Hellobee

C H AR L I E  -  3  Y E A R S  ,  1  M O N T H O L I V E  -  1 5  M O N T H S Since Olive turned 1 year old, a trick that’s really helped has been to put her in her crib belly down [...]

If you’ve been following my updates, you’ll know that Wonder Baby is a terrible sleeper.  She has ups and downs but in general is just brutal.  Even on her good days she will only take her afternoon nap in her crib; the morning nap is always in the baby carrier on my back.  On good [...]

{Wouldn’t she love to sleep in our big bed?!} After our first night home from the hospital, I absolutely dreaded nightime. Because night with a newborn meant a crying baby, no sleep, struggling to breastfeed with a co-sleeper wedged between Mr. H and me. Baby H cried whenever she was set down and busted out [...]

First, let’s pause to knock on wood. *knock knock* I have a rock star sleeper. I kept it secret for the first few months; I didn’t want to make any enemies and I certainly didn’t want to jinx our good fortune. Before Baby Stroller was born, sleep, or lack thereof, was my biggest new-mom concern. [...]

A few weeks ago, I attended a speaker session for mamas-to-be that focused on infant sleep and safety for newborns.  Janeen Hayward of NYC & Chicago-based parenting resource Swellbeing was the speaker, and she offered many insights on an issue that I think terrifies most new moms, and basically helped answer the question: WILL I EVER [...]

Pop quiz!  Guess where Wonder Baby took her morning nap?  Take a point if you guessed in the Ergo.  Guess where she’s napping now?  Another point if you again guessed the Ergo.  Last night?  In bed with me (we aren’t co-sleepers).  How many times did she wake up?  Every 45 minutes!  When did she decide [...]

I’ve always been very serious about baby Stroller’s sleep. We got him on a schedule early, he slept through the night early, and I kept that boy’s arms pinned at his sides in a swaddle ’til he was absolutely for-sure, for-sure ready to ditch it (5.5 months.) So it was a bit of a departure [...]