Whether you’re dealing with short naps, early morning wakings, or just trying to get your baby on an age appropriate schedule, figuring out an appropriate waketime is really important. The right amount of wake time helps baby hit the right amount of sleep pressure - not overtired or undertired. This leads to great, long naps and sound nighttime sleep.

There is no perfect waketime for every age but, we’ve done our best to help with this chart of waketimes by age. It will help you know about how long your baby should be awake before they need to sleep and when those times start to change. And our secret is to always err on the shorter side if you aren’t sure. It is much easier to extend your baby’s wake time tomorrow than it is to deal with an overtired baby who was up too long. Remember, sleep begets sleep, keeping your baby up will not help them sleep longer!

Elizabeth KingAugust 19, 2020Sleep Consulting, baby sleep, sleep regression, early waking, short naps, featured

Beating the 45 Minute Visitor

How to avoid the dreaded 45 minute intruder and help your baby stop taking short naps so they can get the sleep they need! Long naps help baby prepare for a good night sleep and keep them from getting overtired. Hear from Elizabeth King, a professional sleep consultant and the founder of Sleep Baby Sleep Consulting about how to help your child extend their naps.

Elizabeth KingNovember 12, 2019Sleep Baby Sleep ConsultingSleep Consulting, sleep, Napping, 45 Minute Intruder, featured

Get Your Baby's Sleep Back on Track After a Time Change

Daylight Savings Time is one thing I am ready to see moved to the past! No matter how I prepare, I’m still dragging for several days afterwards and so are my kids. If your children are struggling with sleep after a disruption like DST, travel, or a weekend with a babysitter, you’ve come to the right place. In this video we discuss how to get your baby or child sleeping again as quickly as possible.

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Daylight Savings Time

A quick tip for how to handle the DST time-change with your kids!

How to Fix Early Morning Wakeups

Do you have a baby who is up before the sun? Lots of our clients do so we thought this would be a great topic to tackle in this video. If you’re wondering if it’s possible to have a baby who sleeps in, it is! We talk about how to handle early morning waking, why it happens, and how to keep it from becoming a habit.

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3 Tips to Help Baby Sleep All Night

We’re back with another Live event talking about ways to get your baby to sleep all night. Whether you’re a new parent or a seasoned one, this video will give you insight into how to get your child ready to have a good night’s sleep right from the start.

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All About Sleep Regressions

Sleep Regression. All parents have heard this phrase and felt a little tremble of fear run through them. 4 month sleep regression? 12 month sleep regression? 18 month sleep regression? Will my baby ever sleep again? Do they all go through these regressions? This video covers all of those questions and many more including why they have sleep regressions and how to avoid them all together!

Helping Babies Sleep Well While You Travel

If you’re a parent, you know there’s nothing that can derail a trip quite like a baby who hasn’t slept. In this video we cover all kinds of tips for helping your little one sleep well while you travel and how to help them recover and get back to sleeping all night when you return!

Elizabeth KingNovember 18, 2018Sleep, Baby Sleep, Traveling with Kids, Sleep ConsultingComment

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