# Baby sleep

😴 I am NOT a bad sleeper mommy! A baby’s testimony💤 I have no idea why you’re always saying that about me! I am NOT! I sleep plenty, haven’t you noticed?📊 But I spend like 50% of my sleep in REM, a lighter sleep mode. Do you know why mommy? So I can...

1. What do babies need? 2. How am I to satisfy these needs here and now? We say that these are two separate issues:   Some might say to this: “You shouldn’t let your baby rule your life. What she needs is a stable schedule.”  Others might have different...

You bet I am! The thing is, this naive realisation didn’t suddenly dawn on me; I walked a long and winding road until I could trust myself; was brave enough to follow my gut instincts. I have learned a great deal along the way:  what babies, toddlers, smaller or...

If you want an answer to this question, just look at your baby still in your belly. You should get to know her, and her sleep patterns better! How do babies sleep before they are born? They spend 95-98% of their time sleeping.They move at least 50 times every hour.And...

UP CLOSE WITH BABIES: TAKING SHORT NAPS CLOSE TO MOM  When babies sleep close to their moms, they tend to sleep more often, but in between these short naps, they often wake up. Why would that be? It’s because they spend 50% of their total...

Crawford M., “Parenting Practices in the Basque Country: Implications of Infant and Childhood Sleeping Location for Personality Development” Ethos 22, no 1 (1994): 42-82. Douglas PS, Hill PS.  Behavioral sleep interventions in the first six months of life do not...