, not toward it. A baby bedtime routine does not … Read more about Best Bedtime Routine for Babies: Step-by-Step