How to get a better night's rest with baby - including posts on cry-it-out, cosleeping, sleeping arrangements, etc.
In The No-Cry Potty Training Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child Say Good-Bye to Diapers, author Elizabeth Pantley writes that "potty training is about daytime toilet habits. Nighttime dryness is a totally separate subject...it is achieved only when a child's physiology supports it - you can't rush it." In fact, did you know that […]
If you're a brand new parent, congratulations! It's likely that you're overwhelmed with wonder, awe, love, and amazement at the little miracle that has entered your life. My husband often describes those first few moments after birth as "the true 'love at first sight'." It's also likely that you're in the middle of a sleepy […]
This weekend (Saturday, Sunday, Monday), sleep is the topic of discussion here at Metropolitan Mama. I'll be highlighting several different products and ideas to help your whole family drift off to sleep more comfortably and quickly. I can't promise any quick fixes...just a few ideas for you to ponder. One important thing to remember when […]
I remember the early days after my baby made her arrival. That exhausting, milky oblivion. The wonder. The inexplainable love and magic. The overwhelming chaos in which time stood still. In the midst of being tired beyond comprehension, I was supposed to remember when my baby ate last and what color her poop was and […]
I loved Elizabeth Pantley's first book so I was eager to get my hands on her second book - The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers. The issue of sleep is one of the best kept secrets of parenthood. Pre-baby, I certainly knew that those first few months would be difficult as the baby […]
How new parents decide to get a good night's rest is a personal matter and the different "plans" people put in place vary greatly depending on the parents' personalities and work schedules, the baby's temperament, health concerns, available space in the home, etc. Sometimes it's nice to know that other parents are doing it the […]
If you have a baby or toddler who co-sleeps with you for part or all of the night, then you are probably very familiar with this scenario.Beginning of the night: Snuggles, Sweetness, Sleeping... YOU: Uh-oh. (Groggy, sitting up quickly)HUSBAND: What? What is it? (looks down) Oh no! Not again!YOU: (pulling the sheets off quickly)HUSBAND: (running […]
For those who aren't up-to-date with our sleep saga, my Little Beauty is sixteen months old. She began her newborn days in a bassinet, then transitioned to our bed shortly thereafter so that I could nurse laying down (that's a lifesaver, by the way). Now, we have a bedtime routine that begins around 7:15 and […]