Posts By: Melissa
Help: My baby has a hard time falling asleep at bedtime!
Help: I’m exhausted and need help from my partner at night!
My baby has his days/nights confused!
Because your baby’s circadian rhythm is not quite developed in these early weeks, you may notice that your infant may have his days and nights mixed up. Parents will notice that their newborns will be quiet and sleepy most of the day and up, awake and active in the middle of the night. In order to kick start their day/night sleep/wake cycles – you can implement these strategies… Continue reading
Recognizing Sleepy & Drowsy Cues
What Tired Signs Look Like and When and How to Settle My Baby to Sleep Catching your baby’s tired signs and getting them down before they are overtired will help in a smoother transition to sleep. Below are the cues and behaviors your baby will show you as they are getting tired. “I’m getting sleepy”… Read more »
Calming Your Baby
Recreating the womb experience can be very helpful in keeping your baby settled and calm and may assist in extending short sleep episodes. Try swaddling to help your baby feel snug and secure. Add some white noise during sleep times and keep the room dark when sleeping at night. Keep stimulation to a minimum and… Read more »
Daytime Napping Strategies
Keep things low key and calm during these early weeks. 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 if that helps him more for sleep… Read more »
Things to Watch For
Your baby will be able to screen out sounds and over stimulating situations by shutting down. This is called habituating. When a baby is habituating – they appear to be sleeping. This protective state however consumes a lot of energy and does not replenish it as effectively as true sleep does. He may look like… Read more »
Sleep Cycles
The sleep states your baby had while in utero will be similar to what they will be like in the newborn period. In the first three months of life, sleep will be evenly divided between two very distinct and observable sleep states: Active Sleep (REM Sleep) Quiet/Deep Sleep (Non-REM Sleep) Active Sleep The first 20-30… Read more »
Safe Sleep Guidelines
The American and Canadian Pediatrics Societies both recommend that for the first 6 months, your baby sleep in the same room as you, but on a separate surface. This separate surface could be a bassinette or a crib, which are placed within arm’s reach of a parent.
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