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Postpartum insomnia is real, and it’s not just because your baby is crying every few hours (although that doesn’t help).
It’s the one thing that overwhelms me and brings me to the point of tears at times.
It’s helped me see the glass (and formula bottle) half-full.
Getting your baby to sleep through the night is no easy feat.
For some parents, as much as we try to implement structure and routines and systems, those things just don’t work as well as we wish they would.
Gentle sleep training isn't painful, nor is it a one-size-fits-all approach.
Admitting that my child isn't the best sleeper actually made me a happier mom.
Did you know that when you feel it all and when the lights are off and the thoughts and the cries are loud, you’re not alone?
It might be called sleep 'training,' but you're really just giving your baby sleep skills they'll benefit from forever.
We HAVE to get some sleep. Somehow.
Number 1: That it would never happen.
To the mama whose baby just won’t sleep: If your day has…
There's a reason why every mom tells you to buy a sound machine.
Mom shamers came out, but it's what is working for them both.
When I pictured a sleep consultant I envisioned a kindly woman who hid in the shadows and sang my son a lullaby whenever he stirred. In actuality, a sleep consultant is less a ninja songstress, and more head coach to your quarterback. She called the plays, I made the moves.
Her son is 19 months old and his mama is so tired.
When my son finally stopped using his pacifier I knew I was saying goodbye to his last bits of babyhood.
A sleep consultant's survival guide for the 8-month sleep regression.
I believed that if I just did this one thing, like the sleep coach or the sleep expert in the books said, and if I could just get him on this schedule, then it would fix everything.
We knew that if we wanted to give our kids the best parents they could get, they needed well-rested parents that poured into each other.