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Getting your baby to sleep through the night can be a challenge. We're here to help you navigate baby sleep training, safe sleep guidelines, and naptime.

LOL at These Memes for the Sleep Deprived

LOL at These Memes for the Sleep Deprived

Jessica Pollack

Why I Did Absolutely Nothing About My Baby's Sleep

Why I Did Absolutely Nothing About My Baby's Sleep

He was waking every 45 minutes. I was a total mess. But as I waited for the sleep trainer’s instructions to arrive, I had an epiphany.

Sophie Kohn

The most important minute of your baby's bedtime routine

The most important minute of your baby's bedtime routine

Vered Benhorin

Spring Forward: How to Adjust Your Baby's Sleep Schedule

Spring Forward: How to Adjust Your Baby's Sleep Schedule

Sleep consultant Alanna McGinn reveals the easy ways you can adjust your baby’s sleep schedule so spring forward is less disruptive for your family.

Alanna McGinn

Are breathable mesh crib bumpers safer than regular crib bumpers?

Are breathable mesh crib bumpers safer than regular crib bumpers?

Although bumpers are still included in many crib bedding sets, they pose a very real risk to babies. Mesh crib bumpers seem like a safer choice. Are they?

Alison Sargeant

Are crib bumpers safe? Experts weigh in.

Are crib bumpers safe? Experts weigh in.

If you think you might need a crib bumper to make your baby more comfortable and protect them from injury, you might want to think again.

Cameron French

Is Your Baby Wide Awake (But Happy) For Hours In The Middle Of The Night?

Is Your Baby Wide Awake (But Happy) For Hours In The Middle Of The Night?

This common baby sleep problem is called “split nights,” but your little party animal isn’t a lost cause. Here’s how to fix it.

Martha Beach

If You're Going To Co-Sleep, Follow This Advice

If You're Going To Co-Sleep, Follow This Advice

Sometimes for exhausted parents, co-sleeping just happens. If your baby ends up in your bed every night, here are the safe co-sleeping tips you should know.

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

What to Do if You didn’t Prep for the Time Change At All

What to Do if You didn’t Prep for the Time Change At All

It’s not too late! A sleep consultant shares four strategies she uses to help get families back on track after daylight saving time.

Amanda Jewson

I Sleep-Trained My Two-Month-Old With No Tears—Here’s What Worked

I Sleep-Trained My Two-Month-Old With No Tears—Here’s What Worked

I was very tired and fully prepared to “cry it out,” but experts agreed it was inappropriate for babies under four months of age. I needed another solution.

Rebecca Vickers

5 things the internet gets wrong about baby sleep

5 things the internet gets wrong about baby sleep

Amanda Jewson

How to deal when your baby has their days and nights mixed up

How to deal when your baby has their days and nights mixed up

If your newborn sleeps all day and is up all night, there's a chance they may have day/night confusion. Here's how to deal.

Lindsay Kneteman

8 unsafe nursery trends that influencers post way too often

8 unsafe nursery trends that influencers post way too often

By prizing style over sleep safety, these nurseries are actually dangerous for babies.

Melissa Greer

How early is too early to sleep train your baby?

How early is too early to sleep train your baby?

If you’re counting down the days until it’s safe to sleep train your baby, here’s what the experts say about when you should start.

Vanessa Milne

When do babies sleep through the night?

When do babies sleep through the night?

Every exhausted new mom wants to know when the endless night time wakings will end and baby will sleep through the night. Here, a sleep expert weighs in.

Amy Green

What nap schedule is right for your baby’s age?

What nap schedule is right for your baby’s age?

Whether your baby is just settling into a nap schedule, going from two naps to one, or dropping the nap entirely, here’s what you need to know.

Shana Westlake

9 Nursery Ideas That Set Your Baby Up for Sleep Success

9 Nursery Ideas That Set Your Baby Up for Sleep Success

We can't guarantee baby will sleep through the night (there's a huge age range for that!), but these nursery tips help set them up for a successful slumber.

Vanessa Milne

Is it safe to use white noise to help your baby sleep?

Is it safe to use white noise to help your baby sleep?

Here's the latest research on lulling your baby or toddler to sleep with white noise, pink noise and sound machines.

Vanessa Milne

Is it still safe to swaddle your baby?

Is it still safe to swaddle your baby?

Many parents and paediatricians swear by it, yet some maternity-ward nurses are telling new moms and dads that swaddling isn't safe to try at home. Why?

Vanessa Milne

The drowsy-but-awake baby sleep advice is pretty much BS

The drowsy-but-awake baby sleep advice is pretty much BS

Baby books tell you that to instill good sleep habits, you should put your baby in their crib drowsy, but awake. If that's true, why doesn't it ever work?!

Kristen Thompson