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Baby sleep problems: Does your baby suffer from an underlying medical condition? 2008 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved According to sleep researchers, most ongoing baby sleep problems are caused by behavioral factors (France and Blampied 1999). You can read more about these behavioral factors-and how to change them-in this scientific guide to solving common [...]

Going “Back to Sleep” The striking evidence that stomach sleeping might contribute to the incidence of SIDS led the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to recommend in 1992 that all healthy infants younger than 1 year of age be put to sleep on their backs (also known as the supine position). Since the AAP’s recommendation, [...]

  Best Infant Sleep Positioner – Finding One Don’t Have to be Complicated  Gone are the days where parents can dismiss even the best infant sleep positioner as non-essential. With the increasing awareness about SIDS as well as concerns about child safety, this child sleeping device is now one of the “must-buys” for [...]

Home > Parenting > Nighttime & Sleep Studies on normal infant sleep Probably one of the main reasons that babies who don’t sleep through the night are such a big issue is that parents don’t have realistic expectations of the sleep patterns of babies. Babies were designed to wake up often at night to feed [...]

Infant sleep apnea What is infant sleep apnea? Infant sleep apnea is a condition where a baby stops breathing during sleep for twenty seconds or longer. Infant sleep apnea is much more common in premature babies (preemies) or babies with other medical conditions and diseases. If you suspect your baby has sleep apnea contact your [...]

There is nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby. However, sleep concerns often plague new parents who wonder what a normal infant sleep schedule is and how to get their infant to sleep more so the entire family is well rested. The idea of a “normal†sleep schedule for young infants is actually quite wide and [...]

It has been a long two months, waking up every two to three hours to feed the newest member of your family. You remember that your doctor said that babies can sleep through the night at 2 months, but your little treasure seems to think everyone needs to be up at 2 AM – and [...]

Normal infant sleep is very quiet. If your baby is making noise, sweating, moving around, or making extra effort to breath, they need to be seen by a pediatric sleep specialist. Help with getting infants to sleep. There are many methods that can help get your infant to sleep. The great debate is whether to [...]

SIDS and Infant Sleep Apnea What is the Connection? Feb 5, 2010 Rina Magallanes A study has linked sleep apnea to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). For years, the causes of SIDS have remained a mystery. Researchers have tried their best to learn the causes behind this terrible phenomenon in infants and children but the [...]

Mother-infant co-sleeping often accompanies nighttime breast-feeding. New research suggests that co-sleeping affects infant physiology and patterns of arousal, raising questions about currently accepted norms for “healthy” infant sleep. Judging from the infant’s biology and evolutionary history, proximity to parental sounds, smells, gases, heat, and movement during the night is precisely what the human infant’s developing [...]