It is a familiar scene for most parents. You’re laying in bed, eyes closed, a wave of drowsiness washes over you. You’re just about to drift into sleep when you hear a loud cry. You jolt awake, look ...

In the intense debate over sleep training, even parenting books offer conflicting advice, with about two-thirds advising parents to use sleep training and one-third advising against it. But what does ...

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I hardly remember the first three months of my daughter’s life. Sleep deprivation — familiar to anyone who’s had a newborn — plays havoc with your mind, memory, and mood. Although there were ...

New babies are famously inconsistent sleepers, waking up often — day and night — to eat. They might struggle to nap during the day or get back to sleep after a 3 a.m. diaper change. And of course, if ...

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In the latest episode of The Well+Good Podcast, we unpack the absolute basics of how to sleep train yourself in order to sleep like a baby. “We use sleep hygiene and stimulus control to…clean up those ...

A mother of two has gained widespread attention for her unconventional approach to getting a full night's sleep, opting to co-sleep with her baby. She explained to Newsweek that her first child faced ...

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