Posts By: Melissa

Congratulations! It sounds like your baby may be ready for some gentle sleep strategies! The following articles will help you gently begin to use some sleep shaping strategies: • Begin to establish regular bedtime routine… • Make sure to have an optimal sleep environment that is consistent during your baby’s entire night stretch… • Keep… Read more »

If you have decided to swaddle your baby, the time will come to wean your baby out of the swaddle. Most babies don’t need to be swaddled past 4 months of age, although some will want to be swaddled beyond that. If your baby is rolling over or close to rolling over, swaddling can present… Read more »

“Washing hands is one of the most important actions parents can take to prevent food-borne illness in their children.” (FDA) Wash, wash, wash!! Everything that will come into contact with the food you’re about to prepare needs to be washed. This includes counters, pots and pans, blending tools, utensils, cutting boards and most importantly, your… Read more »

When to start your baby on solid foods The World Health Organization recommends that solid foods are to be added to a baby’s diet to complement their milk after 6 months of age, increasing amounts until at least 9 months of age. Starting out with small amounts of food and gradually increasing to 2-3 meals… Read more »

Making your own baby food does not need to be time consuming and complicated. With the right tools you can prepare and serve the food right off your family dinner table. This way your baby will get used to what your family eats and you’ll know exactly what you’re feeding your baby. You can also… Read more »

Babies who are comforted or fed to sleep (or to a very drowsy state), will usually need that same support in the middle of the night to get back to sleep. If you have a practice of comforting your baby to sleep that is working for you, then you don’t need to worry about changing… Read more »

Your baby is ready to start solids if: She can sit up with a steady head without help She does not push solids out of her mouth with her tongue (tongue thrust reflex) She can swallow She can put things into her mouth She can pick things up using her thumb and finger She seems… Read more »

Babies 4-5 months or age can often stay awake for 1.5 to 2 hours. If they stay awake longer than their wakeful window, it can make it more difficult to fall asleep, cause more restless sleep and be more difficult to stay asleep. Read steps 1 and 2 here. Step 3: Naptime Routines Often babies… Read more »

Every child will have a unique sleep schedule and ability. This is a challenging age to try to improve naps as things often get off track around 4 months of age and naps don’t develop consistently until around 6 months of age. It is usually easier for babies to learn sleep skills at bedtime and… Read more »

Keep things low key and calm during the day especially if your baby is very fussy. Help your baby rest when she needs to by paying attention to when she is tired and helping her get to sleep during those periods Experiment with putting your baby in cool, quiet, dim place for naps to see… Read more »