Caroline sleeps all through the night. And, on the extremely rare occasion that she does wake up, she calls us loud enough that I can hear her without the monitor! Yet, the monitor has been on all night long since she was born, just as a precaution. She is 1.5 years old and has been …
Nighttime Sleep
Oh, bedtime! Our schedule at 1.5 years old has become a little bit more relaxed at bedtime. It is summer, meaning that daddy will be working longer hours. Your typical bedtime has been 6:30/7 pm. Lately, however, it was taking you about an hour to fall asleep. So, we decided to see what would …
Trying to figure out a bedtime routine? Keep the “Bedtime B’s” in mind! I came across this idea recently, and thought it was a great tool to help plan your bedtime routine. From my experience, I have two main suggestions to keep in mind: 1. Start your bedtime routine from day 1. Babies learn routines …
Again, a HUGE thank you to all of the mamas that participated in the Real Mom’s, Real Stories- Sleeping Through the Night Series! This is my story. Caroline was 4 months old when she consistently slept through the night (7pm to 7am). We achieved this using Babywise methods and sleep training. I’ll …
I always find it interesting to hear someone else’s thought process, and I think it is important to share our experiences with one another. As I was reading through websites, blogs and books doing research in our early stages, it always seemed that things went 100% smoothly all the time for the writers of these …
Why am I doing sleep training with my kids? Those of you that do sleep training like myself- we often need a reminder of the reasons. In the throws of CIO, every cell in your body feels like it’s crying along with your baby, and it is easy to lose sight of the reasons behind …