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An infant’s first few months are dominated by sleep. Learn the ways that your baby can get the most out of her 15 hours a day, and ways to get her to (miraculously!) sleep through the night. The first few weeks of a baby’s life is dominated by sleep – between 17 and 18 hours [...]

Understanding the Side Effects of Sleeping Pills Between a third and half of all Americans have insomnia and complain of poor sleep. Perhaps you’re one of them. If so, you may be considering taking a sleeping pill. A sleeping pill may be effective at ending your sleep problems short-term. But it’s important to make sure [...]

“Sherry was a college senior. Being on a full scholarship, Sherry was hard working and often topped her class. Now, that her senior year began, Sherry had a new regular routine, which, basically gave her only 3 hours of sleep everyday. She had classes, rehearsals, practices and studies. By the end of the, day or [...]

Yes, the current suggestions for all newborns is “back to sleep” for prevention of SIDs But when you have a reflux baby who spits up frequently, a side position might be recommended by your doctor. This has been our case for our youngest two children, both spit up frequently and needed to be put to [...]

You are right in checking out melatonin’s side effects. You want to try this popular natural sleep aid or have started on it for a while that you want to know if you are experiencing some melatonin side effects. Melatonin is undoubtedly one of the most popular over the counter sleep aids. You would probably [...]

What sleeping positions are best for a newborn? For many years in the United States, babies have been put to bed on their abdomens. In most other countries, babies sleep on their backs. Research has found a link between sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and babies who sleep on their stomachs (in the prone position). [...]

GENERAL COMMENT: Like every baby book I read, I try to keep an open mind. You will NOT find a book that will work for ALL babies but this book worked for mine, who I think is a text book baby. SITUATION: I was going back to work and my baby was super needy at [...]

It is best to start training your baby to sleep from birth. When you first bring your baby home from the hospital, start by letting him get used to sleeping through noise. Although you may be tempted, don’t put your baby in a dark, quiet room during every nap. Let him sleep in his playpen [...]

Hey, you’re new! I love new people, welcome. You may want to subscribe to Baby-Log via RSS feed or via email. Thanks for visiting! I shared my white-noise experiment (hair dryer as sleeping aid) with other mothers in the mums group and raised some eyebrows. A couple of mums agreed that we should use “whatever [...]

New parents face many challenges, among them getting a baby to fall asleep and stay asleep. An even greater challenge for some is deciding which advice to follow when well-meaning relatives and friends chime in with their theories about infants and sleep. Picking Up a Baby The question of when and if you should pick [...]