How Light Impacts Your Little One's Sleep

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How Light Impacts Your Little One's Sleep

When it comes to sleep, there are so many factors that might be impeding your little one’s ability to just fall asleep easily when they’re tired. Their hormone levels may be out of balance, they may be in some kind of physical discomfort, too hot or too cold, they may be overtired or not tired enough…there are lots of possibilities! However, one thing I can tell you that we often underestimate how much light impacts ours little ones’ sleep

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Why Is My Baby Having False Starts?

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Why Is My Baby Having False Starts?

Many of us have been there…you finally get your baby down for the night after a long day and settle in for some “me time” when bam, they’re awake again 30 minutes later. This is what we refer to a “false start” in the sleep world. False starts can happen for a variety of reasons so let’s look at a few common culprits.

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Five Tips for Sleepovers at the Grandparents

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Five Tips for Sleepovers at the Grandparents

I know the idea of sending your child to their grandparents for a sleepover can cause some anxiety for a parent who’s invested a lot of time, effort, and emotional capital into establishing their little one’s sleep habits. But there usually comes a point where parents are ready to to have a night off and fully reconnect. It can be a bit of a balancing act to insist that your parents respect your little one’s schedule and sleeping arrangements while still respecting their role as experienced and awesome caregivers, so this post will give you few tips on how to manage that situation so that the entire family can benefit.


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How to ditch the pacifier

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How to ditch the pacifier

Pacifiers can become a problem when it comes to sleep. If baby’s accustomed to falling asleep with a pacifier in, they almost always end up waking up in the night after it’s fallen out, and they kick up a fuss until mom gets up, finds it, and pops it back in their mouth. Find out when and how to ditch the pacifier for better sleep.

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How Sleep Deprivation Impacts Your Relationship

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How Sleep Deprivation Impacts Your Relationship

What is it about you having a lousy night’s sleep that makes everyone else so awful? It seems that way, doesn’t it? I’m not saying that’s not a possibility, but a more likely explanation is that your lack of sleep is making it impossible for you to react rationally to frustrating situations. We all know the many ways sleep deprivation impacts our mood and our health but something that is less talked about is how it can impact your relationship.

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