Infant Sleep
How Much Sleep is Needed?
I'm asked almost everyday by some concerned parent whether their child is sleeping enough or too much. That's not a simple answer and sleep needs vary from child to child and even from day to day. (mo…
Sleep When the Baby Sleeps!
You may be more exhausted than you have ever been. Whenever people are sleep deprived they are more subject to swings of emotion and to feelings of inadequacy. This, by itself, is enough to cause a bl…
Swaddling and Sleep
To reduce crying in irritable babies and to prolong sleep in babies who seem to wake up all the time, parents in many parts of the world swaddle their babies when putting them down to sleep. This cust…
SIDS Prevention and Flat Heads
The same "Back to Sleep" campaign that has dramatically decreased the rate of SIDS has also resulted in an increasing number of babies with flat skull areas, usually on one side of the back of the hea…