by drcatherinedarley | Mar 1, 2010 | Children's sleep, health education, parenting, sleep
Last month we discussed infant sleep health, today I’d like to follow-up with discussion of family sleep health. Whenever I’m working with a family to help them improve their child’s sleep, I also think about the parents sleep too. So many parents come in saying they...
by drcatherinedarley | Feb 10, 2010 | Children's sleep, fall asleep, parenting
Once your baby starts to have more sleep at night (about 7 weeks old), you can start to teach them to sleep well. At this point, you can observe when your child is sleepy, and put them down to sleep at that time. The first signs of sleepiness are that your child will...
by drcatherinedarley | Feb 7, 2010 | Children's sleep, optimal sleep, parenting, sleep
When infants are 6-8 weeks old they will start to have more sleep at night, and less during the day. Their circadian system is starting to become entrained by the environmental light / dark cues. By 6 months of age, 70-80% of babies are capable of sleeping 5-6 hours...
by drcatherinedarley | Jan 17, 2010 | Children's sleep, naps, parenting, sleep
The Infant Sleep Diary below is for one day of data. Keep this diary for 3-4 days, then take the time to analyze it. The primary thing to look for is consistency: Are the times the same each day? Is the location of bedtime or naps the same each day? Is the order of...
by drcatherinedarley | Jan 13, 2010 | Children's sleep, Events, health education, mood, parenting, Women's sleep
Baby’s are born sleeping all hours of the day, and being awake in the night. This just doesn’t fit well with adult sleep-wake patterns, and is one of the reasons that new parenthood can be so challenging. A new research study just published this year...
by drcatherinedarley | Jan 8, 2010 | Children's sleep, parenting, performance, sleep
There’s no doubt about it, parenting can be hard. For all those new parents, one of the biggest challenges is helping your infant get to sleep. The other challenge is to get enough sleep yourself. Whenever a family talks with me about their infant’s...
