the real dangers of cosleeping
Cosleeping is a controversial practice these days. You’ve probably heard the warnings: it will ruin your sleep, destroy your marriage, prevent your child from developing independence, and give your baby an oedipal complex. Not to mention raising the risk of...
5 baby sleep mistakes you don’t know you’re making
Sleeping through the night. It’s the ultimate goal of the early parenting years, the Holy Grail of baby experts. The road to a full nights’ sleep is a mountain you climb, armed with swaddling blankets, pacifiers, and coffee, until at last you reach the top...
what to do when your baby is awake in the night
Last night, my wonderful sleeping newborn, who has slept so well since he was born, decided to sleep like a baby instead. Darn newborn sleep. Anyway, he was awake and crying from 2 am to 4 am. Lovely. I know this because I’m tracking his sleep patterns, on the...
having a second child
I heard a friend say recently that second babies are born to make fools of Mama. I wouldn’t say that Teddy is making a fool of me–Anastasia pretty much has that covered–but he certainly is showing me how different babies can be. If I hadn’t...