There is something particularly painful about seeing 5:12 a.m. on the clock when your baby has decided that the night is over. At 2 a.m., at least everybody agrees that it is the middle of the night. At five, things become less clear. Your baby may be wide awake,...
There is a very particular kind of tiredness that comes from being awake with a baby at two in the morning who appears to have absolutely no intention of going back to sleep. They are not necessarily crying. Sometimes they are quite cheerful, which can make the whole...
Some babies seem to arrive in the world with an unexpected talent for sleep. They fall asleep fairly easily, tolerate being put down and give their parents longer stretches at night surprisingly early. Other babies wake at the slightest attempt to move them, nap for...
“Is your baby sleeping through yet?” It is one of those questions people seem to start asking surprisingly early. Sometimes it is just conversation, but when you are the one getting up several times a night, it can land differently. If other babies in your antenatal...
Your baby sleeps beautifully on you and wakes three minutes after you put them down. Is this something you need to change — or simply something babies often do? There is a particular kind of optimism involved in transferring a sleeping baby. You wait until they look...
