© 2012 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_ee9c9722bcb302343ba6bfeb8a16fbe9 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } A baby sleep chart can’t tell you exactly how long your baby needs to sleep. Researchers don’t fully understand baby sleep patterns, let alone baby sleep requirements. But researchers have collected information from parents...
© 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_51b7790e1b894c7d48bf74f22b81dd0a .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Like adults, babies cycle through a series of different sleep stages at night, and understanding these stages can help us cope. Here’s a quick guide to some of the concepts, and how baby...
© 2008 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_e01166bbd1169e15ac1bb665b8cff7a5 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } According to researchers, most infant sleep problems are caused by behavioral factors (France and Blampied 1999), and there’s a great deal that parents can do to remedy such problems. For help,...
© 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_f856841d53831e250e48182603cd1746 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Your baby won’t stop crying, and you ache for some peace and quiet. Is there a way to get your baby to fall asleep – and remain sleeping – even after you’ve set...
© 2018 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_622add0ccc576 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Dream feeding has been defined as the practice of feeding a sleeping infant, with the aim of encouraging the baby to sleep longer. The term has also been used to describe...
© 2008 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_62cdf9a685246 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } When we hear about infant sleep training, we often think of babies left alone in their cribs to cry themselves to sleep. But there are alternatives to such an approach. Parents...
© 2021 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved Does the composition of breast milk change over the course of the 24-hour day? Yes. The “drowsy” hormone, melatonin, reaches peak concentrations in breast milk at night. Cortisol — a stress hormone that promotes alertness — is typically at its highest in the morning....
© 2021 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved Studies suggest that most babies begin to “sleep through the night” (at least 5-6 hours without parental intervention) by 3-6 months of age. But some infants take longer, and the road to progress can be bumpy. Even after babies experience their first,...
