Parents often wonder if solids will help baby sleep better. A new research study was released this week about solid food and baby sleep, and is already generating headlines: The study is entitled “Association of Early Introduction of Solids With Infant Sleep”, with a lead author of Michael R Perkin. (Perkin, M. R. et al….
As a sleep doctor, and a parent, I have a problem with cosleeping. Cosleeping in infancy has been found to cause a small but significant increase in SIDS risk. We chose not to co-sleep with our sons. Since infancy, they have always slept better in their own beds, and so did we. [To be clear, when…
I do not remember who recommended a sound machine for us as we were planning on the birth of our first child; we registered for and received our beloved Marpac Sound Conditioner (affiliate link) which we have run nightly in the room of our older son. When my second son came along, we purchased another one…
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