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When to Start Sleep Training

Wondering When to Start Sleep Training? Sleep training. Even the definition of the term varies from parent to parent, and nothing will break down a parenting group comment thread into chaos like bringing it up. For our purposes, when I say “sleep training,” what I mean is simply the process of teaching your baby good […]

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Baby Sleep Associations

Baby Sleep Associations The newborn days are a blur for many new moms and dads; feedings, changing diapers and sleeping (or lack of sleeping) are your new life. You might have done anything in the early days to get your little one to sleep; I know I did. The techniques you started using to get […]

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Rocking and Nursing to Sleep

What exactly is a sleep prop? Sleep associations or “sleep props” are anything that your baby uses and needs to fall asleep. Nursing to sleep and rocking a baby to sleep are the most common, but there are many others. The breast, a pacifier, white noise, rocking, swinging, comfort nursing/comfort feeding, and movement in the car or stroller, […]

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Teaching Baby to Self Soothe

Imagine putting your baby down to sleep awake and she just dozes off, completely on her own. You don’t have to do any work. Just lay her down, and walk out of the room as your baby self soothes. She doesn’t cry, whine, or get upset, just peacefully falls asleep. You would probably tell me […]

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