Real Sleep Stories from Real Mamas

The secret sleep thief no one warned you about: Postpartum insomnia

Postpartum insomnia is real, and it’s not just because your baby is crying every few hours (although that doesn’t help).

Sleep training is still the hardest part of parenting for me

It’s the one thing that overwhelms me and brings me to the point of tears at times.

To the mom whose child doesn’t sleep—there’s an upside to the downsides

It’s helped me see the glass (and formula bottle) half-full.

It’s not ‘luck’ that my kids sleep well—I worked hard for this

Getting your baby to sleep through the night is no easy feat.

I don’t have the ‘perfect’ bedtime for my kid

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.

Sleep training doesn’t have to be miserable—gentle sleep training was just what our family needed

Gentle sleep training isn't painful, nor is it a one-size-fits-all approach.

Sleep training didn’t work for us, and that’s OK

Admitting that my child isn't the best sleeper actually made me a happier mom.

Awake in the middle of the night with a baby? This mom’s viral message is for you

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?

Teaching my baby how to sleep made me a better mom

It might be called sleep 'training,' but you're really just giving your baby sleep skills they'll benefit from forever.

5 lies I believed about sleep before I became a mom

We HAVE to get some sleep. Somehow.

12 lies I believed about my baby sleeping through the night

Number 1: That it would never happen.

To the mama whose baby won’t sleep

To the mama whose baby just won’t sleep: If your day has…

This is my one trick to get baby to sleep (and it always works!)

There's a reason why every mom tells you to buy a sound machine.

Nikki Bella shares how she’s ‘sleep training’ her 2-month-old son

Mom shamers came out, but it's what is working for them both.

Hiring a sleep consultant was the best thing I did for my baby (and myself)

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.

Jana Kramer is every parent crying over sleep regression

Her son is 19 months old and his mama is so tired.

My baby is no longer a baby

When my son finally stopped using his pacifier I knew I was saying goodbye to his last bits of babyhood.

My 8-month-old baby stopped sleeping

A sleep consultant's survival guide for the 8-month sleep regression.

Bonnie on postpartum depression and sleep-training

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.

Gentle sleep training saved my marriage

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.