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Creating a Respectful Sleep Solution: The Update

Following my previous post about trying to find a respectful, kind way to end our sleep troubles, I thought it was about time I updated you all on how things are coming along. My husband and I talked...

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For Sarah: Gentle Sleep Solutions, Part One

I recently received an email from a very tired mama who is struggling with her 5 month old daughter’s sleep habits. She kindly consented to allowing me to address her issues and suggest gentle sleep...

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For Sarah: Gentle Sleep Solutions, Part Two

In my last post, I addressed Sarah’s issues with her high-needs daughter’s sleep. Although Sarah is happy to meet her night-time (and nap-time) needs via nursing and co-sleeping, she is understandably...

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Confessions of a Co-Sleeper

When I was expecting Squishy, I knew that we would co-sleep. We hadn’t co-slept with our oldest (apart from at naptimes) and it was something I regretted even though, at the time, there wasn’t much of...

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The Night Bed-Sharing Saved my Baby’s Life

A dramatic title, I know, but I really believe that our lives would have been tragically different had we not been bed-sharing. I first learned about bed-sharing when I was desperate to be able to get...

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Q&A Café: Ending Co-Sleeping

Q&A Café: Ending Co-Sleeping This week’s question comes from reader Nikki: “I’m curious as to how many still have toddlers co-sleeping with them…my daughter is going on 4 and still in bed with me....

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A Letter From a Sleep-Training Baby

Dear mommy, I am confused. I am used to falling asleep in your soft, warm arms. Each night I lay snuggled close to you; close enough to hear your heartbeat, close enough to smell your sweet fragrance....

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Gentle Sleep Solutions For Babies

If your baby is having trouble sleeping and you hate to hear him or her crying into the night, there is another way. Gentle sleep solutions will ease your child into a deep, relaxed sleep, which will...

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8 Reasons to Avoid Sleep Training Your Baby

All parents have limits. Even the most patient, connected, attached parents can reach the point when they are ready to hurl themselves out of the window from sheer sleep-deprivation-induced insanity....

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Easy Tips to Get Quality Sleep While Traveling

It is too difficult to maintain a regular sleeping pattern while you are on a business trip, seasonal vacations, or on a sudden detox excursion to a far off land. Even if you are not a light sleeper,...

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