Practicing safe sleep is important when it comes to caring for your little one. As a parent, one thing you're probably wondering about is when your baby can sleep on their stomach.
To determine this, you’ll need to know the basics when it comes to safe sleep and the four signs to watch for when trying to decide if your baby is ready for this transition.
You've done this before. You know what cluster feeding looks like, how newborn wake windows work, and that the 3am ceiling stare is just part of the deal. What you didn't fully account for this time? The four-year-old who needs you functional at 7am. And maybe a six-year-old on top of that. Adding a newborn to a house that already has kids in it is a different kind of hard. It's not scarier — you have a lot more confidence this time — but it is more logistically complicated. Your newborn's needs don't pause for the older kids, and the...
Diaper rash shows up fast. One diaper change, everything looks fine, but on the next, your little one's skin is red, raw and making every move a battle. It's one of the most common skin issues babies face, and something nearly every parent has to manage at one point or another. The good news: most cases clear up within a few days with the right approach. The harder part is knowing what kind of rash you're dealing with, because the treatment depends on the cause. Here's what you need to know — from identifying the rash to treating it, preventing...
You finally got baby number one sleeping through the night: figured out the schedule, identified the sleep cues, survived the regressions. But then you brought home a newborn. With a baby on your chest and a toddler calling from the next room, you'll quickly realize that the family sleep equation has fundamentally changed. It's not just more of the same — it's an entirely different problem. Understanding exactly what has shifted, for every sleeper involved, is the first step to making it work. Let’s walk through it. [takeaways] Your Newborn and Your Toddler Have Very Different Clocks A newborn sleeps...
Your baby was finally sleeping, at least they were sleeping well enough. Then, somewhere around 12 to 16 weeks, everything fell apart. Suddenly it's every two hours. Sometimes every hour. You're doing everything you did before, and none of it is working. You're not imagining it, and you're not doing it wrong. What's happening is real, it's significant, and — unlike most of what comes after this — it doesn't just go away on its own. The 4-month sleep regression is the one that actually makes a difference. [takeaways] What Makes the 4-Month Regression Different Every sleep regression gets lumped...
Of all the fun things to buy when your baby is on the way, blankets have to be at the top of the list. But there are so many different options out there! Which baby blanket size is right for you and your little one?
The grunting. The arched back. The face that goes from perfectly peaceful to scarlet in under three seconds. If your newborn has gas, you already know the feeling — that helpless, desperate loop of bouncing and patting, hoping something works. Here's are a few recommendations that we’ve found parents turn to time and time again. [takeaways] What's Making Your Newborn So Gassy? Your baby's digestive system is doing something remarkable: it's learning how to work. In the first few weeks of life, the gut microbiome is still establishing itself, the swallowing reflex is still being refined, and the muscles that...
Your baby just ate — and now they're squirming, grunting, and making it very clear that something is not right. Here's what to do. [takeaways] Why Newborns Need Burping Here's something no one warns you about before the baby arrives: you will spend a surprising portion of the first few months patting a small person's back and listening very carefully for a sound. Burping isn't just a ritual — it's a necessity. Newborns swallow air during every feed, and that swallowed air gets trapped in the stomach. If it doesn't come out, it works its way into the intestines,...
As parents, we all know how important sleep is for babies…and us! But it doesn’t always come easily. What’s a tired parent to do? To get your baby to sleep through the night, prepare the room for sleep, make sure their needs are met, and set a bedtime routine.
And remember that sleeping through the night takes time. Newborns wake up frequently to eat, but as they grow, they can sleep for longer stretches.
At one point or another, every new parent has been awake in the middle of the night with a crying infant wondering, “Can a baby sleep with a pacifier?” Finding something, anything really, that helps your little one fall asleep and stay that way feels like a major victory.
The good news is that you can use your baby’s natural sucking reflex to help them feel safe, secure, and relaxed. But doing so requires knowing a few simple guidelines.
