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August 19, 2026Sleep

When Your Newborn Stops Breathing in Her Sleep

A gouache illustration of a dark bedroom at night, with one adult hand resting on the corner of a wooden crib rail and a band of hallway light on the floor.

Normal and urgent make the same sound, which is no sound. The two things that actually separate them are her color and whether the pause ends.

August 15, 2026August 17, 2026Sleep

Baby Fell Asleep in the Car Seat: What to Do Now

A gouache illustration of an empty infant car seat carrier on a wooden floor with its shell clearly sloped, next to a bassinet with a completely flat mattress.

Nobody does not know this rule. They just cannot follow it, and the reason is always the same: your hands are full when you arrive and a nap is on the line. What actually helps is a flat spot you made before you left.

August 8, 2026August 17, 2026Sleep

I Fell Asleep Feeding My Baby in Bed: What to Do Now

A white bassinet pulled up against the side of a bed, the near side stripped to the fitted sheet with the comforter folded back and a pillow on the floor.

You woke up and the baby is still beside you. What to do in the first thirty seconds, why the couch is a different question, and how to set the bed up before tonight.

August 5, 2026August 17, 2026Sleep

Where Should Your Baby Sleep? Room Sharing and Safe Surfaces

An empty white crib with a bare fitted sheet standing on the floor beside a low double bed in a bedroom

Room sharing, firm flat surfaces, and what the AAP says about the feed at four in the morning.

August 3, 2026August 17, 2026Sleep

Is Your Baby Too Hot at Night? How to Tell

An empty wooden crib with a bare fitted sheet beside an open window with a thin curtain lifting in a warm breeze

Check the chest or the back of the neck, not the hands. The AAP signs of overheating, the NHS room temperature, and the one thing nobody does in the car.

August 3, 2026August 17, 2026Sleep

Swaddling a Newborn: How to Do It Safely and When to Stop

A parent hands smoothing a thin white muslin swaddle blanket flat on a bed beside an empty bassinet

The AAP says stop swaddling at the first sign of trying to roll, which can be as early as 2 months. How tight, arms in or out, and why sleep sacks follow the same rule.

July 29, 2026August 29, 2026Sleep

Why Your Baby Keeps Waking Up at Night

A dim nursery at night lit by a small warm nightlight, with an empty light wood crib made up with only a fitted sheet and a knit blanket folded over a chair.

The AAP says babies have no regular sleep cycles until about four months. Why they wake every one to two hours, and what actually makes nights cheaper.

July 27, 2026August 29, 2026Sleep

Newborn Sleep Tips: 9 Backed by AAP and NHS Guidance

A newborn sleeping on their back in a light wood crib that is empty apart from a fitted sheet, wearing a wearable blanket, with soft daylight from a curtained window.

Nine newborn sleep tips that trace back to the AAP, the CDC or the NHS, and an honest account of the two this post used to carry that do not.