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Sleep concerns: Moving out of the family bed Why it happens Perhaps your toddler’s squirminess and noisy breathing are keeping you up all night and having him in your bed has put a damper on your sex life. Or maybe you’re moving your toddler to make way for a new baby. Whatever the reason, helping [...]

An evolutionary approach to family sleep On the first night after my daughter’s birth, I rested soundly with her nestled beside me in my narrow hospital bunk. Until I was awakened by the nurse on the overnight shift; she waved a clipboard in my face and insisted I sign a release stating that, if I [...]

Through out the years sleeping with a baby in your bed was the norm. In Western culture this changed and more and more newborns were placed in cribs to sleep away from their parents. Though the family bed, or co-sleeping, is still the cultural norm in other parts of the world, it is not something [...]

Sleep-sharing: The family bed Reviewed by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board Last updated: January 2007 What is sleep-sharing and how common is it? Co-sleeping, sleep-sharing, the family bed: Whatever you call it, it means regularly sharing a bed with your child instead of sleeping separately. It turns out that many families sleep together all over [...]

I can only imagine a mom and dad who are as tired as anyone can be, eager to see this article on sleep, and finding that we had made it unavailable for a little while! We had to do that because I didn’t write the article clearly enough and need to clarify some very important [...]

What is guaranteed to drive your toddler crazy? Four little words, “It’s time for bed”! These words are enough to turn any toddler into a argumentative little being. If you’re a parent whose toddler won’t sleep, you know what I’m talking about. So what can you do to get that toddler into bed? Instead of [...]

Dear C., unfortunately it is very dangerous to co-sleep for a newborn and a toddler at the same time. Adults to wake up but toddlers don’t and it seems your toddler gets possessive with your breasts. Here are a couple of solution to have the family still together but safe: get a cosleeper for the [...]

Getting a toddler to sleep in their bed can be difficult. Once you’ve made the transition from a crib to a toddler bed, your toddler will often revel in his newfound freedom; he now has instant, 24-hour access to his toys, his room, and to you. At the same time, making the transition to a [...]

Once your child is able to climb out of his crib, it is time to move him into a toddler bed. If your child is three feet tall, you may want to move him to a toddler bed even if he isn’t climbing out of his crib. The usual age is about eighteen months to [...]

Say Goodbye to Co-Sleeping In order to be able to sleep in toddler beds in their own rooms, toddlers must achieve a few milestones. Once they are showing these readiness signs, transitioning them to their toddler beds is much easier and quicker. It’s not enough for you to be ready to quit co-sleeping; your toddler [...]