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Real Sleep Stories from Real Mamas

mom sleeping with baby

A true account of one mama’s ‘restful’ evening

12:45 am—I wonder, when Beyonce gets up with the twins, does Jay-Z get up too?

Updated Sep. 08, 2022
mom reading a book to her daughter in bed - keeping a consistent bedtime routine

True life: Our bedtime routine is the same every. single. night

It is the perfect way to end even our most imperfect days.

Updated Dec. 02, 2022
mom holding a baby in her arms - difficult babies

I had the hardest baby ever

Can someone please tell me it’s going to be OK?

Updated Dec. 09, 2022

Lying down with your kids isn’t a bad sleep habit—it’s love

I do it because I feel that it’s what you need from me right now. And I’m OK with that. I can give you that.

Updated Apr. 12, 2022
baby crying in a crib- baby won't sleep

Sometimes babies don’t sleep

I can’t fast-forward to an easier season, so I may as well lean into the hard ones.

Updated Feb. 08, 2023

How I Got My Baby to Sleep through the Night

Real moms share their “secret sleep sauce.”

Updated Apr. 12, 2022

The ‘bad’ sleep habit I love

Throw away all of the books on sleeping and decide what works best for you.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
baby sleeping on a blanket

Thinking about sleep training? Rest easy, mama.

A sleep expert’s words of wisdom on feeling confident about sleep training.

Updated Feb. 02, 2022

I love sleep—but I love my baby more

If having my sweet, sweet baby means saying goodbye to sleep for now, I will gladly surrender it.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Night in the Life of a Sleepless Pregnant Mama

A hilarious take on a sleepless "night life" during pregnancy.

Updated Oct. 11, 2021

Why one child psychologist tried the cry-it-out technique—and never looked back

It turns out, sleep training can be the ticket to a happy and healthy tot (and mama!)

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
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