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8 Facts Every Parent Should Know About Infant Sleep

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Important Infant Sleep Facts In order to better understand the how-to’s of getting you and your baby to enjoy going to sleep and staying asleep, here are some important principles of infant sleep that every new parent needs to understand. 1. How You Sleep. After dressing for bed, most adults help themselves relax for sleep […]

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August 24, 2020 September 19, 2023 Dr. Bill Sears

Sleep Challenges and Solutions

Difficulty Getting Baby to Sleep I am a new parent of an almost 12-week old boy. I am currently having difficulty getting him to sleep both at night and during the day. He is exclusively breastfed and also gets 2 bottles of breast milk per day (evening and early morning). The problem has gotten increasingly […]

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June 16, 2020 June 16, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Sleep Solutions

List of sleep aids that we have tested and recommend coming soon. In the meantime, check out our sleep problems topic. The sleep aids resource we recommend is: www.soundsleepsolution.com

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April 3, 2020 August 17, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Difficulty Sleeping in Crib

Ditching the Crib for an Easier Nighttime Routine Hi Dr. Sears. I am a mama to Sara, almost 14 months old. I need help. She is such a delightful baby, but we are struggling at night. I start her off in her crib and end up bedsharing sometime in the night. It’s becoming increasingly harder […]

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March 3, 2020 March 3, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Advocating for Co-Sleeping

How to Advocate to Your Partner Any advice when parents do not see eye-to-eye? After 9 months of arguing we still cannot agree on our baby’s sleeping habits. I’m a breastfeeder and pro-baby sleeping next to me. My husband is constantly advocating for the crib. I fear this is negatively affecting our relationship. Is there […]

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February 26, 2020 October 26, 2021 Dr. Bill Sears

Tips for Baby Sleep Challenges

8 Tips to Help Navigate Your Baby’s Sleep Challenges “How is the baby sleeping, is he a good baby”? Sound familiar? These are common questions new parents receive, insinuating that a baby who sleeps well is a “good baby”. This is NOT helpful for a sleep-deprived parent to hear, at least it wasn’t for me. […]

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December 5, 2019 August 7, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Co-Sleeping Disagreements Between Parents

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Different Opinions on Co-Sleeping I hope you can help. I’m a first-time mom and my baby is 5 months old. I breastfeed, support attachment parenting, and co-sleeping. My baby currently sleeps in bed with me and my husband, however, my husband has not ever supported the co-sleeping. He tells me it is because he is […]

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October 29, 2019 October 29, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Sleep Apnea and ADHD

Sleep Apnea Resulting in ADHD When 10-year-old Liran first came into our doctor’s office, the consultation was initially for “ADHD,” which he did not have because his brain wasn’t the issue. Within the first few minutes of examining him, I said to his mother, “Liran’s learning and behavioral problems begin in his mouth, not in […]

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August 26, 2019 August 28, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Baby Beds for Co-sleeping

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Choosing The Best Bed For Baby Looking for the safest and best bed for your baby when cosleeping? I wanted to share one of our favorite and the most well-researched bedside bassinet.  Please, read on! One of the top parenting gifts – and goals – is to help your baby – and parents – get […]

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August 15, 2019 August 15, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Baby Sleeping Too Much: What is Normal?

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Is My Baby Sleeping Too Much? My baby is 3 months old.  We sleep together at night like 11 hours. During the day, 3 hours in the afternoon and shorter naps in the morning. There are precious moments, but I feel paralyzed from my baby sleeping so much.  I don’t know other mothers that sleep […]

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February 20, 2019 February 20, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Napping Suggestions for Sleeping Baby and Mama

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Tips to Enjoy Naptime My 4-month-old cosleeps and does very well in the evening. During the day I rock him to sleep for naps where he stays asleep for up to 3 hours. Ha! This is obviously “immobilizing” to say the least! He’s been like this since birth. Do you recommend just letting him grow […]

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January 21, 2019 January 24, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

How to Help Reflux: Feeding and Sleeping Tips

Tips to Help Your Baby with Reflux Question: My 2-month-old daughter is constantly spitting up through her nose and mouth at the same time. I have her sleeping in a rock and play on an incline, should I be transitioning her to a flat surface to help with her reflux? I’m just very concerned with choking. […]

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September 10, 2018 January 11, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears
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