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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.