Baby Sleep Series: When to Drop a Nap

2018. Post 34/100. I have a number of friends who have kids between 1-2 naps, 2-3 naps, or 3-4 naps. One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is, “When do I need to change the schedule?” Short answer: Unless nap skipping has happened every day for over a week, don’t change a thing. MyContinue

Baby Sleep Series: Dream Feed Basics

2018. Post 31/100. A few days ago we had a day filled with crap naps and WAY early bedtime. 3 ended up going down at 5:30 instead of 6:30 and I debated the dream feed. What is a dream feed (DF)? Depending on who you ask, the dream feed is defined two different ways: Babywise:Continue

Idolatry & Sleep Training

2018. Post 18/100. I dug up an old post on idolatry from 2012 because I needed my single, well-rested self to remind me of what to do with the creeping idols that pop up day in and day out. “The human heart is a factory of idols… Every one of us is, from his mother’sContinue

Baby Sleep Series: 3 Tips for Babywise Success

(Reposted from 2016. It’s funny the prophetic word I had in here b/c B + 3 are nothing like M when it came to sleep!) Chad and I both have type-A personalities and thrive on routine, schedules, and to-do lists. It seemed to be a no-brainer that we would, for our own sanity, try toContinue

Baby Sleep Series: 4-Month Sleep Regression

2018. Post 15/100. There is lots of talk among young moms of the dreaded 4-month “sleep regression.” If you Google it, you can even find horror stories about children not sleeping for weeks and blog posts linking to $1,100 crib gear to help you survive the regression. But fear not, friend. I’m here to tellContinue

Baby Sleep Series: Sleep Training Myths Debunked

This is a guest post from my friend Rachel! I “met” Rachel on a Facebook Babywise moms’ group for Winter 2016 babies. She has two babies (now toddlers), one adopted and one biological, who are 7 weeks apart. She posted this on her Facebook wall last year and let me steal it for a guestContinue

Baby Sleep Series: #3 (J)

2018. Post 10/100. And then we had another, J. J came only one day past her due date (woohoo!) but didn’t sleep at night for her first month of life (boooooo). Man, she threw us in for a loop. Chad and I alternated “sleeping” on the couch next to her holding a pacifier in herContinue

Baby Sleep Series: #2 (B)

2018. Post 9/100. This past July we adopted a little girl domestically, B. Sleep stuff with B was different from with M: 1) because she’s a different baby with a different personality, 2) because she was bottle fed, but mostly because 3) it wasn’t our first rodeo, so there was less second-guessing and more consistencyContinue

Baby Sleep Series: #1 (M)

2018. Post 5/100. On January 27, 2016, my firstborn arrived (9 days late). They say that babies sleep better when they bake longer in the womb, but I’m pretty sure that’s like when people tell you it’s good luck to have rain on your wedding day. As I type this I’m having flashbacks to allContinue

Baby Sleep Series: How It All Started

2018. Post 4/100. I remember the first time I babysat for my friends whose 3 sons (aged 5, 3, and 1) went to bed at 7pm. I showed up somewhere around 6pm, and when it came to be 6:45pm the boys put on their pajamas, brushed their teeth, peed in the potty, read a story,Continue