Do Mother and Infant Sleep Patterns Influence Each Other?
A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign identifies predictors of sleep patterns in new mothers and infants.
A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign identifies predictors of sleep patterns in new mothers and infants.
The most important thing to consider is the duration of sleep, reports WCCO CBS 4.“Go back 10 hours and you’re around 8 to 8:15,” Dr. Prichard said. “But what you’ll want to do is remember that you...
If I could count on a sleeping baby and a few solid hours of sleep myself, I was more than happy to cancel plans, says a writer for Romper.com. I thought more people would understand how difficult it is to get a child to bed...
Read MoreSleep coaching is most well-known for helping new parents get infants on a sleep schedule but now the service is working for grown-ups too, reports ABC 30. If you’re looking for a sleep coach, it’s a good idea to...
Read MoreA new study looking at how a baby’s sleep quality could affect them later in life found some interesting patterns, according to Romper. Dr. Piush Mandhane of the University of Alberta in Canada pulled together a group of...
Read MoreA study by King’s College London and St George’s University of London has found that babies introduced to solid foods early, slept longer, woke less frequently at night and suffered fewer serious sleep problems,...
Read MoreMaternal depressive mood during the prenatal and postnatal periods is related to child sleep disturbances, according to recent pilot data from a longitudinal cohort study in kindergarten children. “The most surprising...
Read MoreThe thing about the baby sleep advice industry is that it can offer support, but it can also convey the sense that it’s your fault your baby isn’t sleeping, reports Jezebel. Shalini Paruthi, co-director of the Sleep Medicine and...
Read MoreOn average, mothers that were still co-sleeping after 6 months reported feeling about 76% more depressed than mothers who had moved their baby into a separate room.
Read MorePoor-quality sleep may heighten behaviors including hyperactivity, compulsions, and aggressiveness, reports Scientific American. When Nick was a toddler, he struggled to make sense of language, coordinate his own limbs and...
Read MorePC Mag recently reviewed hugOne, an app that tracks children’s sleep. Getting the sensors in...
Read MoreA PhD offers her expertise on baby sleep in Psychology Today. The way to avoid distressing the baby is to meet the baby’s needs. What are those? Here are two key ones: 1) Rapid responsiveness to needs—which means you have to...
Read MoreThe online Better Nights, Better Days study is recruiting Canadian families to teach behavioral strategies that increase the chances of better sleep for children, reports CBC News.
Read MoreA CBS news report examines the new trend among parents of hiring baby sleep consultants to help get their newborn to sleep and snooze safely.
Read MoreSleep coaching—mostly in the form of consultants who help parents get their young children to sleep—is a growing niche, but what do medical experts think of it? Wink News reports. What do medical experts think of sleep coaching?...
Read MoreNPR finds a willing mother and not-so-willing 2-year-old to try out the self-published book...
Read MoreWhen Evansville resident Mike Boren met his newborn nephew, he came away with a couple of...
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