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Co-Sleeping With Baby

7 Benefits of Co-Sleeping with Baby Our first three babies were easy sleepers. Then along came our fourth child, Hayden. Hayden hated her crib. Finally one night, out of sheer exhaustion my wife, Martha, brought Hayden into our bed. From that night on we all slept better. We slept so happily together that we did it […]

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July 29, 2013 July 10, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Dr. Sears Addresses Recent Co-Sleeping Concerns

Every night millions of mothers and babies all over the world co-sleep close to each other, and the babies wake up just fine.  Instead of alarming conscientious parents, like the recent shocking and insensitive ad campaign in Milwaukee did, as reported in the Journal Sentinel, sleep advisers should be teaching parents how to co-sleep safely. Since […]

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November 16, 2011 October 1, 2015 Dr. Bill Sears

Cosleeping Safely

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Do’s and Don’ts for Cosleeping Safely No matter where you have your baby sleep, be sure you provide a safe sleeping environment. If you decide to share sleep with your baby, and this arrangement is working for your family, observe these precautions for cosleeping safely. Do’s of Cosleeping: Guardrails Take precautions to prevent baby from […]

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December 30, 2020 April 4, 2024 Dr. Bill Sears

Attachment Parenting Babies

Attachment Parenting Babies are Raised the Way Nature Intended The 7 Baby B’s Attachment parenting is a style of caring for your infant that brings out the best in the baby and the parents. Learn how attachment parenting babies grow up happier and healthier with these 7 practices. 1. Birth bonding The way baby and […]

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December 29, 2020 February 25, 2024 Dr. Bill Sears

8 Reasons Breastfeeding Reduces SIDS

8 Reasons Breastfeeding Reduces SIDS

How Breastfeeding Reduces SIDS: The Milk, The Mother, Or The Method Whether it is the milk, the mother, or the method that is responsible for the lower SIDS risk in the breastfed infant is hard to tell. It’s probably a combination of all three, which proves breastfeeding reduces SIDS. THE MILK There are hundreds of […]

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December 22, 2020 December 22, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Nighttime Parenting

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Making Nighttime Parenting a Better Experience During the first year, you will spend lots of time feeding your baby at night, so you might as well enjoy it. You have two nighttime parenting goals: get sufficient rest yourself and meet the nutritional and emotional needs of your infant. Remember, a happy mother and a well-fed […]

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September 9, 2020 April 13, 2024 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

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

Transitioning to a Bed

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How to Transition to a Bed from Co-sleeping I like cosleeping but just wonder at what age should my child start transitioning to a bed?  And how can I help him make this transition?  My four-year-old is still in our bed and I’m ready to transition him out, but he isn’t! Tips for Transitioning Child […]

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June 10, 2019 June 10, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Preventing Night Waking

Tips and Tricks to Prevent Night Waking Question: My 9 week old all of a sudden won’t sleep at night (he used to do 3 to 5hr stretches) and has been doing 20-minute naps the past 2 nights. I can’t figure out what is going on and how to correct it. Even putting him in […]

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April 24, 2019 April 24, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Steps to Achieve a Naptime Routine

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Achieving A Balanced Naptime Routine With Baby Question: What is the best way to achieve a balanced naptime routine? The reason I ask is because I’ve been a fan of your work, and loved the recent video with Hayden on co-sleeping and attachment parenting. I’ve been doing that so far with my now 1-month-old, but […]

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November 28, 2018 January 11, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Safe Cosleeping

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What is the Safest Way to Cosleep? Q: Hi! I have a question about bed-sharing. I have been sharing sleep with my 5-month-old son who sleeps next to me on his back (dressed in a sleep sack for warmth, while I keep myself wrapped in blankets). Are there any sleep cuddle positions that are less […]

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June 26, 2018 July 2, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears
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