New Year’s Eve With Kids

Does your family celebrate New Year’s Eve? I can’t say I was a big partier before I had kids. I’ve always liked going to bed around midnight! But now, the thought of staying up until midnight terrifies me a little bit. My kids are still up by 5:30, and they don’t understand that New Year’s Day is supposed to be . . . → Read More: New Year’s Eve With Kids

Bedsharing Woes

A friend was lamenting some of her logistical struggles with bedsharing*, and it got me thinking about my own troubles, particularly in winter. (I know, I said I was going to work toward nightweaning…I haven’t gone much past reading the Nursies book to my son)

We don’t even bedshare full time right now, but . . . → Read More: Bedsharing Woes

Night Weaning

My kids don’t sleep for very long intervals. At our house, the phrase “sleep like a baby” is code for “wake up every 2 hours” or “only fall begrudgingly asleep after extensive marching, jiggling, and rending of clothes by your grown-ups.”

My Felix, at 17 months, still wakes twice each night. This is sort . . . → Read More: Night Weaning

Judy’s Advice: Use Gradual Adjustments To Alter Your Baby’s Sleep Times

So I know that at 10 months, my daughter does not physically “need” to be fed during the night, but I have a dilemma. She is in bed early at 6pm. I nurse right before bed and she is put in the crib awake and usually goes to sleep without much protest. She stays . . . → Read More: Judy’s Advice: Use Gradual Adjustments To Alter Your Baby’s Sleep Times